Vancouver City Council

• Vancouver council votes to increase police and fire budgets

  Vancouver's city council is set to vote on Wednesday on whether to approve a financial lifeline to the city's police and fire departments.

  Politics

  Nov 5
  
• Vancouver byelection to fill 2 council seats set for April 5

  Advance voting will be open from March 26 to April 1 at city hall, while voters who wish to submit a ballot by mail can request their vote-by-mail package starting March 3.

  Politics

  Jan 21
  
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• Vancouver to face double byelection with Adriane Carr retiring

  Global News has learned that not one, but two byelections are in the wind, with long-serving Councillor Adriane Carr set to announce her resignation.

  Politics

  Jan 14
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• Vancouver torpedoes 30-year plan to remake West End waterfront

  Vancouver councillors said the plan was too expensive and have sent it back to the park board to be refocused specifically on ways to protect the shoreline from climate change.

  Economy

  May 10, 2024
• Vancouver council approves plan to expand free Wi-Fi in Downtown Eastside

  The plan approved Wednesday directs city staff to come back with a plan, timeline and budget to expand WiFi access in the Downtown Eastside by the end of 2024.

  Politics

  Mar 13, 2024
• City greenlights permanent ‘Vancouver’ sign

  City council voted unanimously Wednesday to greenlight a permanent sign bearing Vancouver's name.

  Economy

  Mar 13, 2024
• Vancouver motion to increase housing density in Shaughnessy loses vote

  The only three councillors to vote for the motion were Christine Boyle and the two Green Party councillors, Pete Fry and Adriane Carr.

  Politics

  Nov 16, 2023
• Vancouver housing motions to be heard at council, including Shaughnessy density proposal

  An associate professor at the UBC Sauder School of Business thinks the motion for the Shaughnessy neighbourhood will pass.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2023
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• Vancouver to get its first ‘scramble’ pedestrian crosswalk

  Vancouver city councillors voted Tuesday to approve a new "scramble crosswalk" pilot project at the crossing of Granville and Robson streets. 

  Traffic

  Oct 17, 2023
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• Vancouver City Council endorses rapid transit for Hastings corridor

  Vancouver City Council is requesting that TransLink study the feasibility of a rapid transit connection on East Hastings Street.

  Traffic

  Oct 6, 2023