by Mark Douglas Wessel | Jul 5, 2024 | Stories
Original source: Ottawa Citizen Riddle me this: what do building walls, outdoor steps, stoplight switching boxes, public waste bins and highway underpasses have in common? Answer: with a bit of creativity, they can all serve as canvasses for public art. Fall is...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Jul 5, 2024 | Stories
Original source: Toronto Sun Power outages have become increasingly common due to climate change which has contributed to everything from high winds to freezing rain to heatwaves to flooding to extreme cold. Certainly in our home we know about the latter. Just two...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 10, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Cities Today When Andrea Reimer thinks back to when she was a Vancouver School Board trustee in 2002, she says a common perception of Vancouverites was that their status was ‘second fiddle’ to other cities in the country such as Toronto or Montreal....
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 10, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Cities Today Jennifer Keesmaat is well aware of the multi-generational mindset that’s required in order to bring about positive, lasting change to a major metropolis. As Toronto’s outgoing chief city planner, she’s the first to admit that her greatest...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 10, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Shareable It’s not just about planting trees. At least that’s how sustainability expert Peter Vos sees it, when talking about nature-based solutions. And he should know. Currently, Vos is helping to oversee the remarkable transformation of the...
