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Jul. 02, 2018 / Gordon Price

TransLink Funding: Where the Waste Was

Another sign (literally underfoot) of improved responsiveness and service from TransLink. With approved plans and assured funding, TransLink has been…
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Jun. 27, 2018 / Colin Stein

Kettle-Boffo Question: Candidate Responses 2

On the same day we published responses from City of Vancouver mayor and council candidates to our question “What would…
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Jun. 21, 2018 / Colin Stein

Kettle-Boffo Question: Candidate Responses 1

The question for all mayor and council candidates — “what would you do different” —was in itself not without some…
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Jun. 19, 2018 / Colin Stein

Vancouver Candidate Survey on Kettle-Boffo Project: What Would You Have Done to Close the Gap?

Earlier today, The Kettle Society and Boffo Properties announced the cancellation of the Kettle-Boffo project, a proposed 12-storey, mixed-use development…
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May. 24, 2018 / Gordon Price

Stationary Light

As they say, photography is about light.  In that sense, so is architecture. When they come together to complement each…
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May. 17, 2018 / Gordon Price

Our Looming Tower – 9

Vancouver House from the south side of Granville Island: Turn to the right and you can see what, about a…
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May. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

Our Looming Tower – 8

Vancouver House from Granville Bridge: It was said that the finishing material on the exterior would be copper.  It’s hard…
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May. 15, 2018 / Gordon Price

Our Looming Tower – 7

Vancouver House from Lorne Brown Park, immediately adjacent. This illustrates that, duh, the perceived height of a building depends on…
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May. 03, 2018 / Gordon Price

Our Looming Tower – 6

Vancouver House is near its maximum height.  And it’s changing colour from the ground up. As seen from Burrard Bridge. …
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Apr. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

Our Looming Tower – 5

Vancouver House yesterday, from Granville and Beach      …
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Apr. 24, 2018 / Gordon Price

Our Looming Tower – 4

Vancouver House from the South Shore of False Creek      …
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Apr. 23, 2018 / Gordon Price

Our Looming Tower – 3

Vancouver House and the last gas station – from Davie and Burrard      …
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Apr. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Cannabis 420 Trade Show

Much bigger and sort of more diverse, the 420 event continues to be part party, part protest, part display of…
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Apr. 07, 2018 / Gordon Price

How Others See (and Hear) Us

Two items from American media that give an insightful and surprising look at two Canadian traits: how we talk and…

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