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Nov. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

West Coast Affordable Housing Conference Feb 2-4 2023

The Planning Institute of British Columbia Vancouver Island North Chapter is excited to bring you a professional development event on…

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Nov. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Traffic Calming Measures to Encourage Active School Travel

Between 2020 and 2022, Green Communities Canada and the Human Environments Analysis Lab at Western University conducted extensive policy research…

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Nov. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Donut Economics & The Built Environment In Birmingham & Oslo

What are Doughnut Economics? “They consist of two concentric rings: a social foundation, to ensure that no one is left…

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Nov. 17, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar TODAY on a Vital Issue: Why Don’t We Insist on Truck Side Guards?

This is such an important issue. We live in a region where regularly 75 percent of commercial vehicles fail basic…

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Nov. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: How Are Complete Streets Being Rolled out in the United States?

The Smart Growth Network presents this free webinar. Implementing Complete Streets policies requires major shifts in framework and thinking compared…

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Nov. 14, 2022 / Gordon Price

Help Wanted: Urbanists in Jakarta

This November, Gord Price will be taking a somewhat delayed (darn pandemic) to visit to Singapore and Jakarta, Indonesia. In…

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Nov. 11, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Remembrance Day November 11, 1932

Photo by Stuart Thomson, 1881-1960. ,images:vancouversun,vancouverarchives,cbc…

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Nov. 10, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Newly Elected or Returning to Council in British Columbia? Here’s the Course for You!

So you are a newly minted City Councillor in British Columbia and you want to know a bit more about…

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Nov. 08, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

America Walks Free Webinar: Learn How to AI-Generate Street Scenes for Local Advocacy

AI-generated street scenes This webinar is a special workshop where participants will learn to use tools to support local advocacy.…

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Nov. 08, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Island Press Offers Free E-Book Downloads : Books on Ecology

Island Press does not only sponsor some great free webinars, they also offer downloads of some of their E-books for…

Nov. 07, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Event: The Gill Lecture: Rethinking Community Engagement & Universities

The annual Warren Gill Lecture for 2022 focuses on community engagement and universities. Beyond the teaching, learning and research mission…

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Nov. 03, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Best Transportation Themed Halloween Costume: City of Burnaby Transportation Team

Kudos to James Lao for the photograph and the entire City of Burnaby Transportation Team that got into the Halloween…

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Nov. 01, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet

Presented by: Matt Simon of Wired magazine Matt Simon, science journalist at Wired magazine, has published the first book to…

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Oct. 31, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Halloween International Day of Danger: Witches, Goblins & Vehicle Drivers

Today the sun sets at 5:52 p.m. and children will be out to trick or treat. Viewpoint Vancouver has written…

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