Category Archives: Protest
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
Legacy Sakura on Powell Street
As part of the new City of Vancouver plan to redevelop Oppenheimer Park in the downtown eastside (and adjacent to the historic Japantown), “legacy sakura” (cherry blossom trees) are going to be removed to make way for a new field … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Green Space, Heritage, Protest
Erickson’s “Graham House” demolition moving ahead
The latest on the Arthur Erickson “Graham House” saga is that the District of West Vancouver has decided to go ahead and issue a permit to the site’s owners. A last minute request to have the house put on the … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Heritage, Protest, Vancouver
Trek Park?
It seems the college sit-ins and protests of 2007 just don’t resonate like they did in the 1960s — at least on Canada’s West Coast. Case in point: Trek Park at the University of British Columbia, designed as a gathering … Continue reading
Vancouver Province Column: Plan for higher-density housing isn’t about fighting political war
Published: Monday, October 15, 2007 These are troubled times for the EcoDensity Initiative, introduced with great fanfare by Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan in the days leading up to last year’s World Urban Forum. At the time, there was an … Continue reading
Vancouver Province Column: Eco-density zealots must recognize that condo living is not for everyone
The Province Monday, June 18, 2007 Greater Vancouver’s civic leaders are talking a lot about density these days — elevating the D word to almost mythical status. Indeed, there’s a lot to like about people moving into compact places like … Continue reading
