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Oct. 31, 2012 / Gordon Price

Upcoming on Nov 6: Gregor Robertson at ULI; Ian Jarvis(TransLink) at Board of Trade

Double your Public Issues brownie points on November 6, and eat well  …. . BREAKFAST: Ian Jarvis (TransLink CEO) at the…
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Oct. 26, 2012 / Gordon Price

This Just In: 2011 Trip Diary Survey Results

Jhenifer Pabillano – of TransLink’s Buzzer Blog – has sent out the latest data from the 2011 trip diary results — “a…
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Oct. 24, 2012 / Gordon Price

Gastown 4th most stylish neighbourhood – in the world!

Yup, another list – this one from ComplexStyle: Almost every city in the world has that one area where cool…
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Oct. 04, 2012 / Gordon Price

The Laneway House Tour – October 20

From the Vancouver Heritage Foundation: . Coming up on Saturday, October 20th from 1pm – 5 pm – the VHF’s 3rd…
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Sep. 21, 2012 / Gordon Price

The Good Old Days: Oxen on Thurlow Street

Another shot by Leonard Frank of Downtown Vancouver: [Team of oxen hauling logs over skid road at Thurlow Street], Vancouver,…
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Sep. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

Walk with David: A Tour of Metrotown

Neighbourhood Walking Tour: Metrotown and Central Park Neighbourhood with David Pereira Sunday, September 23rd Tour one of Burnaby’s oldest neighbourhoods…
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Sep. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

The Good Old Days: False Creek

Another extraordinary shot by Leonard Frank, taken in 1923 when False Creek was one of the centres of heavy industry…
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Sep. 07, 2012 / Gordon Price

Jane’s Walk Special: Granville Island

From Yuri Artibise: Come celebrate Culture Days September 28 & 29th and revisit the history of Granville Island! This one-hour walking…
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Sep. 05, 2012 / Gordon Price

What do heritage buildings mean to you?

From the Vancouver Heritage Foundation: After more than 30 years of conserving heritage buildings and neighbourhoods in Vancouver, we want…
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Sep. 05, 2012 / Gordon Price

25- to 34-year-olds in Vancouver: young, isolated and alone?

Prior to Thursday’s City Conversation – Go East, Young Vancouverite – here is the installment of the Vancouver Foundation’s survey that takes a closer…
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Sep. 04, 2012 / Gordon Price

Vancouver Name Used to Sell Developments in China

Vancity Buzz did a spread (based on this discussion forum in Skyscraper Pages) on how the Vancouver name is used…
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Sep. 04, 2012 / Gordon Price

Two good reasons to go cycling in a cemetery

BICYCLE TOUR AT MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY   SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH 1:15pm (please note new time) 10.00 per person (cash only…
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Sep. 02, 2012 / Gordon Price

Banks Account: Update on Granville Mansions and the Orpheums

Further to the post below on the Granville Mansions at Robson and Granville, David Banks adds this: The Granville Mansions c.…
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Aug. 31, 2012 / Gordon Price

New Frontiers in Ickiness: The Bedbug Registry

Tom Durning thinks you should know where to find bedbugs in Vancouver. Here:…

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