Vancouver is extraordinary. It is also unfinished.

Vancouver, Unfinished is an independent publication about the people, businesses, ideas and places shaping what this city becomes next.

It looks at what is already working, what is beginning to grow and where Vancouver should be thinking bigger.

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The goal is to understand the city more deeply, celebrate what deserves attention and make a constructive case for what could come next.

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