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Nov. 27, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Items From Ian – Affordable Housing

Things that could be about Vancouver but aren’t. Vancouver relies on CAC funding for most of its affordable house building…
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Nov. 27, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

BC Climate Leadership Team

The BC Provincial Gov’t’s Climate Leadership Team has published their report, dated Oct 31,  HERE. A summary is HERE. In…
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Nov. 27, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Very Mega Stuff In Tsawwassen

Thanks to Sandy James In the “I am living in the 1960’s” department- We have heard about the new large…
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Nov. 27, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Item From Ian

It’s no surprise that other cities grapple with problems that are similar to Vancouver’s. In this case, San Francisco officials…
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Nov. 26, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Images: Cool Place

I found myself here on this cool November day.  A very Vancouver look.…
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Nov. 26, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Oddities In Perth

Gord Price writes to your faithful guest editor, with observations from Perth, Australia. Friday front page of Perth’s daily newspaper. …
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Nov. 26, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Climate Change — Be Bolder . . .

. . . says the Economist. Today’s measures and tools may not be adequate, and a much more radical approach…
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Nov. 26, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Langara Gardens Questions?

Here’s your invitation to discuss this 21-acre project with the City and the owner. If I recall, the current concepts…
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Nov. 26, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Sustainable Energy Exports

Here’s an editorial  from a Postmedia outlet (the Vancouver Sun) that positions the Province of BC as leading the way…
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Nov. 26, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Paying For Transit

Could Canada’s Federal Gov’t be looking at a different transit funding formula besides the traditional one-third each from Federal-Provincial-Municipal? Here’s…
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Nov. 26, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Cycling Support – Let Me Count the Ways

Transportation, a major issue in cities, is changing from car-centric to multi-mode and active:  walking, riding a bike, taking transit. But…
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Nov. 25, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

SFU Workshops In Urban Planning & Design

From SFU Vancouver Continuing Studies Dear friends, Now is an excellent time to consider upgrading your skills. Take your career…
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Nov. 25, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Tweet Of the Day

Steve Burgess is consistently funny, and never less than sharp and entertaining.  This one works for me.…
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Nov. 25, 2015 / Ken Ohrn

Hyatt, Fairmont and Molson's

  Peter Mitham writes in Business In Vancouver, a story in which foreign investors, cheap money and sparkling properties all…

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