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Aug. 13, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Order your Prefabricated Modular Home on Amazon for $50,000

Amazon has entered the prefabricated housing market in their offer of a house for 50,000 Canadian dollars or 37,000 U.S.…
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Aug. 08, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The Iconic VW Van Returns – Electrified!

One of the world’s most iconic vans is making a comeback… But this time, it’s electric. Slated for production by…
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Jul. 31, 2019 / Gordon Price

Rental Housing: Transformation and the Status Quo

Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of three- (arguably four-) storey frame apartment buildings were constructed in Vancouver after the Second World War. …
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Jul. 30, 2019 / Gordon Price

Jobs Jar: Green Building Engineer

The Sustainability Group at the City of Vancouver is hiring a Green Building Engineer to help us meet our Greenest…
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Jul. 26, 2019 / Alexandra Doran

The New Mobility Part 1: Exploring the Challenges in Planning for Electric Micro Mobility

The wave of electric micro mobility: it’s happening fast here in Canada. From e-bikes, to e-scooters, to e-boards and segways,…
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Jul. 22, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Coliform Counts, Closed Beaches & Vancouver’s Dirty Little Secret

This topic is under the radar which is probably why most people are not more indignant that in a city…
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Jul. 09, 2019 / Colin Stein

Notes from a Podcast: The North Shore’s Grand Bargain

At our live Price Talks recording on June 26th, Gord introduced the idea of a “grand bargain” having been struck…
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Jul. 08, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Granville Street Hospice versus Rental Housing~No Winners

Gary Mason in the Globe and Mail in an article entitled “It’s absolutely heartbreaking to see such stupidity about Vancouver’s…
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Jul. 05, 2019 / Gordon Price

Jean Swanson’s Perfect Voting Record

From @nm_nvan: Here’s an update of each councilor’s record of voting for the 311 market rental units in the 8…
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Jul. 05, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Montreal Reduces Speed Limits to Save Pedestrian Lives~Time to Step Up Vancouver!

While the City of Vancouver dithers about reducing speeds to 30 km/h in their neighbourhoods, the City of Montreal just…
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Jun. 26, 2019 / Gordon Price

Vancouver City Council does a Delbrook

City Council voted down a 21-unit rental townhome project for Shaughnessy by a 7-4 vote.  The ostensible controversy was the…
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Jun. 25, 2019 / Gordon Price

Bad Signs

Providing straightforward information to the public about small changes should be, well, straightforward.  It’s not. Example: a temporary parking change…
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Jun. 21, 2019 / Colin Stein

Panel Discussion: Creative Housing Options for North Shore Seniors – June 25

Can’t make the Price Talks event next Wednesday? On Tuesday, June 25th, a coalition of five North Shore community agencies…
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Jun. 17, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

The Towers of Glass Energy Crisis & the Ishiumura Skeletal Solution

Trust The Tyee’s Chris Cheung who consistently finds the story in front of the headline, and his latest article does not…

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