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Dec. 19, 2015 / Michael Mortensen

On, Fassbender! on, Stone! on, Clark! … on, to environmental oblivion!

from Stephen Quinn in today’s Globe and Mail ’Twas a week before Christmas, a depressing year-ender, Metro mayors had just heard…
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Dec. 18, 2015 / Michael Mortensen

New residential community approved for old 14-acre Vancouver Transit Centre

From VancityBuzz.com … “On Wednesday evening, Vancouver City Council unanimously approved the Oakridge Transit Centre Policy Statement, which provides the overall…
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Dec. 17, 2015 / Michael Mortensen

$3.5B Massey Bridge fait accompli?

$3.5B expense (today’s costs) Scant public records trail. Silence from some of our old City leaders now in provincial government. Is…
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Dec. 16, 2015 / Michael Mortensen

Our Future Home: Creating the New Vancouver

Museum of Vancouver & Vancouver Urbanarium invites you to Explore challenges and solutions relating to citizens’ greatest concerns   When:  …
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Dec. 15, 2015 / Michael Mortensen

Oakridge Transit Centre Policy Statement at Council Dec 16th

This one has been a long time coming! The planning “Policy Statement” for Translink’s bus barns on Oak Street is before…
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Dec. 14, 2015 / Michael Mortensen

Iconic Lessons From London

By Michael Mortensen, Guest Editor London’s “Shard” and the “London Eye” greet me every morning on my 15 Km cycle…

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