June 2012
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This July: Take Part in Vancouver's Only Outdoor...
The quintessential summer experience is eating outdoors. And thanks to Vancouver’s success with food trucks, outdoor eating isn’t just for restaurant patios. It can be done in any public space in the downtown core.
The Vancouver Public Space Network is expanding the opportunities for outdoor eating this summer with Lunch Meet in the city’s Crosstown area. Lunch Meet is a weekly...
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Let's get scramblin'
As a frequent pedestrian in downtown Vancouver, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve almost been run over by some impatient driver trying to turn right, not noticing that the crosswalk sign was on and that I have the right of way.
I used to live in a condo on the corner of Abbott and Expo Blvd., where drivers would come whipping around that corner so fast, that I was terrified to cross, even...
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Metro Vancouver's Green Zone
“The Green Zone is our legacy for future generations.”
Former Port Coquitlam Mayor Len Trabouley
Vancouver has a reputation for its natural beauty, but few are aware that a decision was made years ago to ensure it stays that way.
Photograph by: Dan Toulgoet , Vancouver Courier
As part of the first Liveable Region Strategic Plan established for Metro Vancouver in 1996, approximately...
