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Nov. 16, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Loblaws Closes Stores, Announces Home Deliveries of Groceries

When Galen Weston took over the management of  Loblaw Companies Limited in 2007 many people wondered whether a younger person…
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Nov. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Asim Waqif's "Salvage" at the Vancouver Art Gallery's Offsite Location

Price Tags Vancouver has previously written about the “Fight For Beauty” art exhibition hosted by Westbank  developments  at a downtown hotel. The…
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Nov. 15, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

City Approves Short-Term Rentals~but no Basements or Laneway housing

As reported in Metro News by Jen St. Denis, Vancouver’s city council  has been considering how to regulate short-term rentals like Airbnb.…
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Nov. 08, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

How the Flooded City of Vanport Changed mid century Portland's Attitudes to Racial Segregation

From Christina Capatides with CBS  comes the story of Vanport Oregon and Henry Kaiser. During World War Two this industrialist brought…
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Nov. 07, 2017 / Gordon Price

Warren Gill Lecture: David Hulchanski – Dec 1

Dr. Warren Gill was passionately engaged in the cities and neighbourhoods in which he lived and worked. As a member of…
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Nov. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Unlocking the Night New York Style

  New York City is embarking on a competition on  how to encourage the night-time use and animation of Brownsville  a…
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Nov. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Mayor and Chief Planner to San Francisco~Vancouver wants to Collaborate on Housing Solutions

The Mayor of Vancouver and the Chief City Planner Gil Kelley have jointly submitted an editorial which has appeared in the San…
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Nov. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

New Restrictions for Foreign Buyers being introduced in New Zealand

In a move to provide housing as a right to residents of New Zealand, the new Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern…
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Oct. 30, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Should Pot Be Grown On Metro Vancouver's Agricultural Lands?

There is no doubt that growing marijuana is going to be a big business. And there is also no doubt…
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Oct. 24, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Public Seating, Pee Paint and Creating Inclusive Cities

What does a city that meaningfully designs for all of its citizens look like? One of the reasons I am…
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Oct. 17, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Forget that Campaign Promise~No 2017 Rideshare

If you have travelled just about anywhere, you may have used a ride share app that enabled you to get…
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Oct. 13, 2017 / Scot Bathgate

Daily Scot – Urban Agriculture – Part 2

Yesterday I profiled a bountiful urban garden on the rooftop of Quebec City’s Hôtel du Vieux and asked the question:…
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Oct. 11, 2017 / Ken Ohrn

Public Health & Pot Policy

As we move steadily towards widespread legalization and distribution of cannabis, how can we learn more when setting policies? Here’s…
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Oct. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

A California School Crossing So Dangerous They Won't Hire a Safety Guard~and a Vancouver School Crossing They Won't Do Because it Slows Traffic.

This story from NBC San Diego shows how far motordom continues to dominate, even when there are youngsters trying to walk…

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