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Wes Regan

Working in community economic development in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside since 2009 Wes Regan is the Executive Director of the Hastings Crossing Business Improvement Association (HxBIA) and was previously Business Development and Communications Associate with Building Opportunities with Business. He holds an Associate’s Degree in Geography from Langara College and a BA in Urban Geography from Simon Fraser University.

 

Articles

Demonizing DTES restaurants the wrong place for activists to focus their energy
Civic Voices
Wes Regan
Mar 5th, 2013
While poverty activists' concerns are valid, working to bring jobs and business to the Downtown Eastside is the surest way to alleviate poverty.
Vancouver’s Business Improvement Areas, they just aren’t what they used to be…
Business
Wes Regan
Jul 20th, 2012
A big overview of Business Improvement Associations (BIAs) and their role in Vancouver's communities.
Saving heritage in the DTES by playing with it
Culture
Wes Regan
May 23rd, 2012
Vancouver's architecture tells us the story of our city, the myth, meanings and power of place. It’s a story that is right here in front of us yet too often unseen and unexplored.
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