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The Language of Place: Indigenous Naming and Re-naming
Were you among the many thousands who participated in this year’s Walk for Reconciliation? It was a tremendous event, and saw an estimated 50,000 participants trek from QE Plaza to Strathcona Park to show their support to a new and... Continue reading »
VanPlay Smart City Talks – October 17 and November 1
What will Vancouver’s parks and public spaces look like in 25 years, or a century? The VPSN has been honoured to be part of two of the VanPlay Smart City Talks organized by the Urbanarium Society, UBC School of Architecture... Continue reading »
Creative Mornings – By-Election Candidate Survey
Our pal Mark Busse (host of Creative Mornings Vancouver, and fab MC for our Last Candidate Standing event back in 2014) has recently sent a survey out to all of the candidates running for a Council seat as part of the upcoming by-election.... Continue reading »
Under the Poodle, Part 1: Find your Esther…
A blog-post by public art-loving Stina Hansen, the VPSN’s newest Board member; Photo by Rachel Topham, City of Vancouver Public Art Finder Moving can be great for a whole bunch of reasons: a new home to fit your life into, and... Continue reading »
Seasonal Effective Design – Placemaking for the Rainy Months
Hey, do you want to support a great local placemaking venture? Our friends at Frida & Frank have been enlivening public spaces around town with their pop-up ping pong tables. We had them at our Laneway Living Room event in... Continue reading »