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Vancouver’s centre-left has reached a unity deal that ensures they can still split the vote. Elections BC releases the parties annual reports, giving us a glimpse into everyone’s financial situation. Candidates are lining up to be mayor in New West, Surrey and West Van. Vancouver council agrees to play nice, while Ken Sim wants to fund community centres and Major League Baseball without raising your taxes. The BC Government wants councils to be nicer to one another and give councillors parental leave. North Van says no to chlorine production and we look at Vancouver’s drink history.
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Progressive agreementTrio of progressive parties agree to cap candidates in upcoming Vancouver election | CBC NewsColleen Hardwick picked by TEAM for mayor2025 Annual Financial Reports Available | Elections BCAfter 4 years of council fights, New Westminster has a clear mayoral race in October | CBC NewsKirk LaPointe Announces Candidacy for Mayor of West VancouverVancouver council approves respectful discourse pledge as mayor faces defamation suitVancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s response to defamation lawsuit states Sean Orr ‘supported drug use’ | CBC News Upcoming motion to propose $400M investment into aging Vancouver community centres | CBC News‘There’s a lot of excitement’: Vancouver mayor Ken Sim explains desire for MLB expansion bid – Sportsnet.ca Improving conduct standards for local governmentsPost by @jmcelroy.bsky.socialIntroducing parental leave for local elected officialsDistrict of North Vancouver rejects Chemtrade chlorine proposalBackground Campaign against B.C. chlorine plant was secretly funded by rival | CBC NewsWho invented the London Fog? – Vancouver Is AwesomeWeâve Been Making the âVancouver Cocktailâ Wrong for 15 Years⊠â Scout Magazine -
Ken Sim maybe told people Sean Orr is a drug dealer based on a dodgy photo but he’s really sorry. Candidates are announcing their intention to run for election. Some housing is going ahead, some isn’t and Vancouver impedes on Maritime Law.
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Matthew on Global BC TodayVancouver councillor calls his opponents drug users and dealers in social media video | CBC NewsVancouver Mayor Ken Sim says comments about councillor Sean Orr came from an unverified photo – BC | Globalnews.caCOPE Councillor Considering Next Steps After Mayorâs False Drug Accusations | The TyeeVancouver Coun. Sean Orr sues Mayor Ken Sim for defamation | CBC NewsSean Orr is Suing Ken Sim â Help Fund the Fight2026 Candidates for Nomination – OneCity VancouverVancouver Green CandidatesAndy Lin alleges Green disqualificationCandidates & Caucus – Vancouver LiberalsVote Vancouver candidatesPost by @anjaliappadurai.bsky.socialBurnaby’s ruling party announces council candidates for October election – Freshet NewsAnnis reveals 4 Surrey First candidates for councillor, for 2026 electionSurrey First council candidate withdrawsUPDATE: Doug McCallum doesnât want a SkyTrain station named after him | Surrey Now-LeaderOur Team – Imagine SurreyRegister of Elector OrganizationsMuhammad Ahmad for Mayor (@muhammadformayor) âą Instagram photos and videosVancouver council says proposal for 924 rental homes too dense, lacks amenitiesCity enters deal with B.C. to close 3 Vancouver SROs in entertainment districtCity Council approves first Vancouver Official Development PlanVancouver city staff recommend dropping Mayor Ken Sim’s bitcoin motion | CBC NewsVancouver airport parkade might never be finished, construction halted 6 years ago – BC | Globalnews.caVancouver to remove lifeguards from some beaches for 2026 seasonOpposition mounts to hydrotherapy barge plan for public dock at Vancouver Maritime MuseumFinnish company proposes 250-room floating hotel on Vancouver waterfrontOakridge Park – WikipediaOakridgeâThe Postwar History of a Densifying Neighbourhood | MONTECRISTO -
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William Azaroff wins the OneCity mayoral nomination and his first act is a âprogressive primaryâ ultimatum to COPE and the Greens. The Liberals pick up another candidate and nominations for council seats are underway. Lucy Maloney wants councillors to attend in person, the Olympic Village school is further delayed, Langara Gardens is going ahead, and so is a city-owned development on the Main Street McDonalds. The City’s Auditor General has two damning reports.
