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Memo to Carney and Robertson on Fixing Housing
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Memo to Carney and Robertson on Fixing Housing
[Editor’s note: This letter, signed by 27 prominent B.C. experts in urban planning and architecture, was sent last week to Prime Minister Mark Carney and Minister of Housing Gregor Robertson, and was cc’d to, among others, B.C. Premier David Eby, B.C. Minister of Housing Christine Boyle and Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim.] July 22, 2025 To: The Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, and the Honourable Gregor Robertson, MP, Federal Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Re: Advancing...
Can anything good come out of Utica?
Late in May of 2021, amid the ongoing fear and uncertainties of the COVID public health emergency, commissioners of the Presbytery of Utica gathered online to consider a single question that had been the subject of discussion and discernment for the better part of a year: Will the Presbytery of Utica become a founding partner of the Center for Jubilee Practice?
What do outside planners think of Squamish?
Retired Vancouver City planner Larry Beasley shares his opinions on where Squamish is at in terms of eco-design Walking, driving or cycling around Squamish, it’s likely most locals don’t think much about how the community was and is being planned, and those who do may wonder if there is a method to what they see as the madness of our current development boom. The Chief caught up with well-known urban planner Larry Beasley to find out what he thinks of how our community is evolving.
10 B.C. Day reads from the 1130 Bookshelf
(iStock) VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Looking for something to read this B.C. Day? Here are 10 suggestions from the 1130 Bookshelf to help you out. On Their Own Terms: True Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island by Haley Healey First-time author Haley Healey says she was inspired to write the book after learning the story of backcountry gardener, wilderness entrepreneur, and cougar bounty hunter Ada Anna Rae-Arthur, also known as “Cougar Annie,” during a recent visit to Tofino.
Vancouverism | BC Studies
January 14, 2020 Review By John Douglas Belshaw It’s best to start any study with a clear, concise, and irrefutable sentence. But “Vancouver is a place” is taking that axiom too far. And, as anyone who knows horses will tell you, a place is not a win. Larry Beasley arrived at Vancouver City Hall in 1976 and in 1994 became Co-Director of the Planning Department. The period in between is pivotal in the city’s history.
Special Offer on Vancouverism-expires August 1
As a special introductory offer, UBC Press is offering 20% off of Vancouverism for my friends and colleagues. About the book: Until the 1980s, Vancouver was a typical mid-sized North American city. But after the city hosted Expo 86, something extraordinary happened. This otherwise unremarkable urban centre was transformed into an inspiring world-class city celebrated for its livability, sustainability, and competitiveness.
Vancouverism, By Larry Beasley
Larry Beasley is the Distinguished Practice Professor of Planning at the University of British Columbia and the founding principal of Beasley and Associates, an international planning and urban design consultancy. He sits on the boards of TransLink (British Columbia’s integrated transportation agency), the National Capital Commission in Ottawa, and the Canadian Urban Institute. He is a registered professional planner in Canada and the retired co-chief planner for the City of Vancouver.
Opinion: Northeast False Creek Vancouver’s New Golden Apple
An artist's conception of the new neighbourhood that the City of Vancouver is planning for Northeast False Creek. City of Vancouver / PNG Last week, Vancouver City Council approved the False Creek North Plan. With this exciting decision, a lot comes together for Vancouver’s inner-city that has been in gestation for many years.
Opinion: Reclaiming space for the community by giving the 13th floor to the people
FILE PHOTO : Buildings are under construction around Cambie and SW Marine drive in Vancouver, B.C., October 10, 2017. Arlen Redekop / PNG The 13th floor is always the ‘bad luck’ floor.As long as anyone can remember, residents have not wanted to live on the 13th floor and businesses have not wanted to have their offices on the 13th floor of any building. Because of this phobia, the numbering of floors often omits the 13th floor, moving simply from the 12th to the 14th floor without any explanation.
Columbia Daily Herald
William Larry “Bo” Beasley, 63, retired employee of Sharp Motor Company in Pulaski, died Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at his residence on McCall Street in Lynnville. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 P.M. at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Milton Stephens and Leon Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Lynnwood Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Saturday from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols.com.
Opinion: Canada needs a new vision for the suburbs
Suburbs — they are the most dramatic phenomenon of city growth since the onset of the Industrial Revolution. Enabled by the mass availability of the automobile and growing household wealth, they stretch out over the landscape in almost every modern city as far as the eye can see and the mind can comprehend. They have a vast footprint and very low scale and intensity. They waste space; they gobble up nature; they homogenize the urban experience.
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