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May. 04, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Resource Value Re-thought

The Economist argues (what else?) that the centuries-old dominance of oil as the most valuable resource commodity may be coming…
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May. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Driver Reader Boards – Fentanyl Deaths. Can They Remind on Pedestrian Carnage Too?

David Ball with Metro News reports on  the City of Vancouver’s unorthodox use of road reader signs that normally let…
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May. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

City of Vancouver Redoing Three-Month Old Brand-Back to the Logo-Part Two

Instead of concentrating on issues like housing diversity, seniors needs, and affordability the City of Vancouver council is wading back…
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May. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Premier Still Says the Massey Bridge is Good for you-The Right Work or Doing the Work Right?

Sandor Gyarmati in the Delta Optimist reports that the Premier knows what is good for you and the Massey Bridge will…
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May. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

1451 Wellington-"Even Your Car Gets Special Treatment"

  You just can’t make this stuff up. Mizrahi developments is preselling a twelve storey boutique apartment building in Ottawa…
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Apr. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Surrealist Dali Sculpture Makes Temporary Vancouver Debut

From Nuvo Magazine, Vancouver will have a very special visitor this summer to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday-an original sculpture by Surrealist…
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Apr. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"Show Courage, Please U-Turn on the Massey Bridge Decision"

Another cogent letter in the Richmond News written by Andy Hobbs questions the expenditure of $3.5 billion dollars (now forecast to…
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Apr. 28, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Harbour to Harbour Vancouver to Victoria Coming Soon

Scot Hein, architect and urban designer said that once you had a  subway system that connected your downtown, you had…
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Apr. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The End of the Suburban Mall As We Know It

Henry Grabar in The Slate reports that it was  ten years ago that the  death of  the suburban shopping mall was…
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Apr. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

End of the Single Family Neighbourhood? Greater Vancouver Board of Trade

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade had a forum on  housing affordability and how to get young people living in…
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Apr. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Two by Two, Standing on the Urban Escalator

In Price Tags’ quest to provide you with important information and to ensure you also win any urban trivia bet…
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Apr. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Have Latte, Will Talk in the "Third Place".

In 1989, Ray Oldenburg coined the phrase “third place” in his book The Great Good Place.  The “third place” was…
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Apr. 19, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Back to Tsawwassen Mills Mall, Being Afoot, and Crossing Highway 17

If you have ventured out to this mall which takes up 1.2 million square feet of real estate, you will…
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Apr. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A Provincial Election, Tolls, and Public Transit

There has been some disappointing rhetoric about bridges, tolls, and congestion coming out of the stirred soup of next month’s…

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