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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 »
Poet Laureate calls for poetry submissions to create verse map of Vancouver
Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate, George McWhirter, invites poetry submissions for an anthology on the features that give Vancouver its identity, such as its streets and place names. This call for submissions is open to anyone who wishes to help fill... Continue reading »
West End Car-Free Festival
Building on the success of the Car-Free Commercial Drive Festival, some good folks have now started efforts for a Car-Free West End Festival. Here’s details from their Facebook site: “We are looking to build on the success of the Commercial... Continue reading »
Help Establish a Sizeable Okanagan-Similkameen National Park
From our friends at the Western Canada Wilderness Committee… Protect BC’s “Pocket Desert”, Grasslands, and Ponderosa Pine forests: Help Establish a Sizeable Okanagan-Similkameen National Park! Currently, Canadians are being presented with one of the most exceptional conservation opportunities in our... Continue reading »