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Jan. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Rescheduled Webinar: How Can Communities Promote and Heal Residents?

This event has been rescheduled to January 26, 2022. What can communities do to promote the health and healing…

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Jan. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar Audubon Society-An Insiders Look: A Falconer’s Journey

One hobby that has increased during the pandemic is birdwatching. You may have seen the documentary on PBS of falconer…

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Jan. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Trains, Buses, People, Canada, USA, & An Opinionated Atlas

Christof Spieler has recently released the second edition of his wildly popular book Trains, Buses, People. Christof’s new book now covers…

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Jan. 10, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

How will Robotic Deliveries Use the Sidewalk? Free Webinar on Developing Parameters

Sidewalk Robots: What’s in scope for Draft Technical Standard ISO 4448? Nonprofit Urban Robotics Foundation was created to coordinate the…

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Jan. 07, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: A Master Class with Jan Gehl, A Walk in the Park with Gil

Gil Penalosa is the individual behind 8 80 Cities and World Urban Parks. He is a remarkable person who…

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Jan. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Wetland Knowledge Exchange Seminar: Everything You Need to Know about Peat

Swamplands: Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs, and the Improbable World of Peat Peatlands cover around 4% of the earth and yet…

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Jan. 04, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: How To Lead Through Conflict

In Metro Vancouver the British Columbia Justice Institute offers a Certificate in Collaborative Conflict Resolution. It is a thoughtful course…

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Dec. 21, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Barge on the Beach Not Washed Up At All

It’s taking up some pretty prime real estate on one of the most coveted beaches in Vancouver. And like many…

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Dec. 17, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Seniors Transportation Survey Extended in British Columbia

Participate in the BC Seniors’ Transportation Survey! Together with United Way British Columbia, BEST is pleased to announce the…

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Dec. 16, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar From America Walks: The State of Walkability

Before you log off for the year, let’s have a conversation about the state of walkability — and get ready…

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Dec. 06, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Peter Norton on “The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving

Peter Norton needs no introduction-he’s a technology historian and he has a new book out on self-driving cars: what they…

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Dec. 03, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Free Info Session on CITY courses at Simon Fraser University

Join us for an info session with instructors to learn more about the CITY100 Series collection of courses. About this…

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Dec. 02, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

YouTube Virtual Book Talk: Glenna Lang, Author of Jane Jacobs’s First City

Virtual Book Talk – Jane Jacobs’s First City Glenna Lang’s research into the early life of Jane Jacobs is meticulous…

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Nov. 30, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Property, Home & Precarity: From Street Sweeps to Housing Justice

Home, supposedly a place of security and support, has become increasingly vulnerable for Vancouverites. The prevailing property system works well…

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