Category Archives: Industry
A future at the farm for urban youth?
Terrie’s Take, a weekly look at business issues in Japan, reports (along with Nikkei.co.jp) that the country’s government is recruiting urban youth to take up rural jobs — in farming, forestry, and fishing. It’s part of a masterplan to revitalize … Continue reading
Metro column: Vancouver transport at centre of stimulus debate
Transport at centre of stimulus debate 22 December 2008 John Baird, Canada’s Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, was in the Lower Mainland last week to collect funding wish lists from regional government leaders. He and his boss, Prime Minister … Continue reading
Filed under Commuting, Environment, Immigration, Industry, New York, Transportation, Urban Planning, Vancouver
Transit trumps traffic in NYC population boom
The years between 2003 and 2008 saw an employment and population boom for New York City. But that didn’t translate into a crush of vehicular traffic. A report released this week by Bruce Schaller, New York’s deputy transportation commissioner for … Continue reading
Filed under Commuting, Crime, Immigration, Industry, New York, Transportation, Urban Planning
Carts of Darkness
Due to popular demand, the trailer from the documentary Carts of Darkness, which follows the binners of North Vancouver as they ride down mountain roads in grocery carts and scour the streets for recyclables.
Filed under Commuting, Entertainment, Environment, Industry, Neighbourhoods, Transportation, Vancouver
Vancouver Province column: Resourceful dumpster divers are important part of our city’s fabric
October 29, 2008 Richard Florida, the high-profile University of Toronto professor, recently spoke to a receptive crowd at a Vancouver Board of Trade cities conference. Florida, author of the best-selling book The Rise of Creative Class, postulates that cities with … Continue reading
Filed under Academia, Crime, Entertainment, Environment, Industry, Law and Order, Vancouver, Vancouver Province Columns
Vancouver Province column: Don’t let this traffic mess ruin the region’s appeal and drive us crazy
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 During a recent summer afternoon, I spent a painful 90 minutes trying to drive from Vancouver’s west side to a beer league hockey game at a Burnaby ice rink. In ideal conditions, the trip takes about … Continue reading
Filed under Commuting, Cycling, Industry, Politics, Transportation, Urban Planning
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: Vancouver mayoral candidate must rethink his housing tax plan
The Lower Mainland housing market might be cooling off these days. But glittering highrise condos continue to sprout up across downtown Vancouver. Given the region’s housing crunch, one would assume that locals would be quickly snapping up the units to … Continue reading
Mercer Consulting: Best cities for… wait for it… quality of living
The cities rankings continues — this one from Mercer Consulting. It’s a bit more serious-minded that Monocle’s, and geared for those who are uprooting for work. Some survey highlights: “European cities dominate the rankings of locations with the best quality … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Environment, Green Space, Health, Immigration, Industry, Montreal, New York, Real Estate, San Francisco, Seattle, Sydney, Toronto, Transportation, Urban Planning
World’s best cities for business according to Mastercard Worldwide research
Earlier this week, MasterCard Worldwide released its annual survey of “the global economy’s most influential cities”. Read on… MasterCard Worldwide Research Highlights Growing Role of Asian and Eastern European Cities in the Global Economy London remains the global economy’s most … Continue reading
