activism Archives | Ouno Design https://ounodesign.com/tag/activism/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:27:44 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 We won! No mega-casino in Vancouver https://ounodesign.com/2011/04/25/we-won-no-mega-casino-vancouver/ https://ounodesign.com/2011/04/25/we-won-no-mega-casino-vancouver/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:27:44 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=11776 The post We won! No mega-casino in Vancouver appeared first on Ouno Design.

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In 1967 a group of citizens waged a fractious and clever fight against a massive freeway system that would have flattened much of  Vancouver’s downtown core and surrounding heritage districts. The fight was led by Vancouver citizens Shirley and Mary Chan, Mike Harcourt  (later mayor and then premier of the province) and many other volunteers.

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