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Vancouver City Council will soon consider lowering speed limits on side streets to 30 km/h in an effort to reduce serious crashes and deaths

Vancouver city council has unanimously approved an amendment to the city’s 20-year Granville Street Plan aimed at shaking up SRO housing in the area.

Council is set to debate the official development plan for the Jericho Lands proposal, an ambitious plan to redevelop the 90-acre site across 4th Avenue from Jericho Beach Park.

The sign will be similar to the temporary signs in Coal Harbour that have proved to be popular with tourists and Instagram users.

The Nation gifted the name šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm, which is Musqueamview in the Musqueam Indian Band's hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language. That will replace Trutch Street.

Vancouver's default speed limit is currently 50 kilometres per hour, with exceptions for school and park zones and a stretch of East Hastings near Main Street. 

The approval comes after nearly a decade of proposals, pushback and debate for the site adjacent to the Commercial-Broadway SkyTrain station.

It proposes gradually working towards a year-round pedestrian zone and also calls for more rental housing and hotel spaces, along with replacing aging SRO buildings.

If things play out the right way, a larger version of the 12-person all-electric water taxi could one day be plying the waters of British Columbia.

The Kettle Society is one of the few daytime drop-in facilities in the city, offering services such as showers, laundry, meals and referral to other supports. 

Mayor Ken Sim has asked staff to suggest a way to hold property tax hikes under 2.5 per cent next year, including an option for a zero per cent increase.

Kelowna city manager Doug Glichrist earned just shy of $384,000 in 2024, just $5,000 less than the city manager for Vancouver, a city four times the size.

A Vancouver street formerly named for a racist colonial official has been renamed šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street, with new signage unveiled to the public Friday.

Montreal’s public consultation office says the city should instead create safer living conditions in the encampments by improving access to drinking water, toilets and more.

The motion, brought by Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, outlines an event called "Come Together; Vancouver Strong" at Rogers Arena in June, but no specific date has been set.

Councillors voted last week to explore a variety of options to target the vehicles, ranging from increased education to more parking restrictions and tougher compliance measures.

 The plan, which has been hotly contested by some area residents, envisions 13,000 new homes housing 24,000 people on the Jericho Lands site.

The Kitsilano Coalition also says it has been in discussions with the city and the mayor's office who have shown interest in creating a different type of project.

Harcourt served as B.C. premier from 1991 to 1996 and as mayor of Vancouver from 1980 to 1986, experience he believes gives him insight into the regional government's current woes.

A report into last month's Vancouver council byelection says delays caused by a lack of capacity became a "defining aspect" of election day.