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Apr. 17, 2023 / Gordon Price

50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission Act

Shaundehl Runka passes along this note from ALR/ALC historical expert Barry Smith.  (There is one minor amendment to the document…
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Mar. 17, 2023 / VWPT Vancouver

Viewpoint: end of an era

It’s been pretty quiet on the Viewpoint Vancouver front for a while. You may have noticed. A project that started…
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Dec. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Goodbye and Thanks!

This will be my last post on Viewpoint Vancouver. I am going to be moving on completely from Viewpoint Vancouver…
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Dec. 16, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

New Book: “Public Realm The New Makers Handbook” by Michael Von Hausen

Books on how to create and support good urban design and public space are hard to find. There is a…
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Dec. 15, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Not Brutal But Hostile: Artist Sarah Ross Addresses Hostile Architecture

Brutalism or Brutalist design came out in the mid 20th century as a blocky concrete style with lots and lots…
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Dec. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Dutch Slow Lane Grocery Checkouts & Coffee Corners Combat Loneliness

You have been there: You are standing in a line holding huge packages going to the post office, and there’s…
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Dec. 12, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Los Angeles County Approves First Domestic Unicorn Licence to Madeline

It was a first for Los Angeles County Animal Care and it probably was a first for North America. A…
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Dec. 01, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Earthworks Artist Michael Heizer’s “City” Now Open

  Last November Viewpoint Vancouver wrote about the monolith that was found in the desert in Utah. It had been…
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Nov. 30, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Metro Vancouver: Why Can’t We Just Have Public Washrooms?

Viewpoint Vancouver has continually written about the need for public washrooms as a basic need for everyone. It is also…
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Nov. 29, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Stop! Changing Driver Behaviour At Schools As If Every Life Matters

Prairie Paul on twitter is King’s Counsel  lawyer Paul Doroshenko. He has  posted a series of images on twitter as…
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Nov. 21, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Trees in the City: We Need More Diversity & Density To Mitigate Climate Change

There’s a famous story of the renowned ethnobiologist Wade Davis being asked to do research on potential positive impacts of trees…
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Nov. 17, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The No Joke Joke: Llandegley International Airport Closes After 20 Years

What do you do when you used to write copy for a former member of the British comedic Monty Python…
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Nov. 10, 2022 / Gordon Price

Uytae Lee: The Non-capitalist Solution to the Housing Crisis

Uytae Lee’s latest video (supported by VanCity) on the Very Big Issue – housing affordability and supply. As always, he…
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Nov. 07, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

The Iconic Vancouver Special: Alex Saar’s Latest Lego Hack

Designer Alex Saar is a local creative genius blending in current culture and the popular lego toy. When the Barge…

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