Vancouver Bylaw

• Vancouver proposes tweaks to cup-fee bylaw to reduce impact on low-income people

  Proposed changes include exempting drinks offered for free from the fee, but people hoping to see the bylaw scrapped completely will be disappointed.

  Environment

  Feb 26, 2022
  
• ‘Incredibly frustrating’: Vancouver small business stuck with banned plastic bags

  Plastic bags are now banned and the city says there’s no grace period for using up existing stock as it would be unfair to other businesses.

  Environment

  Jan 27, 2022
  
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• City of Vancouver says short-term rental listings cut by nearly half since April

  Thousands of listings were pulled by Airbnb, while the city said more than 600 others were dropped at the city's behest.

  Sep 5, 2018
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• Easy as A-B-C-D? Vancouver councillor says some names have edge at the ballot box

  Andrea Reimer says candidates for council whose names start with A, B, C and D have an unfair advantage.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2018
• Vancouver set to vote on ‘Airbnb bylaw’ Tuesday

  The new rules would require hosts to have a license, and limit rentals to people's principal residences.

  Nov 13, 2017
• B.C. wildfire: Fire risk in Metro Vancouver a growing concern

  As wildfires burn across large parts of British Columbia, there is growing concern that the fire danger extends to urban areas like Metro Vancouver.

  Jul 17, 2017