Spacing Vancouver

Event: CoV Jericho LandsVirtual Design Workshops, April 10-19

In mid-April, the Vancouver of City Planning Department will be co-hosting a series of themed Virtual Design Workshops for the Jericho Lands with the...

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Film & Video

Video Vancouver: A Short History of Sen̓áḵw, 1869 – 1966

Via Michael Gordon In what is now central Vancouver, Canada, an Indian Reserve [now referred to as Sen̓áḵw] was established in 1869 by the Dominion...

By Yuri Artibise

Film & Video

Video Vancouver: Tł’akwasik̕a̱n Khelsilem – Provocations on the Future of Downtowns

Tł’akwasik̕a̱n Khelsilem, Council Member of Squamish Nation What might downtowns look like in the future? What are the possibilities for new ideas and...

By Yuri Artibise

History

How Vancouver dealt with two pandemics, a century apart

In 1977, historian Margaret Andrews found herself on the hunt for a Vancouver doctor who’d worked during the Spanish flu outbreak. It had been six decades...

By Christopher Cheung

Civic Engagement

VCPC Applications for 2021-2022 Now Open

The City of Vancouver is seeking volunteers from the general public to apply for positions on the Vancouver City Planning Commission. Applications for...

By Vancouver City Planning Commission

Film & Video

Video Vancouver: Vantage

A major city portrayed in miniature, this short film was shot in Vancouver over a single year from many stunning vantage points. Visually spellbinding, it...

By Yuri Artibise

Food

Book Review: The Permaculture City

Author: Toby Hemenway (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015) In the 1970s Australian biologist Bill Mollison and ecological designer David Holmgren were...

By Ulduz Maschaykh

Infrastructure

The pandemic is reforming even sidewalks

“It feels like there are more people in the world!” The Lonsdale shopping strip in North Vancouver feels different to Amy Amantea, who lives with sight...

By Christopher Cheung

Events

Event: Virtual Artist Talk with Heidi Greco – An Homage to Harold and Maude

Join Semiahmoo Arts Society on March 18th for a virtual book launch with renowned author Heidi Greco and her latest book entitled Glorious Birds. It is a...

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