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Sep. 13, 2017 / Gordon Price

The Musqueam: Identity and Wealth

It’s the latest piece of public art in downtown Vancouver, just installed in the entrance lobby of SFU Harbour Centre:…
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Sep. 08, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge and the "One Trick Pony" Survey

At the end of August Angus Reid  conducted a survey of Metro Vancouver residents about their preferences for a new…
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Sep. 06, 2017 / jamesavbligh

Vancouver Skyline from English Bay

Taken this Sunday aboard the Elision. From left to right: Lions Gate Bridge, Stanley Park, downtown, Burrard Bridge, Mount Baker, Vanier…
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Aug. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Province Considers Response to Mansions on Metro Vancouver Farmland

Price Tags Vancouver has written  extensively about the existing loophole where properties in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) can be…
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Aug. 23, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Port Metro Vancouver Eats into Agricultural Land Reserve

In the same way that on-line shopping trends and changing retail tastes are taking a bite out of the stand-alone…
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Aug. 02, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Eric Doherty's Look Back At Premier Barrett on Massey Tunnel Debacle

Planner and thinker Eric Doherty has written an opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun and provides a historical context on why…
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Jul. 28, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Ohrn Image — Green House

Just off Commercial Drive near Venables on Parker Street.…
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Jul. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Seoul's Skygarden, a Portent for the Georgia Viaducts?

Price Tag readers made some very good comments about how New York City’s High Line is markedly different from Vancouver’s…
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Jul. 21, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Summer Nights and Lighting the Dome

Daily Hive image In the “cool things to do for kids of all ages” department The Daily Hive reports on a very…
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Jul. 13, 2017 / Scot Bathgate

Daily Scot – Funky in False Creek

Post Industry meets Art along the south shore of False Creek…
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Jul. 12, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

It's Where You Find It

What’s the Tacofino takeaway here?  How about:  food so good that we need a secret location to throttle demand to…
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Jul. 11, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Growing An Economy II

Does BC’s self-image need a tune-up? Perhaps this report (37-page PDF) will help stimulate a few new thoughts about how we…
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Jul. 10, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Growing An Economy

Things change, including how we earn a living — as individuals and as a city. There is an unexpected change…
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Jul. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Chinatown History Windows Contextually Connects Community

A very special project in Chinatown  has been attracting attention from locals and tourists alike. The CBC has written about the…

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