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How the bicycle came to be a viable mode of transportation

How the bicycle came to be a viable mode of transportation

Two hundred years ago this month, an environmental and fuel crisis inspired one of our greatest inventions — a device so simple, efficient and useful that it’s turning out to be part of the solution to today’s environmental and fuel crises.
Lame of thrones: Christy Clark’s speech promises to be full of promises

Lame of thrones: Christy Clark’s speech promises to be full of promises

All eyes, ears and looming senses of dread will be on the legislature in Victoria this afternoon when Premier Christy Clark issues her long-awaited throne speech, setting the stage for a confidence vote, which her government stands a good chance of l
London and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­raise similar issues about towers

London and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­raise similar issues about towers

I am writing from London, U.K., where many local stories parallel stories in Vancouver. Over the past two weeks, affordable housing and high-rise buildings have been in the news in both cities.
A chance to ban ‘big money’ in municipal politics

A chance to ban ‘big money’ in municipal politics

“This is something I’d like to see.†It was an innocent-sounding quote by former Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Mayor Sam Sullivan, now a B.C. government minister responsible for matters relating to local government.
Editorial Cartoon: June 20, 2017

Editorial Cartoon: June 20, 2017

Vancouver’s Chinatown is here to stay

Vancouver’s Chinatown is here to stay

Don’t be too quick to write off Chinatown. I say that particularly in light of council’s decision last week to turn down the Beedie rezoning application to build a 118-foot-high condo complex at the confluence of Keefer and Columbia.
Why Louie voted against Vision colleagues on Chinatown condo

Why Louie voted against Vision colleagues on Chinatown condo

Louie joined NPA councillors Elizabeth Ball and Melissa De Genova in supporting Beedie Development Group’s project
Rant/Rave: Week of June 15

Rant/Rave: Week of June 15

CAMPER DAMPER Sorry to put a damper on camping season, but can I please rant about the noise that is created by some campsite users? A few weekends ago we camped at Chilliwack Lake.
Best places to park when driving to Car Free Day

Best places to park when driving to Car Free Day

This weekend, wide swaths of Main Street in Mount Pleasant and Denman Street in the West End will be closed to vehicle traffic for something called Car Free Day — also known as the Day Angry Old People Go On Facebook, Use the Phrase ‘Mayor Moonbeam’
Trump is a pariah in the face of climate crisis

Trump is a pariah in the face of climate crisis

In withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, US President Donald Trump demonstrated monumental ignorance about climate change and the agreement itself.