Abc Vancouver

• Vancouver mayor vows to axe controversial single-use cup fee by summer

  "What we've heard form the business community and residents is the cup fee just ain't working, that it's punitive," Mayor Ken Sim said Tuesday.

  Environment

  Jan 24
  
• ABC defends axing Vancouver Renter Office, citing ‘duplication of service’

  “The reality is, not only is it on average one call per day … 60 per cent were other issues related to other jurisdictions,” ABC Coun. Rebecca Bligh said Friday.

  Politics

  Jan 20
  
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• Vancouver gets first look at $2.2M plan to revitalize beleaguered Chinatown

  The Uplifting Chinatown Action Plan envisions actions starting in the second quarter of 2023, with just under $2.2 million in funding from the 2023 operating budget.

  Canada

  Jan 13
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• Vancouver Park Board completes removal of first section of Stanley Park bike lane

  The first phase involved the removal of traffic cones and signage down the hill from Prospect Point to the Teahouse Restaurant and Third Beach.

  Politics

  Dec 28, 2022
• Vancouver School Board restores controversial police-in-schools program

  The city's previous school board voted in April 2021 to end the half-century old School Liaison Officer program, following an independent third-party review.

  Education

  Nov 28, 2022
• Human rights commissioner calls for an end to police officer program in B.C. schools

  Commissioner Kasari Govender recommends the programs be ended by all districts unless they can demonstrate an evidence-based need for them that can't be met some other way.

  Education

  Nov 28, 2022
• Vancouver council bans staff from work on any future ‘road tax’

  The road tax ban was a key ABC Vancouver pledge in the October election, though critics argued it was misleading since the city doesn't have the power to implement road pricing.

  Politics

  Nov 23, 2022
• Vancouver council approves plan to hire cops and nurses, boosts funding

  In a vote that split 6-3 with members of ABC Vancouver united in support and Green and OneCity councillors opposed, council approved $16 million for the program.

  Politics

  Nov 23, 2022
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• Vancouver’s new mayor takes heat over planned trip to Qatar World Cup

  Critics point to Qatar's troubled record on human rights, while noting he will miss his first police board meeting in order to attend the event.

  Politics

  Nov 18, 2022
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• Plan to demolish Vancouver’s viaducts needs a fresh look, ABC councillor says

  Sarah Kirby-Yung says much has changed since the 2015 vote was taken to tear down the aging viaducts that connect the downtown core with East Vancouver.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2022