To New York, Paris, Vancouver, and Toronto
Big orangutan kisses to all of you there for showing your support for the Quebec student movement. You have brought this ape to tears (and this rarely happens). Thank you.…
Vancouver
To New York, Paris, Vancouver, and Toronto
Big orangutan kisses to all of you there for showing your support for the Quebec student movement. You have brought this ape to tears (and this rarely happens). Thank you.…
To New York, Paris, Vancouver, and Toronto
Big orangutan kisses to all of you there for showing your support for the Quebec student movement. You have brought this ape to tears (and this rarely happens). Thank you.…
An Open Letter about Rob Ford to the City of Toronto, from the Rest of Canada
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, a political figure so big he has his own gravitational field! Toronto politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Dear Toronto: It’s time we had a…
Managing Public Art – An interview with the Bryan Newson of Vancouver’s Public Art Program
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas ‘Abundance Fenced’ Bryan Newson is the Manager of the City of Vancouver’s Public Art Program. He and his staff have been responsible for bringing you everything from…
Musqueam Midden Burial Site Compromise
It’s very interesting to see the work that has gone into a possible compromise to deal with the competing demands around the Musqueam midden burial site. See below. Several weeks…
NASA space hackathon (in Vancouver) this weekend
So, many, many things I’d like to blog upon at the moment. I’m in Brasilia at the Open Government Partnership meeting, so obviously lots to talk about there, and, of…
C’mon Adrian Dix, you’ve got to be better than this
The BC Liberals are faltering. Their leader is disliked across much of the province. They are prime for a smart, disciplined opposition to pounce. The stakes are too high –…
Things that make me go arghhhh! Part 1
I figure that this wouldn’t be a true blog without random kvetching about nothing in particular. So in that spirit, I present semi-aimless carping about disconnected aspects of modern life,…
Proposed Wooden Skyscraper
Yesterday we looked at making a key building material, cement, more green and today we’re looking at a skyscraper to be built out of wood. Wood is a much kinder…
Citizen Surveillance and the Coming Challenge for Public Institutions
The other day I stumbled over this intriguing article which describes how a group of residents in Vancouver have started to surveille the police as they do their work in…
Video: Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler would welcome gay teammate
Not only is it awesome that Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler have expressed their support for the recently launched You Can Play campaign, which seeks to ensure equality,…
Video: Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler would welcome gay teammate
Not only is it awesome that Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler have expressed their support for the recently launched You Can Play campaign, which seeks to ensure equality,…
Video: Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler would welcome gay teammate
Not only is it awesome that Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler have expressed their support for the recently launched You Can Play campaign, which seeks to ensure equality,…
Video: Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler would welcome gay teammate
Not only is it awesome that Vancouver Canucks Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler have expressed their support for the recently launched You Can Play campaign, which seeks to ensure equality,…
Poll: Albertans ‘smug’ and ‘condescending’
Canadians love to mock Toronto and beginning with last year’s Stanley Cup run, Vancouver. It’s understandable why the former is resented; it is the concentrated core for entertainment, news and…
Stop the Condo Development on the Musqueam Burial Site
What kind of racist government issues a permit for a condo developer to bulldoze a Musqueum burial site? BC’s government. I visited c̓əsnaʔəm, the 1338 SW Marine Drive site this…
I’m moving to Vancouver
My time in Saskatoon has come to an end. My partner and I will be moving to Vancouver on April 1 — no joke! Since arriving from Montreal three and…
What’s happening to Vancouver? Iconic HMV gone. Now Sears.
Vancouver then HMV used be the icon at the corner of Burrard and Robson, the crossroads of Vancouver to many folks around the world. It was the image that many…
Inferring Serial Killers with Data: A Lesson from Vancouver
For those happily not in the know, my home town of Vancouver was afflicted with a serial killer during the 80’s and 90’s who largely targeted marginalized women in the…