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Pete Fry announces candidacy for mayor
William Azaroff chosen as OneCity Vancouver’s mayoral candidate | CBC News
William Azaroff
Progressive Primary – OneCity
COPE responds
The Greens respond
Vancouver Liberals add park board commissioner Brennan Bastyovanszky to team
Run with Vote Vancouver
Team For A Livable Vancouver To Run Candidates For Mayor, Council, School And Park Board In This Fallâs Election
Mayor Ken Sim Announces Re-Election Bid, Vows to Keep Fighting for Vancouver
Former MLA launches Imagine Surrey mayoral run and city councillor slate | Urbanized
Former MLA Mike Starchuk enters 2026 mayoral race in Surrey | Vancouver Sun
Imagine Surrey
Vancouver councillor wants to âeliminate double standardsâ on remote work at city hall
Residents, parents address city hall over proposed Olympic Village school
Langara Gardens: 2,600 new homes approved by Vancouver City Council for Cambie Corridor site
Approved Science World rental towers could raise $700 million for City of Vancouver | Urbanized
Vancouver’s auditor general criticizes city over lack of paper trail for lost developer amenities | CBC News
Vancouver missed out on millions as land deals were struck without proper strategy: report
Park Board seeking new permanent attraction for Stanley Park Train site | Urbanized
Vancouver council approves increase of slots from 600 to 900 at downtown casino
Coquitlam Mountie fired over vulgar messages in group chats – CTV News
Richard Marpole – Wikipedia
This Week in History: 1920 The CPR’s Richard Marpole dies | Vancouver Sun
Bill Miner – Wikipedia
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We’re back and this time intend to stay back as this election is shaping up to be chaotic with Ken Sim seeking re-election, Pete Fry launching a bid for mayor and the Vancouver Liberals getting their first caucus members in 90 years. Sim is praising his zero percent property tax increase budget but city employees are not happy. Council can agree on one thing: Headlights are too damn bright. Housing looks shaky but we are building on industrial land. And the dump will continue to take your trash.
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Ranking how much Vancouver councillors have distanced themselves from Mayor Ken Sim
Ken Sim ‘pivots’ from park board and bitcoin, pushes safety and affordability in re-election bid | CBC News
Could Pete Fry soon announce a mayoral run?
Green Party of Vancouver endorses Pete Fry for Mayor or Council in 2026 Municipal Election
Ex-ABC Vancouver politician joins new civic party to seek re-election
School Board chair to run for Vancouver City Council in civic election | Urbanized
New civic Liberals party propose amalgamating University Endowment Lands with City of Vancouver
Vancouver City Council approves 2026 Budget with 0% property tax increase
‘Deceitful and unfair’: Vancouver municipal workers’ union files complaint alleging bad-faith negotiation
Vancouver council votes down living wage motion three years after scrapping policy
Vancouver city council calls on feds to address headlight brightness | CBC News
Vancouver mayoral candidate pitches $200-million traffic signal coordination plan | Urbanized
B.C. home prices at risk of 27% jump by 2032 due to delayed construction | Urbanized
Vancouver city council approves massive 2-tower VGH expansion
Going against advice of city staff, Vancouver council approves residential tower on industrial land
City eyes federal and provincial loans to demolish downtown Vancouver viaducts | Urbanized
Vancouver Landfill to stay open until 2050 under new regional agreement
Vancouveratta
Everett Crowley Park – Wikipedia
Vancouverâs Forgotten Monuments TikTok video
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OneCity Vancouver is in the midst of their mayoral nomination contest, so we spoke to the two candidates: William Azaroff and Amanda Burrows about why they want to lead the city.
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Just one year to go until voters across Metro Vancouver go to the polls to elect their next mayors and city councils. New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone joins Ian to preview the races to watch across the region, and whether Vancouver is facing a referendum or not.
Life After Cars event on Nov 8Vancouver residents will have say on park boardâs futureMayor Ken Sim provides updated statement on Park Board referendum legislationVancouver mayor cites ‘Indigenous title issue’ in fight to abolish park boardImage via Wikimedia
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Did you miss us? We’re back to talk UBCM, the preponderance of parties that will participate in next year’s election, the war of the Langleys and the wizard in the park.
