Non-Partisan Association

• Two park board candidates defect from NPA to TEAM with weeks to Vancouver elections

  Park Commissioner Tricia Barker and park board candidate Kumi Kimura announced Thursday they were leaving the Non-Partisan Association to run for TEAM For a Livable Vancouver.

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  Sep 1, 2022
  
• Fred Harding unveiled as NPA’s replacement mayoral candidate

  At an announcement Tuesday outside the Roxy Cabaret on Granville Street, the party announced it had selected former West Vancouver police officer Fred Harding.

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  Aug 30, 2022
  
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• Trio of Vancouver councillors exit NPA over ‘backroom deal’ to appoint mayoral candidate

  Councillors Colleen Hardwick, Lisa Dominato and Sarah Kirby-Yung will sit as independents until the next municipal election.

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  Apr 21, 2021
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• Four directors quit NPA board, say it risks becoming ‘irrelevant’

  A resignation letter says the NPA board lacks 'enthusiasm and energy' and has been 'silent and unremarkable' amid the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  Jul 24, 2020
• Vancouver passes budget with 7% property tax hike after divisive meeting

  The 2020 budget includes funding for 35 new police hires and 30 new firefighters.

  Dec 18, 2019
• Vancouver councillors send budget with 8.2% tax hike back to the drawing board

  "We're hearing loud and clear that the increase is too high," said NPA Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung.

  Dec 10, 2019
• An NPA board member was accused of attending an anti-SOGI event. It was a different man

  Reports that NPA secretary Ray Goldenchild attended the event is believed to be one of the reasons why Coun. Rebecca Bligh left the party Friday to sit as an independent.

  Politics

  Dec 7, 2019
• Vancouver councillor Rebecca Bligh resigns from NPA over alleged anti-SOGI board members

  In a statement released Friday, Bligh said she will continue to sit on council as an independent.

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  Dec 7, 2019
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• Hoping to rent a Vancouver mansion with some friends? There’s a catch

  Amid new taxes punishing the owners of empty homes, dozens of high end mansions have hit the rental market. But the rules aren't exactly on renters' side.

  Mar 12, 2019
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• Ken Sim concedes Vancouver mayoral race to Kennedy Stewart

  After talks of a recount, NPA candidate Ken Sim is congratulating Kennedy Stewart for his win in Saturday's mayoral election.

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  Oct 22, 2018