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Jul. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Rethinks Massey Bridge Crossing, Delta Not So Much

It’s a new day but not in Delta where the City Manager and the Mayor continued their advocacy for a…
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Jul. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Crossing Tunnel Vision,Locals Speak Out about Bridging the Gap

There is now direct crossing controversy in Delta where the editor of the Delta Optimist has gone on record favouring the option…
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Jul. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Housing Starts Fall in Vancouver

Leslie Hossack image Business in Vancouver reporter Frank O’Brien reports that housing starts-the construction of new housing in the City of…
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Jul. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Full Page Advertisement to "Get The Facts" on the New Massey Bridge

The game of “Whack a Mole” got a little more complex in Delta where the Corporation decided to take out…
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Jul. 13, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Tunnel and "Catastrophic Implications of a Tunnel Failure"

One more time in the “you just can’t make this stuff up” department, the Corporation of Delta is again letting people…
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Jul. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Revisiting Massey Bridge Issues A Year Later

  Work continues at the  Massey Tunnel where millions of dollars of preload and preconstruction work is progressing  for the…
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Jun. 13, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Transit Funding, Urban Agenda — or — What Voters Can Do

Attention apathetic BC citizens:  do you still think that politics and voting don’t matter??  Be sure to check yourself for…
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Jun. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge Tunnel Talk

It is no surprise that as soon as a potential pause was suggested for the Massey Bridge (now approaching 12…
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May. 31, 2017 / Gordon Price

Metro Breakfast: Grow Green – Jun 7

Looking for green gardening solutions? Metro Vancouver, in collaboration with UBC Botanical Garden, has created Grow Green – an online…
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May. 31, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge Becoming Tunnelled Vision in New Provincial Alliance?

While the Mayor of Delta rues on CBC news that the unsustainable, overbuilt, multi-billion dollar Massey Bridge may not be constructed due…
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May. 16, 2017 / Gordon Price

Metro Sustainability Breakfast – Jun 7

Looking for green gardening solutions? Metro Vancouver, in collaboration with UBC Botanical Garden, has created Grow Green – an online…
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May. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond, Let's Make Farmland Important, Not a Land Grab for Mansion Builders

As reported in the Richmond News there’s been some surprising setbacks in the City of Richmond’s approach to stop the creation…
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May. 12, 2017 / Gordon Price

The Kid Hit Back: A New Meme for Metro

The provincial Liberals have been treating Metro Vancouver like an annoying child for years.  Finally, the kid got pissed off…
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May. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Provincial Government Versus Mayors Council-"Ethical Issues Chipped Away Credibility"

Rob Shaw’s article today in the Vancouver Sun does not pull any punches-and finally there is some truth-telling in the…

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