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May. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Tsawwassen Mills, Warren Buffett, and the On-Line Retail Shift

You are not hearing a lot in the press about the Tsawwassen Mills Mega Mall, built by the Quebec Ivanhoe…
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May. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Election-Site C and LNG may be Done Deal-But Massey Tunnel Rethink/Reboot?

Some interesting comments from  CKNW’s Emily Lazatin who asked Helmut Pastrick the chief economist with Central 1 Credit Union about…
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May. 10, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The word "Compromise" means to "Co-Promise"-new era ahead at the Province?

The Provincial Election is over and the electorate gasps as results indicate that no one (yet) really has the reins…
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May. 08, 2017 / Gordon Price

Learning Forum: The One Hundred Percent Transition – May 17-Jun 19

From SFU Public Square: Renewable Cities’ Global Learning Forum 2017 You’re invited to join local governments, First Nations, leading companies,…
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May. 08, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Sound of One Mayor Clapping Against Mayor's Council #CureCongestionGuide

In one of those puzzling moments, the Mayor of Delta has spoken out against the Mayor’s Council on Regional Transportation-which…
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May. 08, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Iconic Tower Tree Felled,Renewed in West End

If you google “west end condominium  with a tree on top” you will find this condopedia page that describes the building at…
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May. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"Creme de la Creme" Reappears in Shaughnessy Property Owners Association "Slavery" Analogy

About fifteen years  ago at a hearing regarding the future of the Arbutus rail alignment (now a greenway) a resident…
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May. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Friday File-Mr. Floatie Flushed from Victoria

Metro News reports that Mr. Floatie has been around a while, and he has made the point quite clear at his…
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May. 05, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Port Mann Bridge, the Massey Bridge and the French Connection

  If you go  through the Massey Tunnel, you’ve seen an increase in machinery and people wearing hard hats at…
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May. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

How Can the Province Support a 3.5 Billion Dollar Sinking Massey Bridge?

. One of the great things about the readership of Price Tags is that the readers are a well-educated bunch who…
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May. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Census Canada Says: We Are Getting Old

  Yesterday was a very exciting day for planners and statisticians who eagerly anticipated the new release of Census Canada…
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May. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Vancouver Driver Reader Boards – Fentanyl Deaths. Can They Remind on Pedestrian Carnage Too?

David Ball with Metro News reports on  the City of Vancouver’s unorthodox use of road reader signs that normally let…
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May. 03, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Massey Bridge Crossing in "heart" of Musqueam Territory, but First Nations Not Consulted

In a press release from the Musqueam Nation, Chief Wayne Sparrow stated  “Musqueam has not been meaningfully consulted nor accommodated for…
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May. 01, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Premier Still Says the Massey Bridge is Good for you-The Right Work or Doing the Work Right?

Sandor Gyarmati in the Delta Optimist reports that the Premier knows what is good for you and the Massey Bridge will…

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David Sadoway

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Sandy James Planner

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Sandy James Planner

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