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UBCM convention shows drift from ‘compassion fatigue’ to concern over crime and disorder | CBC News
Codes of conduct and transit: UBCM convention sees municipal priorities pitted against provincial power | CBC News
Vancouver city councillor kicked out of ruling party announces mayoral bid | CBC News
Vancouver mayor’s former chief of staff starts new political party
Vancouver Liberals
B.C. Conservatives launch new municipal party before 2025 elections | Vancouver Sun
Former federal Conservative minister to steer B.C. municipal party – Castanet.net
Register of Elector Organizations
Former Vancouver mayor launching court challenge of B.C.’s ‘at-large’ electoral system
Former Vancouver mayor to challenge B.C.’s voting system in court | CBC News
Fix City Hall
War of the Langleys: governance tensions between township and city mayors spills into the open | CBC News
Langley township mayor sues political rivals over social media accusations | CBC News
This B.C. mayor promised to use $55M in real estate for charity. Now heâs ignored an order to open the books
Richmond, B.C., Mayor Malcolm Brodie won’t seek re-election after 25 years in the role | CBC News
Terrace-born Donny van Dyk is Vancouver’s new city manager
Up to 24 months of full pay for Paul Mochrie, Vancouver’s departed city manager: Documents
Vancouver mayor and ABC councillors broke code of conduct, city integrity commissioner rules | CBC News
Integrity Commissioner Report COVIC-010: Complaint against Mayor Sim and Councillors Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, Lenny Zh
Concerns over secret meetings âpoliticized,â Vancouver mayor says
Proposal to suspend work of Vancouver’s integrity commissioner quietly fizzles out | CBC News
Third-party report recommends more independence for Vancouver’s integrity commissioner | CBC News
Release of City of Vancouver Code of Conduct By-law No. 12886 Review and Recommendations
B.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments | Vancouver Sun
Vancouver park board commissioner under fire for repeated absences: âDo you really want this job?â
Why Vancouver’s decision to host a Harry Potter attraction quickly became controversial | CBC News
Bright Nights leaves Vancouver for Surrey, as Stanley Park train remains sidelined
Vancouveratta: The X-Files, Vancouver, and a Legendary Backlash | MONTECRISTO
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What’s in: Finance reports and new parties.
What’s out: Speeding, garburators, disabled housing, Pride, Stanley Park Train and the Mayor’s Gym
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Byelection finance reports
Administrative Monetary Penalties Posted Online | Elections BC
Vancouver has a new civic party â the Vancouver Liberals
Vancouver Liberals
30 km/h speed limits coming to local streets in Vancouver
Garburators will officially be banned in Vancouver for a pricey reason
Metro loses legal bid in feud over millions of documents in North Shore poo plant trial
Housing for residents with disabilities put on hold due to lack of parking
Vancouver Pride in peril? Parade will proceed despite losing nearly half its sponsors
Stanley Park Train will be off the rails for 2025 | CBC News
Ken Sim’s gym closes
Vancouveratta – Vancouverâs fractured left cracks again
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An emergency motion for a Lapu Lapu Day tragedy memorial event surprises even Filipino BC. The Kitsilano Coalition is happy to see the city concede on the planned supportive housing project. The Vancouver Renters’ Office also isn’t coming back anytime soon. Metro Vancouver and the Langleys debate governance and policing. But with luck, we’ll see a new worker-owned co-op news outlet in the Tri-Cities, Burnaby, and New West
00:55 Strange Developments: Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy Memorial
06:35 Kitsilano Coalition’s Victory Against Supportive Housing
09:20 Vancouver Park Board Controversy
12:44 Vancouver Renter’s Office Debate
15:47 Ken Sim’s Defamation Lawsuit
17:24 Granville Street Entertainment District Plan
27:43 Langley Policing Dispute
32:09 Worker-Owned Co-op News Outlet
34:42 Vancouveratta – Invasive Wall LizardsLinks
Community Update l Tuesday, June 3 â Filipino BC
B.C. Filipino community group upset with Vancouver city council’s sudden Lapu Lapu Day memorial event decision
Have the Doors Closed on New BC Supportive Housing? | The Tyee
Dissolution of Vancouver Park Board on pause: City
Motion to bring back Vancouver renter office defeated in tie vote â CTVNews
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim launches defamation lawsuit against former chief of staff and local businessman
Car-free revival plan for Granville strip approved by Vancouver City Council | Urbanized
Photo ready: City votes to install giant $1M Vancouver sign along waterfront | CBC News
Metro Vancouver has 41 directors. After a governance review, will that change? | CBC News
Under fire for wasteful spending, Metro Vancouver touts award for âexcellence in financial reportingâ
Former Premier Mike Harcourt calls for big changes at Metro Vancouver
Policing âdivorceâ going ahead between City and Township of Langley – BC | Globalnews.ca
Save Our Local News
Axed local reporters aim to launch first worker-owned co-op news outlet in Western Canada, covering Tri-Cities, Burnaby, New Westminster
Vancouveratta
The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island – Macleans.ca
BC Bob | Oopsies | Instagram
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We mourn with everyone who lost friends and loved ones at the recent Lapu Lapu tragedy. In the coming months, we’ll be sure to follow the ongoing political fallout of the failures that led to this event. In the meantime, support the Kapwa Strong fundraiser.
