WHAT: Spacing's 2nd national issue release party WHEN: Friday February 3rd, 2012, 9pm-1am WHERE: Canvas Lounge (99 Powell St. in Gastown) HOW MUCH: free! (mag costs $5) RSVP: Let us know if you can come at our Facebook event listing The editors of Spacing and contributors of Spacing Vancouver are excited to announce that the magazine will host a release party at the Canvas Lounge in Vancouver to celebrate the publication of the newest national issue. We will have some fun activities and a few door prizes. This event is held in conjunction with the annual conference for the Canadian Association of Planning Students (CAPS).

That's right, Spacing is now offering a subscription to readers who only want to get our national edition! It'll cost you $15 for 2 issues, or $25 for 4 issues. Even better, you can buy it as a gift subscription for someone else! Up until the summer of 2011, the print edition of Spacing had been primarily focused on Toronto urban issues. We happily launched a special national issue in June (we even had an event at The Hub in Halifax to celebrate the release). The editors of Spacing have decided to continue ...

As we mentioned last week, Spacing will continue to publish a national edition of the magazine twice a year (plus two Toronto-centric editions a year). That means we need to expand our cast of contributors (more specifically photographers). If you love to photograph your city — wherever that may be in Canada — we want to see your images. You can add us as a contact on Flickr, or if you really want to be helpful to our production team, you can add your photos to the national issue's Flickr group. ...

With the success of Spacing's first national issue — our special summer edition has sold twice as well as any previous issue we've ever published — our editors have decided that we will continue to provide our readers with pan-Canada coverage of everything urban. Since 2003, Spacing has published 22 issues with all but one of them focused exclusively on Toronto urbanism. As we've expanded our blog network across Canada — Montreal in 2007, Ottawa and the Atlantic cities ...

The final stop on the Spacing Road Show hits Halifax on Monday. Make sure to come out! When: Monday, July 25, 6:30-9pm (panel starts at 7pm) Where: The Hub, 1673 Barrington St. Cost: free ($5 gets you copy of magazine) Facebook: RSVP to our event listing Panelists: • Matthew Blackett (Spacing publisher) moderator, • Cyndi Rottenberg-Walker (partner at Urban Strategies, urban planner), • Tim Bousquet (news & enviro editor at The Coast) • Andy Fillmore (director of urban design, City of Halifax)

The final stop on the Spacing Road Show hits Halifax on Monday. Make sure to come out! When: Monday, July 25, 6:30-9pm (panel starts at 7pm) Where: The Hub, 1673 Barrington St. Cost: free ($5 gets you copy of magazine) Facebook: RSVP to our event listing Panelists: • Matthew Blackett (Spacing publisher) moderator, • Cyndi Rottenberg-Walker (partner at Urban Strategies, urban planner), • Tim Bousquet (news & enviro editor at The Coast) • Andy Fillmore (director of urban design, City of Halifax)

When: Tuesday, July 19, 7-10:30pm Where: National Arts Centre, 4th Stage 53 Elgin St. Cost: $5 (gets you copy of magazine) Facebook: RSVP to our event listing PARTNER: National Arts Centre Panelists: Matthew Blackett (Spacing publisher) moderator, George Dark (partner at Urban Strategies, urban designer & landscape architect), Allegra Newman (community planning advocate), Evan Thornton (Spacing Ottawa editor) MONTREAL When: Wednesday, July 20, 6:30-9pm Where: 690 Sherbrooke Street West with event on Victoria Street (adjacent to the McCord Museum) between Sherbrooke and President Kennedy Cost: Free! $5 ...

Today, the Spacing family would like to welcome our newest sibling: Spacing Vancouver! The editors and contributors of Spacing Vancouver will take a critical look at how Canada's third largest urban region is building and designing its city. Cities across Canada have a lot to learn about how Vancouver is designing one of the most livable and beautiful cities in North America. Spacing is lucky to not be starting this Vancouver blog from scratch — we've absorbed the wonderful team at ...