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Water under the bridge: developments in 2010

In 2010, the City of Vancouver finally reversed the 1990s program of removing drinking water fountains. Permanent water fountains popped up and the City set up a number of temporary water...

Ideas on the move at TEDx Vancouver

TEDx Vancouver is positioned to become networking central for up and coming creatives. 2010 was the second year for the volunteer-driven TEDx Vancouver where 500 interesting, passionate and on the mov

Gasland brings sickening reality of fracking home

“Water’s not supposed to bubble like that unless it’s Perrier,” exclaimed the detective, as he examined tap water from a cattle ranch adjacent to natural gas drilling wells.  The detective...