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VPSN Public Space News & Events | 20 April, 2010
Our ever-popular e-bulletin, here for your blog-reading pleasure! VANCOUVER PUBLIC SPACE NETWORK NEWS VPSN Operational Planning Working Group Changes – Mapping & Wayfinding; Community Composting PubliCity 3 – Play and Public Space Whole Foods – Thank You! UPCOMING VPSN MEETINGS... Continue reading »
A National Park for the Flathead Valley?
Photo by Dru! (Creative Commons license) While we at the VPSN tend to focus our public space lens on Vancouver’s urban environment, we’re always keen to see what’s happening elsewhere in the province, country and around the world. That’s why... Continue reading »
Carrotmobs and coffee houses
Photo by Ladik Coffee houses have always been cool social spaces. But what about a bit of a nudge to help them on the sustainability front? Here’s a cool initiative that our Greenspaces Coordinator Emily Jubenvill has been working on... Continue reading »
Advocating against the corporate vote
Earlier today the Vancouver Public Space Network sent off a submission to the Local Government Elections Taskforce. In October of last year, the Taskforce was charged with the reviewing issues relating to local government elections and has been gathering input... Continue reading »
Learn to garden, guerrilla-style
The 2010 garden season is here and the VPSN’s first Guerrilla Gardening meeting of the season takes place on Friday, April 9 – 6:00pm-7:30pm in Kitsilano at 2nd Avenue and Balaclava. If you’ve ever fancied the idea of civic engagement... Continue reading »