{"id":4915,"date":"2011-12-15T10:04:45","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T18:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=4915"},"modified":"2011-12-21T21:33:56","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T05:33:56","slug":"december-15-2011-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2011\/12\/15\/december-15-2011-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"December 15, 2011 Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 B.C. responds to Kyoto withdrawal with a shrug [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/british-columbia\/bc-politics\/bc-responds-to-kyoto-withdrawal-with-a-shrug\/article2271639\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=British%20Columbia&amp;utm_content=2271639\" target=\"_blank\">Globe and Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Low-cost Downtown Eastside hotel rooms disappearing [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/british-columbia\/low-cost-downtown-eastside-hotel-rooms-disappearing\/article2271666\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=British%20Columbia&amp;utm_content=2271666\" target=\"_blank\">Globe and Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Living in Vancouver comes at a price [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/british-columbia\/gary_mason\/living-in-vancouver-comes-at-a-price\/article2271361\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=British%20Columbia&amp;utm_content=2271361\" target=\"_blank\">Globe and Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0All Vancouver wants for Christmas is a solution to the affordable housing crisis? [<a href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.openfile.ca\/blog\/curator-blog\/curated-news\/2011\/all-vancouver-wants-christmas-solution-affordable-housing-crisis\" target=\"_blank\">OpenFile<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Vision appoints right-wing multimillionaire developer to chair affordability task force [<a href=\"http:\/\/themainlander.com\/2011\/12\/14\/vision-appoints-right-wing-multimillionaire-developer-to-chair-affordability-task-force\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Mainlander<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Construction contract approved for new Surrey city hall [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Construction+contract+approved+Surrey+city+hall\/5861412\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Cycling to Meet Europe\u2019s GHG Reductions [<a href=\"http:\/\/sustainablecitiescollective.com\/embarq\/32582\/cycling-meet-europe-s-ghg-reductions\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainable Cities Collective<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Columbia Pike streetcar is a bargain versus new highways [<a href=\"http:\/\/greatergreaterwashington.org\/post\/13029\/columbia-pike-streetcar-is-a-bargain-versus-new-highways\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greater Greater Washington<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Seattle, state&#8217;s rail growth faces mud on the tracks [<a href=\"http:\/\/crosscut.com\/2011\/12\/15\/transportation\/21683\/Seattle%2C-state-s-rail-growth-faces-mud-on-the-tracks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Crosscut<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOCAL \u2022 B.C. responds to Kyoto withdrawal with a shrug [Globe and Mail] \u2022\u00a0Low-cost Downtown Eastside hotel rooms disappearing [Globe and Mail] \u2022\u00a0Living in Vancouver comes at a price [Globe and Mail] \u2022\u00a0All Vancouver wants for Christmas is a solution to the affordable housing crisis? 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