I’m helping promote a Vancouver based campaign called A GP For Me Vancouver, an initiative to help more citizens have a family doctor.
Tag: Vancouver
UDI Lunch with Vancouver’s Chief Housing Officer—February 21, 2014
Join the Urban Development Institute (Pacific Region) as they welcome Mukhtar Latif, the City of Vancouver’s Chief Housing Officer, in his first address to UDI. Details Location: Regency Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver Date/Time: Friday, February 21, 2014 11:30 am – registration and networking 12:00 to 1:30 pm – lunch and keynote Fees/Admission: $85 + GST – Everyone…
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup—February 2014
This month, we’ll be meeting on February 9th from 3-5:00pm at Ceili’s Modern Irish Pub in Kitsilano
George Stroumboulopoulos’s Vancouver [Weekend Watch]
In 2011, George flew over to Vancouver to record a week of episodes. Here’s the special opening they put together for the shows.
False Creek South: An Experiment in Community [Weekend Watch]
False Creek South was created 40 years ago in the belief that mixed-income, green and walkable neighbourhoods could foster a real downtown community.
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup – January 2014
This month’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup will take place on January 12th from 3-5:00pm at the Backstage Lounge on Granville Island.
Vancouver Map Flyover [Weekend Watch]
I love this creative use of an old 1970’s relief map of Vancouver from the 1970s that had hung on the walls in the Department of Geography at UBC.
Vancouver Urbanist Meetup – November 2013
This month’s Vancouver Urbanist Meetup will take place on Sunday, November 10th from 3-6:00pm at the Cove Neighbourhood Pub in Kitsilano
Athletes Village Housing Co-op: A New Model for Affordable Housing
Vancity recently profiled Athlete’s Village Housing Cooperative as part of their effort support stable and affordable housing for our communities.
VIDEO: A Walking tour through Southeast False Creek
Margot Long takes us on a walking tour through Vancouver’s SouthEast False Creek to show the transformation of industrial land into an urban village.