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Jan. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File:That No Click Pizza Order from Domino

From the remarkable Price Tags contributor  James Bligh comes this gem:In the words of James Bligh “Millennials have no time to waste,…
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Jan. 06, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Day Five of the 2016 "Gordie" Awards for "Most Polarizing Planning Issue"

  For 2016 there were four stories that were deemed by the Price Tags Editorial Board as being the Most…
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Jan. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Winter, Salt and BYOB.

  Vancouverites could always tell if a vehicle was from out-of-town due to the salt and gritty exteriors of those…
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Jan. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Day Four of the 2016 Gordies-"Most Puzzling Planning Work"

For Day Four of the 2016 Gordies, two awards are being given in the category of “Most Puzzling Planning Work”.…
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Jan. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Who are Vancouver's Bill Cunninghams?

Bill Cunningham who wrote for the New York Times died at 87 in 2016.  You may have seen his column-Bill…
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Jan. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

That City Walk Can Kill You in "The Pedestrian Death Capital of Canada"

The statistics have just been released that there were 11 murders in the City of Vancouver in 2016.  The 11…
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Jan. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Urbanarium Debates Are Back

The Urbanarium Debates  recommence  on  Wednesday January 18  at Robson Square  from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with the central question:…
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Jan. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Canada's 150th Birthday Party and Metro Vancouver

As 2017 dawns, Canada’s 150th anniversary will be celebrated this summer. There are a few folks among us that will…
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Dec. 30, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Time for the Annual 2016 Gordies

The Price Tags Editorial Board has met at the secret undisclosed location near Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park to ponder…
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Dec. 30, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File: Using the GPS jogging app as Art Form

  In a brilliant flash of seasonal inspiration, The BBC reports on the jogging patterns of Owen Delaney who is using his…
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Dec. 29, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Trying to Walk in Vancouver's Winter Wonderland

Metro Vancouver has had a few “snow events” recently which have thwarted active transportation and transit users. It is very…
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Dec. 16, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Friday File-And Bill Gates' New Place

  “It took Gates seven years and $63 million to build his Medina, Washington, estate, named “Xanadu 2.0” after the…
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Dec. 16, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

OOPS! California requires Permits for Uber driverless ride-sharing pilot.

In a rather surprisingly quick way-well, in actual fact one hour from the time that Electrik.co announced that Uber  was launching…
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Dec. 15, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

West Edmonton Mall-Last of its Kind?

Its always wonderful to see ourselves and our lives through other perceptions-and this interesting piece in the The Guardian describes the experience…

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