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Thoughtful Gesture

In Coquitlam, at the corner of Pinetree and Guildford Ways – perhaps one of the…
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How We’re Seen

By, in this instance, the Washington Post: Vancouver’s Olympic Challenge City Faces Pressure to Fulfill…
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A West Van Salmon

  What with the Second Beach pool closed due to the strike, I strike off…
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Sprouts

The downed Catalpa tree at the entrance to Stanley Park – blown over in the…
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Holiday Snaps

I’m back – but my head is still on vacation.  So while I’m sorting several…
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Green Tech and Congestion Charging

Tom Friedman, the New York Times columnist, was one of the first in the mainstream…
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Taking Advantage of a Good Crisis

My latest column in Business in Vancouver: July 10-16, 2007; issue 924 Housing crises can…
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Parking – Illustrated

Matt Smith of the SF Weekly writes about a rather nasty ballot initiative to increase…
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Strolless in Seattle

Of all the differences between Seattle and Vancouver, one thing is increasingly apparent: there are…
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Closing the Door

Mayor wants transit ‘terrorists’ banned, said the headline in the Surrey Leader. The ‘terrorists,’ according…
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Laying Asphalt in Stanley Park

It may be coincidental, but the Park Board chose to construct an expanded bike-and-blade route…

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