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Article content When design drawings circulated last week for the forthcoming Broadway Subway stations, some observers were struck by what was not there: namely, a whole bunch of development in the air overhead. Designs for most new stations on the $2.8 billion subway line appear to show single-storey structures, which seems, at first glance, like a massive missed opportunity to develop that prime real estate in a way that serves the public good, especially with badly needed non-market rental h...

Government, Projects Russell Hixson January 18, 2021 PROVINCE OF B.C. — Simon Fraser University sits atop Burnaby Mountain in B.C. The school has been tasked with establishing a low carbon innovation centre as part of a national effort to reduce carbon pollution in major metro areas. A new partnership aims to establish a series of innovation centres across the country to accelerate low carbon initiatives. The Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) network is partnering with major c...

An urban climate change centre will be established by Simon Fraser University through a $22-million self-sustained federal endowment, said Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. Wilkinson made the announcement Tuesday at a press conference on behalf of Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan. The Metro Vancouver LC3 Centre is being established by SFUs Renewable Cities program but will operate as a new non-profit organization. The university was chosen by the City of Vancouver, the Metro...

VANCOUVER — A new centre at Simon Fraser University will help cities across Metro Vancouver develop solutions on urban climate change and to reach goals for reducing carbon pollution.The university’s. . .

From: Natural Resources Canada The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Seamus O’Regan Jr., Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced that Simon Fraser University has been selected to establish an urban climate centre in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, through a $22-million federal investment. In communities across the country, Canadians are feeling the impacts of climate change. By investing in ne...

January 12, 2021 - 10:59 AM VANCOUVER - A new centre at Simon Fraser University will help cities across Metro Vancouver develop solutions on urban climate change and to reach goals for reducing carbon pollution. The university’s Renewable Cities program has been named by the federal government to establish a regional Low Carbon Cities Canada Innovation Centre, due to launch in the fall. The centre is one of five across Canada and a statement from the City of Vancouver says...