Looking back at the byelection, it should probably have been quite clear what was going to happen but few (besides Peter Meiszner) would have predicted Vancouver’s elections to be run so poorly. Plus we have a trove of fundraising data from the 2024 annual reports and the VPD are in the news for all the wrong reasons.
Plus we remember the McBarge.
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Filipino BC – Kapwa Strong fundraiser
âHard to acceptâ festival attack suspect was under mental health care: Vancouver mayor – CTV News
City of Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival planning called into question compared to other events
High interest and 62% cut in staffing lead to major lines in Vancouver byelection | CBC News
Chief Election Officer declares candidates elected | City of Vancouver
By-election results
Anonymous ballot marking â City of Vancouver Open Data Portal
Vancouver mayor to reflect on resident satisfaction following party’s byelection defeats | CBC News
Vancouver’s byelection a story of big lines, big passion, and ABC coping with a big loss | CBC News
‘We got our butts handed to us:’ ABC Vancouver pledges to learn from byelection defeat – Dan Fumano
What can we learn from the 2024 annual reports – Cambie Report
VPD whistleblower alleges âTask Force Barrageâ arrest quotas – BC | Globalnews.ca
Unredacted email from alleged anonymous VPD officer
Vancouver Police Department to be over budget by millions: report
Former Vancouver Police Board member questions budget approval process for $5M crackdown on DTES crime â CTVNews
Vancouveratta – McBarge
Iconic Expo 86 ‘McBarge’ capsizes in Fraser River | CBC News
Justin McElroy : “i had to say goodbye with one drawing and one song” â Bluesky
Abandoned BC Ferry on fire in Mission
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“I’m sorry” – Ken Sim about five times in the last month.
Also featuring Annette Reilly of the Vancouver Green’s statement.
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Vancouver byelection: Seven candidates from five parties make their pitch
Vancouver sees 2,876 ballots cast on first day of advance voting for byelection
Byelection candidates question ABC Vancouverâs debate absence
‘Oops’: Vancouver mayor apologizes for series of recent slip-ups
Vancouver municipal council by-election candidate forced to apologize for e-mail outreach to police officers
A Police Union Leaderâs Controversial Run for Vancouver Council | The Tyee
Audio leaked of Vancouver byelection candidate discussing running mate – BC | Globalnews.ca
Ken Sim Bitcoin video (Bitcoin)
ABC Vancouver’s ‘repudiation of the rule of law’ shows gap in B.C.’s municipal oversight, Ombudsperson says
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim gets booed at Juno Awards | News
Candidates for Vancouver Municipal Party Say They Attended Multiple Events with Conspiratorial Far-Right Groups By Accident
Policies/platforms
ABC VancouverCOPEVancouver GreensOneCityTEAMVancouveratta
Bure once helped pull off the ultimate Vancouver Canucks April Fools’ prank | Sports
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We turned the mics over to the candidates for the Vancouver byelection so you can hear directly from them.
Featuring Lucy Malone (OneCity), Colleen Hardwick (TEAM), Sean Orr (COPE), Jaime Stein (ABC) and Theodore Abbott (TEAM). Unfortunately, we didn’t receive clips from Ralph Kaisers (ABC) or Annette Reilly (Greens) by our deadline.
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With 38 days until the Vancouver by-elections, we delve into the DUI allegations against Mayor Ken Sim, which were reportedly dismissed by police investigations. We discuss Task Force Barrage, a new initiative targeting organized crime and public safety. As well: Rebecca Bligh and is out of ABC, Adam Palmer is out of the VPD – the latter by choice. ABC announces its byelection candidates. And, Surrey withdraws from the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy, community newspapers close and our Vancouveratta.
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, police, cleared of âbaselessâ DUI allegation – BC | Globalnews.caOPCC says allegations against Vancouver mayor ‘baseless’ but won’t publish reportVancouver mayor, police to roll out plan to tackle crime, public safety concernsAfter four decades of policing in Vancouver, Chief Adam Palmer retiresABC Vancouver Introduces By-Election CandidatesVDLC Endorses Vancouver City Council Byelection CandidatesVancouver Coun. Rebecca Bligh kicked out of ABC caucus | CBC NewsLeaked document shows new plan by Vancouver city council to alter the Downtown Eastside – The Globe and MailVancouver council gets update on efforts to âupliftâ Downtown Eastside – BC | Globalnews.caABC Vancouver park board politicians violated policy on open meetings, watchdog findsIntegrity Commissioner Report PBIC-003: Complaint against Vancouver Park Board Commissioners Bastyovanszky, Christensen, Haer, HCity of Surrey to withdraw from Metro Vancouver’s Regional Growth StrategyTax dollars subsidized IKEA, The Brick electric vehicles, Metro Vancouver board hears – BC | Globalnews.caBurnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News to closeVancouveratta: The Vancouver Daily World – Wikipedia -
Byelection candidates, supportive housing pause, Metro Van boycott and the Delta Police spark an international incident.
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OneCity candidate – Lucy Maloney: OneCity Vancouver By-election CandidateCOPE – COPE Nominates Local Housing Activist and Writer Sean Orr as By-Election Candidate â COPE VancouverGreens – Annette Reilly – Green Party of Vancouver beats Pamela Dudas – Green Party of VancouverTEAM – Colleen Hardwick and Theodore AbbottVancouver mayor rejects new supportive housing projects, promises âcrackdownâ on gangs â CTVNewsTwo ABC Vancouver councillors question Ken Simâs plan to âfreezeâ new supportive housingB.C. housing minister says Vancouver’s plan for Downtown Eastside could increase crime | CBC NewsDowntown Eastside at ‘tipping point’ as London Drugs considers leaving Woodward’s buildingVancouver mayor to boycott Metro Vancouver meetings over âbrokenâ governance – BC | Globalnews.caB.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools | CBC NewsEnd to public access at some Vancouver school fields has neighbourhood group frustrated | CBC NewsThis is the proposed car-free transformation of the Granville Entertainment DistrictSummer boozing allowed at 7 Vancouver beaches on âpermanent basisâ â CTVNewsShelter is Survival – BC Civil Liberties AssociationKelowna blows past provincial housing target30 metre-long B.C. fence along stretch of U.S. border sparks international investigation | CBC NewsBorder fence erected along stretch of Canada-U.S. border now taken down – BC | Globalnews.ca.Revelstoke city council votes to rescind 1985 policy forbidding nuclear weapons – Salmon Arm News – Castanet.netHere’s why Vancouver has ‘nuclear weapons free zone’ signs‘It’s not a fight we’ve won’: Vancouver’s iconic nuclear war activists renew calls for peace | CBC News -
Two byelections at the same time folks. With Vancouver’s longest-serving councillor, Adriane Carr, stepping down and Christine Boyle’s election to the BC Legislature, Vancouver needs two new councillors. We look at the race and everything else that’s happened recently.
