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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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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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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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Oct. 26, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Welcome to Metro Vancouver Pedestrian Danger Months: Featuring Halloween, International Day of Death

Here we go into another rainy dark, damp Metro Vancouver winter, which is also when the majority of pedestrian fatalities…

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Oct. 24, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver ABC Party Sweeps School Board Elections, With Mandate for “Safe Schools & Excellence”

Last week Viewpoint Vancouver covered the new ABC (A Better City) party’s new majority on Vancouver City Council and in…

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Sep. 23, 2022 / Gordon Price

A Green Party Vision for Our Housing Future

Here’s the Green Party’s housing platform. Here are three points from it: Implement a simple menu of repeatable building forms,…

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Sep. 22, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Former City of Vancouver Senior Architect Ralph Segal on Broadway & Vancouver Plans: A Rejection of Core Vancouver Planning Principles?

Ralph Segal was the senior architect/urban designer/development planner in charge of the Planning Department’s Urban Design and Development Planning Centre…

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Sep. 14, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Where is the Equity for Sidewalk Users in Metro Vancouver?

It’s time to take a look at what is happening for walkers and rollers in Metro Vancouver and the news…

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Sep. 13, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Why Forest Fire & Air Pollution Particulate Matter Is Bad For You

In the United Kingdom one in ten cases of lung cancer is caused by exposure to fine particulate matter called…

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Sep. 06, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Installing “Tredges” Around Schools Significantly Lowers Air Pollution for Students

We still have this idea that we can drive our way out of congestion, not factor in the cost of…

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Sep. 05, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

ICBC & Transportation BC Tries “Schooling” Children, Outraged Parents Provide 21st Century Response

Here we are starting another school year in Metro Vancouver, and Transportation BC and the provincial vehicle insurance provider, ICBC…

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Aug. 31, 2022 / Sandy James Planner

Onni Development Group Says George Pearson Pawns Now Allowed In, Three Months After Occupancy Permit Granted, But Gives No Date for Title Transfer, Move In

*Update: Onni Development Group has allowed residents of George Pearson to “view” the proposed units at Cambie Gardens as of…

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