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The 2018 VPSN Park Board Candidate Survey – UPDATE #5
Vancouver is one of only a few cities with an elected Park Board – and this year’s election will give voters a chance to elect a total of seven Commissioners. As with previous elections, we are asking candidates to share... Continue reading »
Last Candidate Standing 2018 – Vancouver’s only ALL candidates debate
Mark your calendars for the evening of October 3, and get ready to dial up democracy! Vancouver’s best election event is returning for the 2018 municipal contest. Last Candidate Standing is the only debate open to ALL mayoral and council... Continue reading »
Park(ing) Day 2018 – Reimagining Robson Street
Join us next Friday, September 21 on the 1000-block of Robson Street (at Burrard) for our 2018 Park(ing) Day intervention! We’ll be taking a few street parking spaces and transforming them into a sweet public space for you to enjoy... Continue reading »
Connecting the Arbutus Greenway to the Seawall
The City’s latest Arbutus Greenway newsletter shares an update that the existing rail right-of-way between West 1st and West 5th Avenue “is not required” for future greenway purposes. The City is proposing to remove these lands from the Arbutus Corridor... Continue reading »
Making blank walls sing: the case for graffiti and murals
By Anke Hurt On a sunny day there is a bright reflection coming from the blank wall across the street from my Kitsilano home. The expanse of matte-grey cinder bricks feels like wasted space. The blankness of the wall is... Continue reading »