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Urban Farming in BC and Beyond

August 18, 2009 by Mike Soron

Cityfolk! Rise up, and feed our future.
The Tyee has released a new segment in their reader-funded series on urban agriculture in BC, Good to Grow.
From the latest, by David Tracey, Why Urban Farming Is the Future:
The first odd thing about Cam Macdonald’s Mt. Pleasant lawn is that it isn’t a lawn. It’s a farm.
Standing [...]

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Concerns about backyard chickens are valid, but solutions exist

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A while back, the Georgia Straight published an article by Leanne McConnachie, director of farm animal programs for the Vancouver Humane Society, opposing the legalization of backyard chickens by Vancouver city council. McConnachie argues that many people lack the “financial resources, husbandry knowledge, or permanency in their housing situation to properly care for their animals”. [...]

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Backyard chickens & food security in Calgary

March 16, 2009 by Jeannette Mandrusiak

Four weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting Portland, Maine and took the opportunity to stop by their city council meeting. They were entertaining the second reading of allowing urban chickens in Portland, amidst pressure that many surrounding communities already allow residents to keep chickens in their backyard. The issue was brought [...]

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“Wild Cities” – EcoMetropolitanism’s ambitious vision

January 29, 2009 by Mike Soron

Every trip I take to Vancouver I am overwhelmed by the city’s urban space and natural surroundings. Perhaps it is because I call bland and poorly-planned Calgary my home — but, I’m not alone. North America — and especially its planning community and urbanophiles — seem to be infatuated with Vancouver. Simply put, the City [...]

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Trolley cars: the cost effective (and old-timey) transit solution

January 24, 2009 by Ryan Slifka

It seems as if every time an extension to the Calgary light rail transit system is proposed, there is either some money-related outrage, or community protest. Truth be told, light rail transit is an expensive endeavor in any city, and Calgary’s (and Alberta’s) fiscal hawkishness is a real obstacle to any meaningful progress in making [...]

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