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The City of Vancouver is not the centre of the region

One of the things that I always found a bit odd was how some people refer to everything outside of…
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Jan. 14, 2016 / npachal

The City of Vancouver is special

Urbanists from the City of Vancouver love telling others about the accomplishments of their city. Usually after telling everyone about…
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Jan. 13, 2016 / npachal

Light rail is the only way to go in Surrey

Every rail-rapid transit proposals in Metro Vancouver started off as (mostly) at-grade light rail. If you’ve ever ridden the MAX…
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Jan. 12, 2016 / npachal

It's not all big-box in the South of Fraser

I friend of mine, who lives in the City of Vancouver, recently visited me in Langley. It was the first…
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Jan. 11, 2016 / npachal

Hello from the South of Fraser

Good morning! I’m Nathan Pachal. I grew up in the Okanagan, but when I was a kid, my family would…

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