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The Fight for the Vancouver Art Gallery

After years of rumours and research, the Vancouver Art Gallery asked one last time for a new home. Not everyone loves the answer. The head of the VAG has a $300 million vision for the gallery. Yes, she has her critics. No, there will be no compromise.

By published Mar 13, 2013

Indoor Sex Work—Is It Safer For Everyone?

Prostitution has moved indoors, which means safety for sex workers and privacy for clients. But what does that mean to your neighbourhood?

By published Jan 1, 2013

City Streets Reclaimed As Social Space

Inch by inch cities are taking back territory once meant strictly for cars. How far are our planners willing to go?

By published Nov 1, 2012

The Future of Vancouver's Farmland

We love to chat every weekend with our favourite small-scale farmers, but can we afford to encourage the artisanal approach—and should we?

By published Oct 1, 2012

Foreign Real Estate Heirs And How They Are Changing Vancouver's Skyline

From Concord Pacific Place to Little Mountain, Vancouver is the proving ground for a generation of offshore development dynasties

By published Sep 1, 2012

Building a Virtual Vancouver

Vancouver is going to change the world, creating virtual marketplaces and cloud democracy. But first we have to build the infrastructure

By published Jul 19, 2012

The Legacy of Peter Wall

Developer Peter Wall charted his own course to riches and influence, and will leave a legacy that goes well beyond Vancouver's built environment

By published Jun 1, 2012

How I Lost My Mother to Alzheimer's

In her 80s, she was still reading, seeing friends, and worrying about her kids. Once dementia took hold she began wandering off, and I became my mother’s keeper

By published May 1, 2012
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