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Jan. 10, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

It’s Time to Get Serious About Sea Rise & Flooding

Sea rise, water infiltration and flooding is nothing unexpected-it was UBC’s Kees Lokman who has been insisting that every municipality…
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Jan. 07, 2022 / Gordon Price

The Wind on Lost Lagoon

The powerful winds that hit Metro had become paint brushes by the time they reached Lost Lagoon:…
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Jan. 07, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Primary Students in Delta Demand Puppy Poop Bag Dispensers

It was just over a year ago that Viewpoint Vancouver reported on the plucky six year old that had difficulty…
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Dec. 28, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Snow on English Bay: by Photographer Ken Ohrn

Another great photo from Ken Ohrn. Here’s a party trick to impress your out of province visitors: can you tell…
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Dec. 25, 2021 / Gordon Price

Wishing You the Best of All Possible Holidays*

* Under the circumstances. All of us at Viewpoint Vancouver wish you the best for the season and the coming…
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Nov. 22, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Tupper Neighbourhood Greenway & the Seven Year Test

It was Chris Foxon, a former groundskeeper for the Vancouver School Board that noted that publics change, and that in…
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Nov. 18, 2021 / Gordon Price

The Flood of ’48 and the Lessons We Learned

What you can see from the flood coverage in the valley, at least in some of the images, is that…
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Nov. 12, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Olympic Village’s Habitat Island Wildlife Sanctuary: Why is it Going to the Dogs?

When Habitat Island was created as part of the Olympic Village development, it was not supposed to be accessible from…
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Nov. 09, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Central Library’s Rooftop Garden: Best Downtown Public Space?

If you knew landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander six years ago and asked her about the Central Library’s rooftop in Vancouver,…
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Nov. 05, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

The Secret Public Art in Leg-in-Boot Square, False Creek South

There is a secret in  Leg-in-Boot Square in Vancouver’s South False Creek. You have walked over it but you may…
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Nov. 04, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver’s Canopied Streets in November

This time of year everyone has a favourite Vancouver street to walk and bike along that has a great overarching…
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Nov. 02, 2021 / Sandy James Planner

Phytoprints in Vancouver: Nature’s Sidewalk Stamps

On Homer Street between Georgia and Dunsmuir (and on the opposite side of the former Post Office now to become…
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Oct. 26, 2021 / Gordon Price

Breeding Colours

In a comment to the post below, Sam De Groot provides an insight that explains why the Vancouver fall seems…
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Oct. 22, 2021 / Gordon Price

Colours

From spring to fall, Japanese maples are the best. For images of a changing Vancouver, follow gordonpriceyvr on Instagram.…

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