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Mar. 25, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Leading the Way to Transportation Equity

Researchers from across University of Toronto bring home the many ways mobility affects our lives in The Way Forward, a…

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Mar. 23, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: VPL & Vancouver Chinatown Foundation- Chinatown Today & Tomorrow

Arising on the shores of False Creek in the 1880’s, Vancouver’s Chinatown has been a story of overcoming challenges—from race…

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Mar. 22, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: The Knowledge Cafe, The Value of Cleaner Waterways

University of Toronto’s School of Cities presents this free webinar with Professor Yue Yu. Date: Wednesday March 23, 2022 Time:…

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Mar. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

St. George Street Rainway Event Saturday April 2

If you have not visited the St. George Rainway between 6th and 7th Avenues, here’s your chance to come to…

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Mar. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar: Conservation, Parks, Rewilding & Local Development

Ignacio Jiménez has managed conservation projects on three continents over 30 years, pioneering an approach to conservation he calls “Full…

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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

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

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. 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

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

Smart Growth Network Free Webinar: resilient & equitable 21st Century Communities

The Comprehensive Plan: Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Communities for the 21st Century Date;Thursday, March 17, 2022 Time: at 10:00 p.m.…

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