British Columbia
Vancouver Housing Least Affordable In Canada
The Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey finds Vancouver housing to be 'severely unaffordable', and 15th worst worldwide.
The Vancouver Sun
Adventures In Intercultural Vancouver
How Chinese New Year in Vancouver symbolizes the emergence of a new, unique civic culture.
Maisonneuve
Promising Tax Relief for Canada's Public Transit Users
In Vancouver, Conservative leader Stephen Harper announces that public-transit users would be eligible for a tax credit under a Tory government.
The Globe and Mail
Vancouver's Four Transportation Mega-Projects
Greater Vancouver's ambitious long-term regional transportation includes four mega-projects.
The Vancouver Sun
Higher Towers Considered For Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Village
In order to increase revenues Vancouver's mayor-elect proposes permitting higher towers and reducing social housing to 20 percent of South East False Creek redevelopment.
The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver: Planning Trouble In Paradise?
Is Vancouver's housing bubble and density destroying what made the city so livable?
The Seattle Times
Vancouver, BC: The World's Most Livable City?
Excellent transportation, telecommunications and utilities helped Vancouver, British Columbia take the top spot in The Economist's ranking of the world's most livable cities; not a single U.S. city makes the top 10.
The Globe and Mail
Vancouver Rejects 'Green' Wal-Mart Proposal
Proposal for a "green" Wal-Mart developed especially for Vancouver is rejected as contrary to city's planning goals.
The Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Art Gallery Wants To Get Renovation Right
Using a transparent and widely consultative process may not be glamorous, but the directors of the VAG hope to come up with a solution that fits both the city and the gallery.
The Globe and Mail
Vancouver To Experiment With Transit Techniques
Vancouver transit officials plan interventions to increase transit reliability and improve the way the street works, both commercially and socially.
The Vancouver Sun
Public Video Screens And Public Benefits
If they want to do a big video screen pulsing Ford and Coke, is there a public benefit to be had?
The Vancouver Sun
What We Can Learn From Vancouver's Graceful Growth
Vancouver has accomplished on its waterfront what San Francisco has talked about for decades. US Cities could learn much from Vancouver's success.
The San Francisco Chronicle


















