Monthly Archives: May 2012

With hundreds of citizens there to show support, Richmond city council on Monday May 28, 2012, unanimously adopted a motion banning genetically modified crops. We reported on this story yesterday here. Local paper The Richmond Review provides good coverage of … Continue reading →

TransLink Annual General Meeting Wednesday, May 30, 10-11am Vancouver Transit Centre in MARPOLE 9149 Hudson (Marine Dr/Hudson) Public Question & Answer Period after Presentation AGM notice: http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/Events-Calendar/2012/May/Annual-General-Meeting.aspx Live web video: http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/Corporate-Overview/Annual-Reports.aspx MetroVanWatch notes that TransLink is considered an affected local … Continue reading →

(Update – 28-May-2013. That night a year ago, Richmond city council rejected Monsanto’s advances. And just a few days ago Vancouver citizens held a major protest against Monsanto. Story here http://www.straight.com/blogra/385526/vancouver-residents-participate-global-monsanto-demonstration. Now, our original story from May 28, 2012, continues…) … Continue reading →

Greg Moore, Chair, Metro Vancouver Board, will report on a Task Force established in March 2012 to develop a communication strategy for responding to issues together that confront the Region. His presentation can be viewed live via the web, or … Continue reading →

The 2012 Global Indigenous Conference will be held at University of British Columbia (UBC) on May 5 and 6, 2012 in Sty-Wet-Tan, the Great Hall of the UBC First Nations Longhouse in Vancouver Canada. Download poster (gic2012posterfinal-1). Official website http://aboriginal.ubc.ca/gic/. In … Continue reading →

From the official Jane’s Walk website: “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” — Jane Jacobs, ‘The Death and Life of Great American Cities’ Jane’s Walk Vision Walkable … Continue reading →