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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 »
VPSN Civil City Housing & Homelessness Workshop: Follow-up
Thank you to everyone who came out to our November 13 forum Civil City, Housing & Homelessness. The event saw a capacity audience gather to hear about some of the sticking points that are preventing more action from taking place... Continue reading »
Downtown Ambassadors Private Security Program Seeks to Expand with Public Dollars
The Downtown Ambassadors program – run by Genesis Security on behalf of a number of BIA’s – is looking to expand with the aid of upwards of a a half-million dollars in public dollars. The VPSN is concerned about this... Continue reading »