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Mar. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

BC’s Roadmap Hopes to Reduce Vehicle Use by 25% by 2030

The Provincial Government introduced a Climate Change Plan in October 2021 that has a “Clean BC Roadmap” for 2030. The…
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Mar. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Building A Circular Food Future

Did you know that we waste or lose one third of the food we produce globally? Join Dr. Samara Soma…
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Mar. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The Last Needed Link for Fraser River Trail Greenway: Private Golf Club Shuns Completion & Why a Locked Secret Historic Site should be the Showcase

There has been much discussion about golf courses in Vancouver. Along the Fraser River there is the Marine Drive Golf…
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Mar. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar on the 7.5 % City- Gil Penalosa in Discussion with Rob Adams, Melbourne Australia

What is the 7.5% City? How do you double the population of a city and stay in the existing footprint?…
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Mar. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar Tuesday: Heat, Rising Waters, & the Climate Emergency

KPUs Department of Geography and the Environment continues our annual Geo-Forum Series, with a focus in 2022 on last year’s…
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Mar. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Bed Peace with Yoko Ono & John Lennon at Vancouver Art Gallery

Maureen Nicholson posted this wonderful image on social media.   Kerry Sully captured the Vancouver Art Gallery facade which advertises an…
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Mar. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Audubon & Island Press Free Webinar: Nature -Based Efforts towards Resilient Cities

Island Press and Audubon are sponsoring a free webinar with Alison Sant author of From the Ground Up and other…
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Mar. 10, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Post Pandemic, Where are those Much Needed Public Washrooms in Commercial Areas & along Transit Stations?

During the past two years it has been very obvious that access to clean, comfortable, monitored public washrooms was something…
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Mar. 09, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Putting a Pedestal on an Issue-Why the Podium Base “Reserved for Her” is Important

The Metro Vancouver YWCA has a physical building located on Beatty Street off Robson. But in Vancouver the YWCA is…
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Mar. 09, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Today: Transportation in a Time of Climate Crisis Webinar

West Coast Climate Action Network presents the first of a four part series on Climate Change. Date: Wednesday March 9…
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Mar. 08, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Online Event with HUB Cycling on Metro Vancouver’s Proposed Cycle Highway

HUB Cycling is completing an exciting new project on the feasibility of long-distance cycling routes (cycle highways) in Metro Vancouver.…
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Mar. 07, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

David Eby & Metro Vancouver Housing: Will Less Red Tape, Increased Supply, Mean More Affordability?

There has been much discussion about the B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing, David Eby’s comments in late…
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Mar. 07, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Gil Penalosa in Conversation with Donnie Rosa & Emily Dunlop- Reconciliation, the Future, & Stanley Park

Here’s an opportunity to hear from Donnie Rosa, the General Manager of the Vancouver Parks Board and senior planner Emily…
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Mar. 04, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Victoria’s Government Street Redesign: No Public Washrooms, But Milano Coffee Shop Saves the Day

Victoria British Columbia is a tourist town and has a lot of businesses on Government Street. So it made sense…

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Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?

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Dec. 21, 2022

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