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Anarchists Claim Vancouver House Fire

CBC | Posted 05.16.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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An anarchist group appears to be taking responsibility for a fire early Wednesday morning at a housing complex under construction in East Vancouver. ...

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Anti-Anti-Gentrification Protests Rise Up

CBC | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Pidgin Protests, Bc Business, Video, Downtown Eastside, Cbc, Save on Meats, Vancouver, Pidgin Restaurant Protests, Gentrification Protests, Pidgin Downtown Eastside, Pidgin, Downtown Eastside Gentrification, Gentrification, Canada British Columbia News

As protests and public discussion over gentrification in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside heat up, some local residents want to make it clear that anti-g...

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Anarchists Strike Downtown Eastside Diner

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.21.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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Anarchists are being blamed for stealing a street sign from a Vancouver restaurant that hands out sandwiches to the homeless. It's the second attack o...

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When Building Neighbourhoods, Don't Forget the Poor

Hassan Arif | Posted 11.05.2012 | Canada Impact
Read More: NB Politics, Poverty-Reduction, Cycles of Poverty, Toronto, Dalton Mcguinty, David Alward, Austerity, Gentrification, Canada Impact News
Hassan Arif

Sustainable urban planning, with walkable streets and neighbourhoods, with architecturally pleasing buildings that prioritize liveability, should not be the property of only the wealthy and the middle class. Overall, having liveable neighbourhoods and buildings for people of all incomes serves as a source of pride for the city as a whole.

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Sorry Yuppies, Toronto Will Not Be Gentrified

Brennan Aguanno and Anna Kemp | Posted 09.12.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Real Estate, Toronto, Social Class, Toronto Neighbourhoods, Gentrification, Urban Planning, Creative Cities, Sothebys, Richard Florida, Canada Business News
Brennan Aguanno and Anna Kemp

Buying a property in a neighbourhood that is in the early stages of such a process is generally considered one of the best ways to build equity in terms of real estate investments. The media constantly runs stories along these lines. Unfortunately however, they couldn't possibly be further from the truth.

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