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Vancouver Coun. Adriane Carr resigns, setting up 2-seat byelection | CBC NewsVancouver council confirms details of 2-seat byelection on April 5 | CBC NewsTeam promises 2 candidatesHardwick confirms her interestVote Socialist takes a passBut Sean Orr seeks COPE nominationBob Kronbauer: The NPA is gone and nobody gives a crapVANCOUVER POLITICAL PARTIES UNITED IN DEMANDING ELECTIONS BC DISCIPLINE FOR KEN SIM PARTYâS CAMPAIGN FINANCE IRREGULARITIESOpposition parties demand Elections BC complete investigation before Vancouver by-electionYou may have to pay to spray as Vancouver considering water metering for all homes, buildingsVancouver city council votes to look into residential water metering – BC | Globalnews.caVancouver property tax to increase by 3.9% in 2025Vancouver City Council approves 2025 operating and capital budget with 3.9% property tax increaseNo, Vancouver is not that unsafe, actually – Ian’s article on crimeBurnaby unveils ‘housing library’ for pre-reviewed multiplex home designsStandardized designs arrive to help build more homes fasterBC Court of Appeal social housing judgementEby says there âwill be affordable social housingâ in Kits neighbourhood, despite pushback – BC | Globalnews.caKingsgate Mall: Developer wins multi-million-dollar rent battle with Vancouver School Board – BC | Globalnews.caBC Supreme Court Beedie vs VSB judgementPalestinian Symbols Banned at Vancouver Public LibraryVancouver Public Library staff banned from wearing watermelon pins to show support for PalestineVancouver mayor defends bitcoin motion, says it’s better than gold | CBC NewsNew West to become first B.C. city restricting the delivery of graphic abortion images‘There is nothing historic about Peachland,’ argues councillor in debate over welcome signsHidekazu Tojo – WikipediaCalifornia roll – Wikipedia -
Two-years of Ken Sim, Crab Park residents evicted, some upcoming byelections, Burnaby affordable housing requirements axed, New West mayor chastised and Surrey gets its first weed store.
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Q&A: Ken Sim reflects on two-year anniversary as Vancouver mayor
Chip Wilson Day
Vancouver’s CRAB Park residents left with few options as eviction looms | CBC News
13 local politicians were elected to the B.C. Legislature. Not all are giving up their municipal roles | CBC News
Christine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city council
Burnaby eliminates affordable rental requirement in low-income neighbourhood
New West mayor’s all-expenses paid trip to Dubai breached ethics rules: Commissioner
Green light: Surrey council approves 12 new pot stores across the city
Metro Vancouver approves 25.3% increase to regional tax bill in 2025
Metro Vancouver sells land set aside for Bowen Island Campground
Paradox Hotel Vancouver – Wikipedia
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Council controversies: Brian Montague’s integrity commissioner review, Vancouver’s rollback on climate action policies, and the city’s purchase of an almost completed market rental building. Delayed suicide prevention barriers on Granville Bridge, TransLink’s funding crisis, and the debate over Vancouver’s view cones. Cities try to meet the deadline to pass multiplex bylaws, except West Vancouver. City council and the park board battle over bike lanes in the West End. And we dig into a heavily redacted FOI on when Ken Sim decided to move to abolish the Park Board.
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01:57 Integrity Commissioner Review05:05 Climate Action Report and Natural Gas Debate09:47 Granville Bridge Suicide Barriers Delayed (see also re debris)Vancouver to get new dedicated bus lanes on these key routes13:43 TransLink Funding Crisis and Potential Cuts21:08 View Cones Debate26:43 City Purchases Market Rental Building30:36 Ken Sim’s Quick Fix for Kits Pool33:37 Bike Lane Battle: Park Board vs. Council36:06 FOI Requests and Park Board AbolishmentFOI fight43:01 Provincial Housing Compliance and West Vancouver’s Defiance45:55 Surrey’s Push for a City Charter48:33 NIMBYs Oppose New Fire Station50:56 Vancouver’s New Sign and Historical Homages53:45 Farewell to AM 730 Traffic RadioOutro audio credit: TikTok @unCOUVER
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The latest threat to neighbourhood character: Young children.
Also: Paying people to speak at public hearings, selling off school board land, staffing the mayor’s office, banning Hookah shops, developing Coquitlam and Burnaby.
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Vancouver graffiti for climate change action (inspiration for the song Heat Dome)Dan Fumano: How a Vancouver neighbourhood fought, and defeated, a daycareDan Fumano: Vancouver parents desperate for daycare slam city hall rejectionDan Fumano: Vancouver councillors promise action after daycare’s rejectionRental housing tower approval rescinded after developer paid supporters in public hearingVancouver School Board tells judge it is considering selling a prime piece of land – The Globe and MailNew staff at the Mayor’s OfficeA look at who’s who in Ken Sim’s officeVancouver bylaw official tries to close hookah shops – Retail & ManufacturingEra of building single-family home neighbourhoods is over: Coquitlam mayorCoquitlam should build ‘conventional’ townhomes: councillorWhy Burnaby Decided to Develop Its Own Housing | The TyeeThis Pride anthem was written in Vancouver â inspired by a local landmark | CBC News -
We can’t have nice things: We can’t have a spa, we can’t have the polar bears, we can’t have a mural, we can’t have the RCMP in Surrey, we can’t have temporary modular housing and we can’t have water. But we can have a beer at Khatsalano.
