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Feb. 10, 2016 / Gordon Price

Ohrn Words: Do CACs add to the cost of housing?

From Ken Ohrn: . Another piece of the discussion about housing prices in Vancouver. The City of Vancouver hired consultants…
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Jul. 23, 2015 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: What does it really cost to save lives?

A few items that came in over the last few days … Council, as part of its approval on upgrades…
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May. 07, 2015 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: Coal Ports, Stranded Assets and the Massey Bridge

First item that came in is from Voters Taking Action on Climate Change: Fraser Surrey Docks (FSD) announced Monday it…
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Oct. 31, 2014 / Gordon Price

Connections: Rankings and Rebellion

What is the link between this: . “The Climate Change Performance Index,” published annually by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network…
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Sep. 15, 2014 / Gordon Price

A Failure to Perceive: Rising Tides and Raising Bridges

Connections: Three items on sea-level rise . From RISE: an open ideas competition with a $35,000 Grand Prize for innovations to…
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Aug. 20, 2014 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: Symbol and Reality

Two items that came in within an hour of each other:. Ken Ohrn: A photo used to illustrate an analysis…
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Aug. 14, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Future of the Southern Tier: Motordom without a vote

Further to the item below, the impacts of transportation on the quality of life for one of the most affluent…
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May. 07, 2014 / Gordon Price

Connections: Climate Changes

Today in the Inbox: . First up: the daily briefing from Foreign Policy lays it out: Barack Obama’s administration says…
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Nov. 13, 2013 / Gordon Price

How Vancouver could be Forded over

Forget the crack.  And the thuggery. And the drunken stupors. The Mayor of Toronto, according to one poll, still has…
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Aug. 01, 2013 / Gordon Price

Connections: "The road to hell is paved."

The provincial government has effectively announced that the Agricultural Land Reserve – the most important land-use decision in our history…
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Jun. 27, 2013 / Gordon Price

Connections: Flooded basements to executive suites

The iconic image associated with the Alberta Floods of 2013 could well be that of the smiling firefighter carrying an…
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Nov. 19, 2012 / Gordon Price

Connections: Public policy and the future of Delta

From Global TV, November 12: John Daly: Free parking is the law. Mayor Jackson: We put a bylaw together that…
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Nov. 01, 2012 / Gordon Price

Call Me Irresponsible

A provocative comment in response to “Tar Sandys“, from Perry Pugh: I appreciate your blog, but feel this is a…
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Oct. 31, 2012 / Gordon Price

Connections: Tar Sandys

. . . . . . More Tar Sands: Daily Mail.  More Sandy: The Atlantic.…

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