October 31, 2008 Headlines
October 31, 2008
LOCAL
Group wants interurban back on track [The Vancouver Sun]
$1.6-billion project proposed for Surrey Central City area [The Vancouver Sun]
City votes to allow rezoning for laneway rental homes [The Vancouver Sun]
Vancouver South result heads for another recount [The Vancouver Sun]
Byelections bring Campbell’s electoral math into sharp focus [The Vancouver Sun]
Free rides on transit are costing us [The Province]
Homeless refuse order to leave East Vancouver park [The Province]
Premier set to rally B.C. Liberals after NDP gains seats [The Globe and Mail]
Bridge financing over troubled waters [The Globe and Mail]
The Last Candidate Standing – A Municipal Election Event Like No Other
October 30, 2008
Think election debates seem like a bit of a carnival? Now’s your chance to see how right you are!
The Vancouver Public Space Network, the SFU City Program, and, media sponsor, re:place magazine are proud to present a brand new type of all-candidates debate: The Last Candidate Standing. Unlike traditional exchanges that feature three or four contestants, we’ve invited every Mayoral and Council candidate running in the 2008 Vancouver election. You’ll hear from party affiliates and independents alike, and watch the candidates as they take turns in the spotlight fielding questions by a team of local media experts.
Halloween SkyTrain Party - Friday, October 31, 2008
October 30, 2008
By Vancouver Public Space Network
Start this Friday night off with a ride on the Crazy Train! Before you head out on the town for your other witching-hour activities, join us for our second-annual Halloween SkyTrain Party.
It’s the end of the week. It’s Halloween. What more could you want??
Is BC’s Carbon Tax Fair?
October 30, 2008
By Marc Lee, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Introducing a new tax is never a popular political move, so it was notable when the BC Liberal government, known more for its tax cutting, brought in Canada’s first broad-based carbon tax in February’s budget.
Poorest to Pay for Campbell Plan?
October 30, 2008
By Marjorie Griffin Cohen and Seth Klein, The Tyee
Gordon Campbell’s 10-point economic plan will have no impact on B.C.’s most serious problem — persistent and extreme poverty in this province.
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October 30, 2008 Headlines
October 30, 2008
LOCAL
NDP wins byelections in 2 Vancouver ridings [CBC]
Conservatives mired in turmoil [The Globe and Mail]
Price tag of byelections: $1 million [The Province]
Homeless vow to erect tents on lot [The Province]
Taller blocks on horizon [The Province]
Dunbar residents butt heads with city planners [The Vancouver Courier]
Laneway housing could ease housing pressures [The Georgia Straight]
Politicians seeing green in Maple Ridge [The Georgia Straight]
NPA candidate slams bridge upgrade [The Georgia Straight]
Council candidates differ on solving Vancouver housing mess [The Georgia Straight]
CANADA
Toronto council denies request to demolish heritage site [The Globe and Mail]
Metro transit: Rural lines welcome [The Chronicle Herald, Halifax]
The Great Neighborhood Book
October 30, 2008
Author: Jay Walljasper (New Society Publishers, 2007)
Probably most of us have ideas on how to improve our neighbourhood. Maybe we see too much crime in our area, maybe we would like to see less traffic, maybe there’s a nearby park that needs a good clean-up - whatever the issue is, odds are that we see areas that could be improved but hope that someone else will take care of it. Read more
The search for Vancouver’s real heart
October 29, 2008
Article and photos by Sean Ruthen
While on a visit to Vancouver in 1912, a British landscape architect named Thomas Mawson spoke to a room full of prominent businessmen and citizens, then known as the Canadian Club, on the subject of ‘Civic Art and Vancouver’s Opportunity.’ He proposed to those present a vision of Vancouver that would put it on the world’s stage of beautiful cities, much like Paris and London – Georgia Street would become a Champ Elysee, with Lost Lagoon being it’s terminus in a great circular pond, in the center of which would stand a great column with a statue of Captain Vancouver atop it, all surrounded by a great civic promenade comprised of the city’s most prestigious cultural buildings. Read more
October 29, 2008 Headlines
October 29, 2008
LOCAL
Taxpayers still left twisting in the wind over Olympic costs [The Vancouver Sun]
TransLink’s options include new vehicle levy [The Vancouver Sun]
Province set to open new housing offices [The Vancouver Sun]
Watts eyes new city hall, arts centre in Surrey’s downtown [The Province]
Voter fatigue widespread in by-elections, James says [The Globe and Mail]
Release Visiting Fellow in Urban Sustainability and Development, Fall 2008
October 28, 2008
The SFU Urban Studies Program will be welcoming Hank Dittmar, Chief Executive of The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment as Visiting Fellow in Urban Sustainable Development during the week of November 3, 2008. The Prince’s Foundation is an educational charity that seeks to improve the quality of people’s lives by teaching and practicing timeless and ecological ways of planning, designing and building. On behalf of its President, HRH The Read more
