Advocacy, education and outreach in support of Vancouver's public spaces

Light fixtures at Victory Square, designed to look like WWI Brodie helmets. Remembrance Day 2014

A number of Remembrance Day activities will be taking place throughout Vancouver on Tuesday, November 11, including ceremonies at Jack Poole Plaza and Victory Square. This year marks 100 years since the beginning of World War I, and 75 years... Continue reading »

November 10, 2014   |   0 comments
Last Candidate MC Mark Busse with debate finalists Pete Fry (Green) and Andrea Reimer. (Vision). Last Candidate Standing – By Rounds and Sets

On Sunday, November 3, 2014, the Vancouver Public Space Network held the third edition of Last Candidate Standing, an election debate unlike any other in the current municipal campaign. As with previous editions (in 2008 and 2011), the 2014 version saw... Continue reading »

November 3, 2014   |   0 comments
20141102_135021 Last Candidate Standing: 2014 Recap

The 2014 edition of Last Candidate Standing wrapped up with another amazing event of great debate and excitement among independents, party-affiliated candidates running for mayor or council and everyone who came out! The event started off with an introduction by Paola, chair of... Continue reading »

November 3, 2014   |   0 comments
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compiled bi-weekly by Brittany Morris ART Les Passages Insolites is an urban public space art festival that brings a vibrant kaleidoscope of contemporary art installations to Quebec City’s forgotten passages, making the invisible, visible.   DESIGN Forget the urban highway... Continue reading »

October 31, 2014   |   0 comments
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by Christie Wall On Wednesday, October 29, Vancouver City Council will review Phase I of ‘A Healthy City For All’, which could become a new municipal plan for supporting Vancouverites to be physically, mentally and socially healthy. The strategy backs... Continue reading »

October 29, 2014   |   0 comments