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UnVisioning the Viaducts: Critical Analysis of the Concept Plan
The Creekside Community Centre was packed on Thursday Evening, bustling with conversations between city staff and residents as they observed the Viaducts...
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Volunteers needed for Car Free Vancouver events!
The Commercial Drive, Main Street and West End (Denman Street) festivals take place on Sunday, June 17th (Father’s Day) from 12 noon until evening. The...
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Houses Made of Wood and Light, Book Launch – June 29, 2012
On June 29, 2012 Salt Spring Island resident Michele Dunkerley will discuss her book, Houses Made of Wood and Light –...
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One year later – Stanley Cup riot boards from downtown windows go on display at MOV
A year after the Stanley Cup Riots of June 15, 2011, the Museum of Vancouver will open Reading the Riot Boards, a small exhibition displaying 15 of the...
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Urban Planet: New York Elevator Views
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...
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Sim City: Auto-Saurus-Rex, Volcano, UFO’s in Spacington!
This week some interesting irregular events took place in Spacington: UFO landing, Auto-Saurus-Rex rampage, and a Volcano erupted. If you like this kind...
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Neighbourhood Watch
A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. Looks like West Bench will be joining the City of Penticton’s water supply with an...
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June 8, 2012 Headlines
LOCAL • Plans for Surrey’s tallest building, all 50 storeys, unveiled [Vancouver Sun] • How Vancouver’s viaduct plan will get ‘heart of the future...
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A Density of Ideas at the Vancouver Urban Forum
The Vancouver Urban Forum held at the Vancouver Playhouse yesterday brought together minds focused on urbanity to discuss and present ideas regarding the...
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Launch of VHF’s new public art exhibit at the CBC Wall – June 12th, 12pm-1pm
Coming up on Tuesday, June 12th from noon – 1pm the VHF is launching it’s new public art exhibit ‘Room at the Roxy’, a fabulous 1957 image from the CBC...
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HUB Release – Low Level Road Project Does Nothing to Improve Cycling Access, Shuts out Pedestrians
HUB’s North Shore Committee today announced their dismay at the current preferred design for the Low Level Road project set to go before City of North...
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Urban Planet: Urban Monopoly
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...
By Hilary Best
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered