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On-line Online Pre-Budget Consultations for Federal Budget 2008
The Federal Government, through the Department of Finance, has launched an on-line pre-budget consultation and is looking for input on spending priorities. A short survey is available on their consultatation website. Submissions are due by midnight, February 11, 2008. In... Continue reading »
Rethinking the Robson Square Clamshell…
There was an interesting article in Friday’s Globe and Mail (January 25, 2008) by Trevor Boddy. Entitled “Overarching aspirations,” the piece looks at the Province’s proposal to redesign of Robson Square. Since being made public about a month ago, the... Continue reading »
2008 Homeless Count – Volunteers Needed
ARE YOU UP FOR THE COUNT? The 2008 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count is scheduled to take place during a 24-hour period on the night of Monday March 10th and the daytime of Tuesday, March 11th 2008. Funding for this critical... Continue reading »
Announcing re:place – a soon-to-be award-winning public space magazine – kind of like Spacing, but suitable for West Coast diets and sensibilities�
Over the last year, our friends at re:place magazine have been hard at work creating the foundations from which to make the proposed publication a success. The aim of re:place is to provide an electronic and print forum that looks... Continue reading »
Gangland hits, Granville Hooligans and Cameras – a response to The Province and the politicians it was quoting�
Last Saturday night, Ricardo Scarpino and an associate were gunned down outside Gotham Steakhouse on a busy Seymour Street. Scarpino was, as the saying goes, “known to police.” He had just arrived at the restaurant and was en route to... Continue reading »