Private Profit By Guilt Trip 27 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm

One of the most egregious of the errors committed by the Grandview-Woodland Community Plan planners was the inclusion of a 12-15 storey tower at Commercial and Venables. In the draft plan, this monst...

Celebrate The Volunteers! 24 Aug 2013 | 12:25 am

City Abstract XI 23 Aug 2013 | 06:19 am

UnShaw About Email 22 Aug 2013 | 11:36 pm

Like thousands of others in the Lower Mainland, my ISP is Shaw, and I have generally been quite content with the service I get from them.  However, I have had an issue this week that has really made m...

Modern Life 22 Aug 2013 | 11:13 pm

One of the people I was speaking with last night was a young man who works on the docks and who owns a small place downtown. He noted that his father was a longshoreman who managed to comfortably rai...

Viaducts, Heritage and Beer 22 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm

Had a marvelous time last night, wandering (certainly not aimlessly) around the Georgia Viaduct and neighbouring areas under the guidance of historian John Atkin and former Councilor Gordon Price.  Th...

A Plea For Independents 20 Aug 2013 | 09:24 pm

In a conversation with someone yesterday, it was suggested that I had been described by a third party as a COPE supporter.  Obviously that third party doesn’t know me very well and certainly isn’t fam...

Lack of Vision in Point Grey 20 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am

I didn’t write about the bike lane debacle on Point Grey Road while it was happening; I am neither a driver nor a cyclist, and I don’t ever visit Point Grey, so it seemed best to keep silent.  However...

The Fight Goes On! 19 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm

There was some marvelously public outrage this weekend over the City’s plans for rezoning in Marpole.  They have many of the same issues over process and lack of consultation as we have been fighting ...

To Be A Canadian 18 Aug 2013 | 01:05 pm

Twenty-seven years ago today I became a Canadian citizen. perhaps the proudest and most satisfying day of my life.  In about two months from now, I will have lived in Canada, in Vancouver, for thirty-...