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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 »
Vancouver Day: the city turns 124
The old McCleery Farm house, 1910 City of Vancouver Archives Item Out P1193.2 Today, April 6, marks the 124th anniversary of our home city’s incorporation. It’s not a date that features prominently on too many wall calendars, granted, but perhaps... Continue reading »
Robson Street Olympic-style closures?
Councillor David Cadman (COPE) is introducing a motion at this morning’s Council meeting. The text of the motion is rather brief, but the essence of it is that Cadman is requesting that City staff look at the possibility of Olympic-style... Continue reading »