Vancouver city council

• Union calls for investigation into worker mistreatment at Pan Pacific Vancouver

  A B.C. hotel-employee union says Pan Pacific Vancouver’s hotel management is refusing to recall nearly 200 workers who were laid off at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Jul 29
  
• Vancouver city council approves controversial Kitsilano supportive housing project

  The vote came a day after a marathon public hearing that heard from speakers for over nine hours, many of whom said they were opposed to the proposed location of the development.

  Canada

  Jul 27
  
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• Vancouver council approves mandatory side guards for city-owned or contracted trucks

  A motion to require side guards on trucks entering urban areas in Vancouver was passed by city council in the wake of a fatal collision involving a cyclist in Yaletown. 

  Health

  Jul 21
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• Vancouver city council approves next step in 2030 Olympic bid

  The approval came despite concerns raised in a staff report on finances and a tight timeline to submit the bid to the International Olympic Committee by next February.

  Sports

  Jul 20
• Vancouver’s popular Fountainhead Pub granted approval to double capacity

  The approval comes after rejecting a staff recommendation to require the pub to operate two separate businesses.

  Entertainment

  Jul 6
• Vancouver mayor wants to extend renter protection rules citywide

  Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart will look to extend renter protections like those in the Broadway Plan to the entire city. 

  Canada

  Jul 6
• Public hearing for controversial Commercial-Broadway proposal kicked to end of year

  Vancouver city council has rescheduled Thursday's hearing for the proposed residential tower project "toward" the end of the year, likely after the municipal election.

  Politics

  Jul 5
• Vancouver council approves controversial 30-year Broadway Plan

  The 30-year plan to turn the bustling Broadway corridor between Clark Drive and Vine Street into Vancouver's "second downtown" will create new housing, jobs and amenities.

  Politics

  Jun 22
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• Vancouver considering financial relief for businesses hurt by Broadway construction

  Crews have been hammering away, blocking off portions of the street's sidewalks and parking stalls for months on end, as they work on the Broadway Subway Project.

  Politics

  Jun 18
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• Public hearings begin on Vancouver’s divisive Broadway Plan

  The plan is meant to guide development along the city's Broadway corridor over the next 30 years and take advantage of the completion of the new $2.8 billion Broadway subway.

  Politics

  May 18