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. We ...

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 ...

WHAT: Launch of Spacing's first national issue WHEN: Tuesday, June 7th, 6pm-11pm WHERE: Design Exchange — 3rd floor exhibition hall, 234 Bay St. HOW MUCH: $10 (gets you copy of magazine and access to DX exhibit) FACEBOOK: You can RSVP to the event listing on Facebook (not mandatory, just helps) Spacing is finally going national! And what better place than the Design Exchange — the exhibition hall that showcases the best in Canadian design — to host the launch of the magazine's first national issue. Come out and celebrate with the editors and contributors. There will be drinks and activities to be had, plus you'll get a chance to see the amazing photo exhibit by Guy Tillim on the rise and fall of Modernism in post-colonial African cities.

This weekend's Spacing Saturday is a special one: we focus on the magazine's first national issue that is set to hit newsstands on Monday. While the look and feel of the magazine is no different than the local Toronto edition, the content has expanded to look at the joys, obstacles, and politics affecting all of Canada's large urban centres. Articles touch on topics like street performing in Victoria, Calgary's plans to support its arts community, how Ottawa's marathon is becoming more urban, and why the seasonal pedestrian mall on rue Ste.-Catherines has been a boon for local businesses. We even created four regional covers for Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver (see the slideshow above). The magazine is being launched on Tuesday in Toronto at the Design Exchange. All across Canada, starting this Monday, you'll be able to pick up an copy of the issue at all of our regular stores plus 85 new locations: every Chapter's/Indigo store across the country. To celebrate this special issue, Spacing is hitting the road and hosting a series of events in 10 cities across the country — called the Spacing Road Show — in June and July. Hopefully you can catch us in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Halifax.  Keep an eye on our blogs, Facebook page and Twitter account to learn more about these parties. Check out the web page to find out about the articles and features in this special national issue.

As some of you may already know, Spacing is taking the magazine across the country on a road trip. Starting on June 16th, the western swing of the Spacing Road Show will host events in Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver (the cities are linked to each Facebook event listing). Spacing's publisher Matthew Blackett is hitting the road in a car donated by AutoShare. He's doing this by himself until Edmonton when senior editor Shawn Micallef joins the Road Show. There will be over 10,000km in driving which ...

WHAT: Launch of Spacing's first national issue WHEN: Tuesday, June 7th, 6pm-11pm WHERE: Design Exchange — 3rd floor exhibition hall, 234 Bay St. HOW MUCH: $10 (gets you copy of magazine and access to DX exhibit) FACEBOOK: You can RSVP to the event listing on Facebook Spacing is finally going national! And what better place than the Design Exchange — the exhibition hall that showcases the best in Canadian design — to host the launch of the magazine's first national issue. Come out and celebrate with the editors and contributors. There will be drinks and activities to be had, plus you'll get a chance to see the amazing photo exhibit by Guy Tillim on the rise and fall of Modernism in post-colonial African cities. While the look and feel of the magazine is no different than the local Toronto edition, the content has expanded to look at the joys, obstacles, and politics affecting all of Canada's large urban centres. Articles touch on topics like street performing in Victoria, Calgary's plans to build its arts community, how Ottawa's marathon is becoming more urban, and how the seasonal pedestrian mall on rue Ste.-Catherines has been a boon for local businesses.

WHAT: Launch of Spacing's first national issue WHEN: Tuesday, June 7th, 6pm-11pm WHERE: Design Exchange — 3rd floor exhibition hall, 234 Bay St. HOW MUCH: $10 (gets you copy of magazine and access to DX exhibit) FACEBOOK: You can RSVP to the event listing on Facebook Spacing is finally going national! And what better place than the Design Exchange — the exhibition hall that showcases the best in Canadian design — to host the launch of the magazine's first national issue. Come out and celebrate with the editors and contributors. There will be drinks and activities to be had, plus you'll get a chance to see the amazing photo exhibit by Guy Tillim on the rise and fall of Modernism in post-colonial African cities. While the look and feel of the magazine is no different than the local Toronto edition, the content focuses on the joys, obstacles, and politics affecting Canada's large urban centres. Articles touch on topics like street performing in Victoria, Calgary's plans to build its arts community, how Ottawa's marathon is becoming more urban, and how the seasonal pedestrian mall on rue Ste.-Catherines has been a boon for local businesses. While this event is the official launch of the national issue, Spacing will be hosting a series of events in 10 cities across the country — called the Spacing Road Show — in June and July. Those dates will be announced next week. Keep an eye on our blogs, Facebook page and Twitter account to learn more about these parties.