Vancouver City Hall

• Vancouver approves vacancy control on single-room accommodation

  City council voted 10–1 Wednesday evening to approve a vacancy control motion that largely ties rents to the unit, rather than the tenant.

  News

  Nov 18
• Anti-vaccine card event held outside Vancouver City Hall

  Doctors of BC president Dr. Matthew Chow told Global News it was a very difficult day for health-care staff after the first event was held outside Vancouver's hospital.

  Health

  Sep 13
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• Van bursts into flames at Vancouver City Hall

  Thick black smoke from the fire could be seen from kilometres away.

  Oct 24, 2020
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• Vancouver property taxes are highest in Canada, report says

  The report says single-family homeowners paid an average of just over $6,200 in property taxes this past year.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2020
• Vancouver mayor ‘disappointed’ at purchase of high-end furniture for city hall, asks for review

  "I was disappointed, like others yesterday, to see that this purchase had been made when we were in really quite tough financial times."

  Politics

  Sep 17, 2020
• Statue of George Vancouver vandalized outside city hall

  City hall security tells Global News it happened overnight Wednesday.

  Crime

  Jun 11, 2020
• Vancouver City Hall closed, evacuated following power outage

  According the city the outage only affects the City Hall building at 12th Avenue itself.

  May 21, 2019
• Closing West End business laments community plan’s move towards rental density

  The owners of Chocolate Mousse were packing up their store as construction began on a new rental housing tower less than a block away.

  Feb 20, 2019
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• Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart gives himself a grade of B+, council an A- after first 100 days

  After 100 days in office, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart said negotiation has been the key to progress, but there is more work to be done.

  Politics

  Feb 13, 2019
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• Vancouver councillor calls for greater oversight into cash payments at city hall

  Vancouver City Council debated a motion Tuesday to call for greater oversight of municipal tax payments made with cash.

  Politics

  Jan 29, 2019