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Sep. 18, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

George Pearson Residents Still Waiting for Trickle Move In to Onni Development Group’s Cambie Gardens

Viewpoint Vancouver has been has been following the unbelievable saga of the 44 residents of  George Pearson Centre that were…
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Mar. 01, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Metro Vancouver, Time to Let Go of the Green Lawn

It’s a busy week at Vancouver City Council and there’s a few gems worthy of mention. The first, sensibly brought…
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Feb. 10, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Remember the One about Electric Vehicles Overloading the Electricity Grid?

At Viewpoint Vancouver we’ve been dismayed at the City of Vancouver legalizing the right of electric vehicles to have conduited…
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Aug. 31, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Paris Goes 30 Km/h Everywhere: Here’s Why We Should Too

  Paris is implementing what other European cities like Brussels Belgium, Grenoble and Lille France, and Bilbao Spain are already…
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Aug. 19, 2021 / Gordon Price

Todd Litman: Five Predictions on New Mobility

Victoria-based transportation Todd Litman (VTPI) is out with his latest book – New Mobilities – which he explains and discusses…
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Jul. 28, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Climate Change: Are 25 Cities Creating Half of the Problem?

While everyone is committed to climate change, it appears that efforts to mitigate climate warming gases and industries need oversight…
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Dec. 03, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Did Child Safety Car Seat Requirements Lower Birth Rate?

For everyone that has three kids, you know how hard  it can be to put those three kids in a…
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Nov. 25, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Oil, Cars & China~Is the Gas Guzzler Period Officially Over?

It is not small shifts in technology but big moves in governmental policy that will be the last gasp of…
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Nov. 23, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~Federation of Canadian Muncipalities~Measuring Climate Action Progress

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Partners for Climate Protection program will be hosting a free webinar on the…
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Nov. 17, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Free Webinar~Shalanda Baker on Wind, Energy Transition and Revolutionary Power

ASU SUSTAINABILITY SERIES | SHALANDA BAKER Arizona State University’s (ASU) School of Sustainability and Island Press are  featuring Island Press…
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Oct. 08, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Dutch Road Innovation~Bye Bye Bitumen, Hello Lignin!

  Do you know what the biggest use of bitumen is? Bitumen is “low-grade crude oil which is composed of…
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Sep. 28, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Water~No Longer a Free Resource

Metro Vancouver is unique in that the region uses water from the mountains contained in Seymour, Capilano and Coquitlam reservoirs.…
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Sep. 15, 2020 / Gordon Price

Continental Migration in the New Abnormal

As we enter the era of the New Abnormal  – much faster than most of us expected – where will…
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May. 13, 2020 / Sandy James Planner

Achieving Low Carbon Resilience For Local Governments~Free Webinar

The Public Sector Digest is co-presenting this webinar with the international landscape design firm Arcadis. Climate change can pose considerable physical…

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