Category Archives: British Columbia
Metro column: David vs. Goliath, or fog of bureaucracy?
15 December 2008 Last week, while TransLink was talking up expansion plans and funding needs for the future, it was also taking some heat on a very different issue, and from an unlikely source. An upstart ferry service is crying … Continue reading
Filed under British Columbia, Commuting, Marine transport, Real Estate, Sydney, Transportation
Metro column: Robertson should play nice with rivals
08 December 2008 Gregor Robertson is on quite a roll these days. The mayor-elect in the city of Vancouver, who takes office today, has parlayed a successful entrepreneurial background into high-profile political stints at the provincial and municipal levels. Already, … Continue reading
Filed under British Columbia, Commuting, Cycling, Politics, Transportation
Vancouver Province column: If meltdown hikes Olympic price taxpayers deserve a greater say
October 12, 2008 It’s been a turbulent couple of weeks for the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee. Last week, at a Toronto forum on amateur sport, federal politicians scrapped over the long-simmering issue of including women’s ski jumping at the 2010 … Continue reading
Vancouver Province column: Metro Vancouver still missing out on proven benefits of rail travel
September 29, 2008 Whether you agree with her political philosophy or not, you have to give Elizabeth May full marks for making plenty of noise during this fall’s federal election. The leader of the federal Green Party has made history — and … Continue reading
Business in Vancouver column: Osaka air link cancellation will sever vital economic tie for B.C.
Osaka air link cancellation will sever vital economic tie for B.C. Derek Moscato: Podium Business in Vancouver July 29-August 4, 2008; issue 979 At first blush, this past spring’s announcement from Air Canada that it would be cancelling its direct … Continue reading
Province column: Driving an older car may be the best way to lighten your carbon footprint
While B.C.’s new carbon tax is about to put the squeeze on drivers at the gas pumps, it is also putting the spotlight on the bigger story of greenhouse gases in this province. Inevitably, that means more finger-wagging reserved for … Continue reading
Province column: Government must do more to speed travel between Vancouver and Seattle
The Province Monday, March 31, 2008 Road trips to Seattle, Portland and other Pacific Northwest destinations have long been popular with British Columbians hankering for some fun and recreation south of the 49th parallel. But given the dreadfully long lineups … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, British Columbia, Cascadia, Commuting, Entertainment, Politics, Portland, Seattle, Tourism, Trade, Transportation, Vancouver Province Columns
Province column: Designer dogs take place of kids as schools shut for lack of pupils
The Province Monday, March 17, 2008 These are gloomy days for dodgeball, hopscotch and other staples of the traditional school recess in British Columbia. Over the past decade, playgrounds and sports fields across the province have gone quiet as a … Continue reading
More on the fallout from the demolition of Erickson’s “Graham House”
Kevin Vallely, who works as a consultant for the West Vancouver practice of Kallweit Graham Architecture, has written a compelling article in the North Shore News asking what buildings we chose to preserve in the name of heritage, and why. … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, British Columbia, Heritage
$14 billion for public transit in British Columbia
This week’s announcement of major funding for rapid transit in British Columbia should put to rest the naysayers who argue that rail technologies such as SkyTrain are an unnecessary luxury. By extending the successful SkyTrain network to the University of … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, British Columbia, Transportation, Urban Planning
