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And VPL has a lovely twitter feed

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Robert Basil

https://www.nocontest.ca/2013/12/19/vancouvers-commonweal/

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Rental detectives

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Robert Basil

I’m pretty much an open book to my building manager. If I ever have to move into another rental, though, the services provided by a British data-mining company might unnerve me. Writes Stanley Q. Woodvine in Vancouver, BC’s Georgia Straight, Tenant Assured is a … Continue reading →

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“Ladies Learning Code”

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Robert Basil

A brilliant former student of mine highly recommends this organization, “a women-run not-for-profit working to empower and inspire more women and girls to become passionate builders – not just consumers – of the web and technology.” Ladies Learning Code is … Continue reading →

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A Generation of Mentors

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Robert Basil

It’s hard for me to re-read KPMG‘s October report “BC Junior Mining at a Crossroads,” commissioned by the BC Securities Commission, without feeling not just loss but what will be lost. The report’s findings echo the lamentations of my friends … Continue reading →

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Vancouver’s Commonweal

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Robert Basil

In North America it is Canada’s decided, tenacious commonweal that sets it apart. We look after one another more often than not, and less out of zeal than out of habit and good sense. A city’s public library is a testament … Continue reading →

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