What’s the Use of Heritage? – May 21Shaping Vancouver 2019: What’s the Use of Heritage? “What’s the Use of Heritage?” discusses how heritage fits in to planning…
Chinatown Benevolent Association is Building Seniors’ Social HousingMelody Ma said it boldly in her tweet on Carlito Pablo’s story in The Georgia Straight about the new housing development proposed…
Why Vancouver’s Chinatown Will ChangeRegardless of the proposed changes in height and form decided by City of Vancouver council yesterday, or the desires of…
Lecture: Implications of Chinatown UNESCO designation – Jan 19The Chinese Canadian Historical Society is hosting a public forum on the implications and benefits of earning the UNESCO World…
105 Keefer and the Development Permit Board: Worthy of CommentUnlike the item below, this is worthy of comment: Leaving aside the merits or otherwise of the Beedie proposal at…
Daily Durning: From Chinatown to MetrotownDurning picks up another piece from The Guardian by author Madeleine Thien: Vancouver’s Chinatown came into being in the 1880s…
Sounding Familiar: Pressure on Chinatown – in SeattleFrom the Seattle Times: “The developers are coming in and whatever they want to do with Little Saigon, they’re going…
City Conversation: Chinatown Debate – Mar 16For over a decade the city has worked on a revitalization strategy, with millions in grants to preserve historic clan…
Kickstart: Can Chinatown be culturally zoned?Another article on our doomed Chinatown by Kerry Gold in the Globe and Mail: Gentrification isn’t just nibbling at Chinatown’s…
The slow decline of American ChinatownsFrom the BBC: Rapid immigration led to the formation of US Chinatowns in the late 19th Century, though a long…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner