Global Civic Policy Society

Vancouver is featured on CNN as a livable city.

Harvard Economics Professor Edward Glaeser and author of Triumph of the City has agreed to speak at the Vancouver Urban Forum on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. He is the Director of the Taubman Institute for State and Local Government and editor of the Quarterly Journal for Economics. Since 1992 he has published at an average [...]

By Denise Ryan, Vancouver Sun March 26, 2012 Photograph by: Glenn Baglo, PNG, Vancouver Sun Berta Lopera is a BertaColombian-born Canadian who is learning Farsi and greetings in other languages as part of former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan’s greeting fluency program. ———————————————— When Colombian-born lawyer Berta Lopera first arrived in Vancouver to study English, all [...]

On Saturday, March 31 between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM at the Woodwards building Mowafaghian Theater citizens will taste food, enjoy music, here interesting stories and learn useful phrases of greetings from the many cultures of Vancouver. Minister Harry Bloy and Sen. Yonah Martin will be some of the special guests attending the event. Vancouver [...]

I have received a number of requests asking for a statement about Jim Green. He was a great leader, a great citizen and he profoundly influenced the direction of the city. The following article gives just one example of why I believe this is so: Form Follows Function Abraham Rogatnick was a dear friend and [...]

Expand your Mind at Sam Sullivan’s Public Salon Wednesday May 16th, 7:30 – 9:00 pm at the Vancouver Playhouse. 8 Speakers who will Inspire, Provoke and Entertain. Ticket on sale at Tickets Tonight Charles Barber – City Opera Carolyn Chan & Clancy Dennehy – Butoh Dance Dr. Hal Gunn – Inspired Health Jas Johal – Global [...]

February 8th Public Salon Celebrates Vancouver Citizens written by Aleksandra Sagan Former mayor, Sam Sullivan’s latest Public Salon celebrated the city’s citizens. Eight speakers – including surprise visitor the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean – shared stories about how their lives intersect with the city. John Korsud’s Vancouver Community College Band greeted an almost sold-out crowd [...]

On Hearing of the Death of  Tom Campbell….. Environmental concerns lead many to believe that the ideal city should have a very high density core with pockets of high density throughout the surrounding suburbs. I discovered that this ideal was exactly the city we were achieving many years ago. In the 1960s the neighborhood of [...]

The next Public Salon will be on Wednesday, February 8. To date, the confirmed speakers will be World-ranked Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitarist Don Alder, Director of Matthew Soules Architecture and Professor of Architecture UBC Matthew Soules, Eco Stylist and Founder of Eco Fashion Week Miriam Laroche,  CEO of social media dashboard Hootsuite Ryan Holmes, former Judge [...]

On June 6 and 7, 2012 Vancouver will host a Conference to consider opportunities for urban reform. The title of the Conference is a reference to Three Waves of urban reform that have swept Canada since its founding in 1867. The Conference will consider ideas that could comprise a Fourth Wave of Urban Reform. The [...]