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Oct. 25, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

False Creek South Shell Game? Report to Council Skips Public Involvement & Process

If the strategy was to get Vancouver residents rallying for or against redevelopment of housing on city lands, the report…
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Oct. 06, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Mayor Phillip Owen: A Life of Vancouver Civic Service

Who was the Mayor who stood up to the Liberal Provincial Government when photo radar was yanked province wide, hoping…
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Sep. 15, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Climate Risk Assessments & Climate Refugees will Impact Property Values

Here’s another way that real estate prices will be getting more expensive: places that are not as impacted by climate…
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Sep. 07, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Delta’s Federal Conservative Candidate Says Massey Tunnel will Proceed Immediately if Elected

Think of the current Federal election as the warm up for the next main event, the municipal elections in British…
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Aug. 11, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Why Can’t We Have Public Washrooms? And a Look at a Great “Pop-Up” in NYC

  You know there is a problem when the former head of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Area, (DVBIA) the…
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Jun. 07, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Cutting Trees for Quicker Development Processes, Axing Tree Retention for Development Expediency?

  Take a step back into 1996, twenty-five years ago. It was exactly this time of year when the City…
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May. 24, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Chinatown: Tying In Vancouver’s Early Stories, Rediscovering Our Past

Catherine Clement probably never thought she would become a gifted curator, author and historian.  Her work uncovering and putting together…
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May. 10, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Senakw’s Federal Environmental Impact Approval Process Begins

The Federal Government through Indigenous Services has just closed a request for written comments regarding environmental impacts of the proposed…
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May. 06, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Breckenridge Colorado: Pedestrian Main Street too Successful, Council Votes to Return Traffic on Street Instead

In the “you just can’t make this stuff up” department, here’s Breckenridge Colorado with a population of 5,000  nestled close…
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Apr. 29, 2021 / Gordon Price

Bike Lanes: Kits Point and the Coupar Strategy of Endless Delay

A few weeks ago, BC Cycling Coalition board member Peter Ladner got an op-ed in The Sun on that perennial…
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Apr. 16, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Race is On: Sim versus Coupar

In case there was any doubt, this is going to be a hard-fought (and long) civic election.  At least one…
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Apr. 13, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Not in My Back Yard! Marine Drive Golf Course Says No to Public Access on the Fraser River Trail Greenway

  Take a walk on the Fraser River Trail Greenway which is the perfect thing to do on a brisk…
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Mar. 17, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver: Where One More Director of Planning Bites the Dust

On March 15 2021 at 12:15 p.m. a note went out that the Director of Planning Gil Kelley was leaving…
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Feb. 22, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Number One Fear On Sidewalks & Why Vancouver City Council Doesn’t Care

What is the biggest fear of someone who is classified as a “vulnerable” sidewalk user?  It is falling on the…

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