August 26, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Councillor in Vancouver hospital [BC Local News] INTERNATIONAL • Hip-hop architecture goes global [SmartPlanet] • Change on the Horizon [The...

August 25, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • BC Hydro poll shows strong public backing for its proposed Site C dam [Vancouver Sun] • Forests not just for tree huggers in Vancouver [Globe and...

Urban Planet: Floating Cycling Infrastructure

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

25% off Montreal Metro merch this weekend

WHAT: 25% off Montreal Metro button and magnet sets WHEN: Friday, Aug 24 – Sunday, Aug 26 WHERE: Spacingstore.ca COST: $18.75 buttons/$22.50 magnets...

Neighbourhood Watch

A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Highlighting the many land deals that violated several provincial regulations under...

August 24, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL • Vancouver’s past and present, merged into one image [OpenFile] • ‘We’ve had it with Surrey’: Homeowner abandons...

Writing Vancouver – Cool Dark Summer

••• Cool Dark Summer SEAN ORR A cool, dark grey cap of clouds in July makes the light fight even harder for a spot between the maple and cobble The...

Urban Planet: Wall Street Commuters During the Financial Crisis

Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside...

Video Vancouver: In Search of Space: a Guide to Social Purpose Real Estate

The Vancouver Historical Society

A few years ago, Bruce McIntyre Watson was checking the Vancouver Historical Society’s info line and found an enquiry from the president of the Lions Club...

August 23, 2012 Headlines

LOCAL Food truck and hot tub coming to Vancouver neighbourhood [Vancouver Courier] 101-year-old heritage home in South Vancouver demolished [OpenFile...

Release: Call for Artist Studio Operator – 281 Industrial Avenue and 2625 & 2629 Kaslo Street

Call for Artist Studio Operator – 281 Industrial Avenue and 2625 & 2629 Kaslo Street Submission deadline: August 31, 2012 The City of Vancouver...