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Dec. 28, 2021 / Gordon Price

Sooo Canadian: The Outrage of the Ploughed Bikepath

I’m grateful to live in a city where, despite all that’s happening around us, we have the luxury of getting…

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Dec. 27, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver: Where Once Again Snow Gets Removed From Bike Lanes But Not From Sidewalks

Here we go with a snowfall and once again we find that in the City of Vancouver we may SAY…

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Dec. 24, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

100 Years Ago Vancouver Christmas Eve: Newspaper Discusses Mayor Or Alderman?

I had a look at the Vancouver Province for Saturday December 24 1921, exactly 100 years ago today. I expected…

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Dec. 22, 2021 / VWPT Vancouver

What the hell happened to the NPA?!

CHATBOX is your chance to eavesdrop on Gordon Price and Sandy James Planner as they joust over our region’s features…

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Dec. 09, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver City Council Approves Climate Emergency Tax for Property Owners

It was in late November that Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced a climate emergency action levy that would be introduced…

Dec. 01, 2021 / VWPT Vancouver

Climate Change and Flooding — who’s responsible now?

Climate change is a big factor in the ongoing damage caused by this November’s BC floods, but so is planning.…

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Nov. 18, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Wind, Rain, Rivers & Landslides: How Do We Make Room For Water?

Here we are in a climate emergency: an unprecedented “atmospheric river” carrying over 160 cm of rain to parts of…

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Nov. 15, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Re-Engaging Citizens: Planner Larry Beasley,The State of the City & the Need for Real Public Process

People often misinterpret what the job of a municipal city planner is. It is rare for planners with decades of…

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Nov. 02, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Will Allowing Six Storey Rental Outright with No Public Hearing Derail Neighbourhoods?

Even though the City of Vancouver says they are committed to an overall Vancouver Plan, that action is being eroded…

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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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