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Oct. 03, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

The newest Vancouver Suburb an Ocean Away

The new Vancouver suburb as reported by Kerry Gold in the  Globe and Mail last Friday is not in British Columbia,…
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Oct. 02, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Granny-sitting and Free Rent in London

The BBC has used a new term- after a web-based advertisement went up looking for a “granny-sitter” for a spry 93-year-old grandmother…
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Sep. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills Mega Mall-Last of its Kind?

In a not very surprising article in the Vancouver Sun, Chuck Chiang notes that Industry observers agree: The 1.2-million-sq.-ft. Tsawwassen Mills could…
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Sep. 28, 2016 / Gordon Price

Season's Greetings

And we’re not talking Hallowe’en. At The Bay.…
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Sep. 27, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills, mega mall, mega staffing problem

Opening on October the 5th the huge Tsawwassen Mills mega mall (and we are talking 1.2 million square feet, or…
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Sep. 27, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

That street LED lighting may not be that good for you

Just as we are head towards the dark months of the year, this article from the Washington Post provides background on the…
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Sep. 23, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

The local convenience store as Seniors' Central

Those 7-11 corner convenience stores are a staple in North American cities and in Japan. Mimi Kirk in City Lab notes that…
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Sep. 23, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills, tomorrow's Mirabel Airport?

The Mirabel Airport was built  40 kilometers outside of Montreal and received great fanfare when it opened in 1975. Approximately 97,000…
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Sep. 02, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Agricultural land,a flyway and a mega mall-why this matters.

    There are several posts in Price Tags that have followed the inception and building of the Tsawwassen Mills mega mall…
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Sep. 02, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Scottish Parking Bans and Bigfoot helping Little Feet

It’s that time of the year again, where thousands of children nationwide go back to school. There are some interesting…
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Aug. 31, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Driverless Technology-Can you can go your own way?

There is a lot of chat about driverless cars-but this article from the New York Times and this one in the…
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Aug. 26, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

"Time to stop thinking of our cities as one place and nature someplace else" The remarkable story of Vancouver Greenways-the first Sustainable Streets

Back in the early 1990’s, a forward thinking, mindful and driven group of young landscape architects, architects, planners and city…
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Aug. 01, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Charlie's Tree has Fallen on Highway 1

There is not much that can deviate the Trans-Canada highway, but this 300 year old Douglas Fir located beside the…
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Jul. 08, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Secrets of the City-Sunset Nursery

If you travel to cities in North America, you will see spring and summer floral creations with baskets of colourful…

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