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Vancouver mayor shotguns beer at outdoor festival | CBC.caCouncillor doesn’t regret shotgunning drink with Vancouver mayor, does regret it was vodka cream soda | CBC NewsDecision on Surrey Police Service ensures public safety in Surrey, the province | BC Gov News5 things to know as B.C. orders Surrey to continue transition to municipal police forceSurrey police decision draws mixed reaction | CityNews VancouverSurrey Mayor Brenda Locke to ‘explore options’ as B.C. shuts down bid to stay with RCMPMissing middle housing motion set for Vancouver city council vote – Real EstateCould the Missing Middle Solve the Housing Crisis? | The WalrusDan Fumano: Modular housing was meant to be temporary. ABC wants to make sure it stays that wayAfter 15 Years, Little Mountainâs Housing Promise Still Looks Empty | The TyeeSome Vancouver residents unhappy about park board leaving Vancouver ponds dry | CBC NewsVancouver hands out more than $71000 in water restriction fines as drought intensifiesRelief in the works to help with Stanley Park’s weekend traffic jams | Vancouver SunVancouver orders removal of âiconicâ rat mural at Commercial Drive brewery – BC | Globalnews.caDan Fumano: Politicians ‘must be open to critique’: Vancouver staff respond to council’s effort to stifle criticismNearly 11000 abusive tweets targeted Vancouver and Surrey election candidatesVancouveratta
The Stanley Park Zoo, A Vancouver Institution Until 1996 â Scout MagazineA spa in Stanley Park’s polar bear enclosure? Park board chair would ‘love to see’ idea move forward | CBC NewsJustin McElroy video on the spa ideaWe also can’t ever have perfect audio quality – apologies for the bit of echo in here, we reduced as much as we could.
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Surrey policing drama, disqualifications, ethics issues, car-free pilots and mean girls.
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Olivia Chow requests to take office July 12, says first order of business is housingSurrey mayor threatens to call for inquiry into policing transition after Farnworthâs ultimatumSurrey mayor levels allegations of bullying and misogyny as policing debate shows no sign of ending | CBC NewsSurrey mayor declined meetings with Surrey Police while reinstating RCMP – The Globe and MailRob Shaw: RCMP union tells province to respect Surrey council’s wish to retain its Mounties force – Economy, Law & Politics | Business in VancouverLocke campaigning hard for case for retaining Surrey RCMP – Surrey Now-LeaderSurrey finds councillor in conflict of interest | CityNews VancouverSurrey Ethics Commissioner Investigation Report: Complaint M0323Progress Vancouver Deregistered, Candidates Disqualified | Elections BCMark Marissen statementElectoral Area A candidates fail to file election finance statements | Georgia Straight Vancouver’s News & Entertainment WeeklyABC Vancouver councillor blocks citizen on Twitter, triggers integrity commissioner reviewMihai Cirstea tweets re Yew StWhat does this puzzling new Vancouver road marking mean?Follow up tweetsBrynn Davidson tweetVancouver permit board conditionally approves controversial Chinatown condo project | CBC NewsEstimated $360,000 cost to repair Stanley Park miniature train | UrbanizedDocuments reveal funding issues, safety concerns for shuttered Stanley Park train – BC | Globalnews.ca‘Deeply unserious city’: Vancouver park slide removed due to noise complaintsNew West school trustee faces calls to resign for using a fake Twitter account to trollNew Westminster parents, school board call on trustee to resign for Twitter trolling | CBC NewsNorth Vancouver RCMP explain why demonstrators aren’t being removed from Highway 1 overpasses | CTV NewsWest Vancouver Mayor Mark Sager investigated for workplace bullying – North Shore NewsâWeâre not going to allow it in our cityâ: Port Coquitlam bans open drug use in public | Globalnews.caTownship of Langley exploring ways to save Twilight Drive-In – BC | Globalnews.caSlices of the city: A brief history of Vancouver told through pizza - Show more
