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Housing as a Human Right: Miloon Kothari at the MOV
When Fidel Castro took power over Cuba, the country experienced major changes in its housing policies. Evictions of tenants were prohibited and their...
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EVENT: Point Grey Fiesta 31st Anniversary, June 16-18
POINT GREY FIESTA WHEN: June 16 , 17, 18, 2017 Join us as we turn West 10th and Trimble Park into the annual start-of-summer event for our community...
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2017 Top 10 Endangered Sites Bus Tour – June 18th
Via: Heritage Vancouver Climb aboard a Transit Museum Society (TRAMS) historic bus for an exclusive guided tour of Heritage Vancouver’s 2017 Top10...
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EVENT: East Vancouver Garden Tour—Sunday, June 18th
This year’s East Vancouver Garden Tour will be on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 18th. Like other years, this year’s tour will be...
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Book Review: Blood, Sweat, and Fear
Author: Eve Lazarus (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017) In recent years, Vancouver has enjoyed a renaissance of histories exploring the city’s seedy...
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Visual Thoughts #65
Last VT image: House roof in Birch Bay, Washington. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...
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Sweet Success: The Legacy of the Rogers Family (Part Two)
Last week we told the story of sugar magnate B.T. Rogers whose entrepreneurial spirit resulted in a 127-year-old industry and an impressive waterfront...
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Event: The Big Conversation—The Future of Housing in Vancouver, June 17th
Via City of Vancouver: City invites public to join the big conversation to help shape new housing strategy Date: July 17, 2017 Time: 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM...
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Video Vancouver: Stylish Spokes
A celebration of biking and women Biking in heels. In a dress. In the rain. To the opera. For a business meeting. Whatever. You can always make it work...
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Vienna Model: Lessons of Inclusivity
Cities can be entities of inspiration for other cities to do better. While Vancouver is a haven for real estate developers, speculators and landowners...
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Volunteer Opportunity: Doors Open Vancouver, June 24, 2017
Via Doors Open Vancouver: DOV is an event that will throw open the doors of popular Vancouver buildings to the public. Throughout the day, the public will...
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Sweet Success: The Legacy of the Rogers Family (Part One)
VHF would like to thank guest writer, Donald Luxton for this post. Donald is a Heritage Consultant and Principal at Luxton & Associates Inc. He also...
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered