{"id":8710,"date":"2012-04-24T10:31:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-24T17:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingvancouver.ca\/?p=8710"},"modified":"2013-02-25T20:59:44","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T04:59:44","slug":"april-24-2012-headlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2012\/04\/24\/april-24-2012-headlines\/","title":{"rendered":"April 24, 2012 Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LOCAL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Michael Geller [Developer] and Andrea Reimer [councillor] differ on prescription on eve of housing affordability forum <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Vancouver+must+make+cheaper+developers+build+housing+torqued+system+says\/6505553\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">[Vancouver Sun]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 Parking meter revenue acts as a barometer for retail districts\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/news\/Vancouver+parking+meter+revenue+tops+million\/6506297\/story.html\" target=\"_blank\">[Vancouver Sun]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 Park Board motion aims to protect Vancouver beaches from oil spill threat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverobserver.com\/city\/2012\/04\/24\/park-board-motion-aims-protect-vancouver-beaches-oil-spill-threat\" target=\"_blank\">[Vancouver Observer]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 One of the last Restaurant trains ride into history <a href=\"http:\/\/www.surreyleader.com\/business\/148595615.html\" target=\"_blank\">[BC Local News]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 Downtown Eastside residents turfed from controversial condo planning consultation\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouverobserver.com\/politics\/2012\/04\/23\/downtown-eastside-residents-turfed-controversial-city-hall-condo-planning\" target=\"_blank\">[Vancouver Observer]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 City agrees to let East is East on Main St. keep its &#8220;organic&#8221; facade <a href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.openfile.ca\/blog\/curator-blog\/curated-news\/2012\/city-agrees-let-east-east-main-st-keep-its-organic-facade\" target=\"_blank\">[OpenFile]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 Plans for bike and pedestrian paths to connect New Brighton and Hastings parks <a href=\"http:\/\/vancouver.openfile.ca\/blog\/curator-blog\/curated-news\/2012\/creekway-park-plans-call-bike-and-pedestrian-paths-connecting-ne\" target=\"_blank\">[OpenFile]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CANADA<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Norway\u2019s former PM cautions Canada on climate change naivety\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/dont-be-naive-on-climate-change-norways-former-pm-cautions-canada\/article2411704\/\" target=\"_blank\">[Globe and Mail]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 Toronto Mayor Ford invites the Mighty Middle for an office chat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/mayor-ford-invites-the-mighty-middle-for-an-office-chat\/article2411839\/\" target=\"_blank\">[Globe and Mail]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 Speakers Corner: Toronto&#8217;s public soap box remembered\u00a0<a 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