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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
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compiled weekly by Brittany Morris ART Copenhagen. Helsinki. Tokyo. Montreal. Melbourne. Since the first Nuit Blanche all-night art festival in Paris in 2002 cities around the world have taken part in this creatively expressive event. Last week’s Nuit Blanche in Toronto... Continue reading »

October 14, 2014   |   0 comments
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compiled weekly by Brittany Morris DESIGN (Re)designing a city for the people, Future Christchurch released a documentary series telling the people’s story of how the post-quakes-ravished-city on New Zealand’s South Island is revitalizing itself as a city rebuilt by the people,... Continue reading »

September 28, 2014   |   0 comments
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Attention public space animators, placemakers and interested volunteers! The VPSN is working with community members in Kitsilano and West Point Grey, as well as our good friends at HUB Cycling, to hold a Seaside Greenway Party on Saturday, July 5 between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm. The purpose:... Continue reading »

June 23, 2014   |   0 comments
[Oblique view of Vancouver and Fraser River looking north] Credit: City of Vancouver Archives; Reference code: AM54-S4-: LP 153.2; Date: June 5, 1948 VPSN comments on the Marpole Community Plan

On Wednesday April 2, City Council unanimously voted to approve the new Marpole Community Plan (MCP). This follows on the heels of the recent approval of the Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan and the West End Community Plan. As with these... Continue reading »

April 8, 2014   |   0 comments