August 31, 2008 Headlines
August 31, 2008
LOCAL
Canada’s first community court to offer compassion to criminals [The Province]
Class trip to Red Hook had lasting impact on instructor, students [The Province]
Undercover officers house the homeless [The Province]
B.C. communities hailed for sustainability [The Province]
INTERNATIONAL
U.S. left in dust by global cycle boom [The Seattle Times]
Are towns designed for the benefit of men? [BBC]
Release - The Gastown drive-in
August 30, 2008
By Urban Republic Arts Society and Cineworks
The drive-in movie, a classic form of entertainment, is facing extinction with the rise of land prices and competing forms of electronic entertainment. At the same time, Vancouver has become the third-largest film production centre in North America, albeit usually as Hollywood’s stand-in for another city. As novelist Douglas Coupland wrote in City of Glass: “To be blunt, many Vancouverites feel damn pimpy about the fact that we never get to be our own city in any of these movies.” Read more
August 30, 2008 Headlines
August 30, 2008
LOCAL
Sustainable False Creek tours set for next month [The Vancouver Sun]
CANADA
Greens land former Liberal as first MP [The Vancouver Sun]
Over 67 km of new sidewalks planned [The Vancouver Sun]
Victoria’s Design District ‘has arrived’ [The Globe and Mail]
August 29, 2008 Headlines
August 29, 2008
LOCAL
Property values along Canada Line may spike, report says [The Globe and Mail]
Lakefront project in historic Nelson [The Globe and Mail]
NDP engineering [The Vancouver Courier]
SFU professor questions Vision Vancouver brand [The Vancouver Courier]
Arts society touts Gastown Drive In [The Vancouver Courier]
NPA council hopeful sketchy on city issues [The Vancouver Courier]
August 28, 2008 Headlines
August 28, 2008
LOCAL
High hopes for South Asian candidate [The Globe and Mail]
New NPA candidate first from ethnic communities [The Globe and Mail]
B.C. Liberals hurt by gov’t pay hikes [The Province]
Biltmore Cabaret wants city council to rein in bureaucrats [The Province]
TransLink playing costly catch-up [The Province]
B.C. government to put $1 million into overpass [The Vancouver Sun]
CANADA
Gas prices to rise ‘regardless of policy’ [The Vancouver Sun]
Hands off Greenbelt, Ottawans say [Ottawa Citizen]
An urban plan that rises high above failed promises [The Globe and Mail]
Quebec should get serious about public transit [The Gazette, Montreal]
INTERNATIONAL
California bill attacks sprawl [Los Angeles Times]
August 27, 2008 Headlines
August 27, 2008
LOCAL
B.C. judge sets goal of crime-free Downtown Eastside [The Globe and Mail]
Contentious wetland clearing begins in Whistler [The Globe and Mail]
From no-fun city to party central [The Vancouver Sun]
NDP popularity takes a leap [The Vancouver Sun]
INTERNATIONAL
First look at plans for green village [The Northern Echo, UK]
How bikes can build a better a city
August 27, 2008
By John Calimente
Cycling photo by Su-Lin, Gil Peñalosa photo by jmv
When was the last time an overflow crowd turned out to hear the ideas of a former Parks Commissioner? It was probably whenever Guillermo ‘Gil’ Peñalosa last paid Vancouver a visit. Currently the Executive Director of the Mississauga-based non-profit Walk & Bike for Life, Peñalosa is a passionate advocate on the benefits of walking, cycling, parks, and trails. Read more
August 26, 2008 Headlines
August 26, 2008
LOCAL
Suspicions raised over Valley transit study [The Province]
Bridge to opportunity [Chilliwack Times]
Safe-injection site eyes outdoor growth [The Globe and Mail]
CANADA
Scientists sound new warning as Arctic ice shrinks more [The Vancouver Sun]
Saskatoon doesn’t have to fall into pitfalls of suburbia [The StarPhoenix]
Sun Tower
August 25, 2008
By Chuck Davis, The History of Vancouver
Photo by Zhatt, Wikipedia
One of the most familiar landmarks in Vancouver has been looming over the southeast corner of Pender and Beatty streets for more than 90 years. It’s a reminder of the stubbornness and determination of one of the city’s newspaper pioneers, Louis Denison Taylor. Read more
August 25, 2008 Headlines
August 25, 2008
BC
Environmental groups hope to add shoreline to provincial park [CBC.ca]
INTERNATIONAL
Climate change puts heat on forests [The Vancouver Sun]
