Vancouver Council

• Vancouver city councillor apologizes for calling fellow members ‘drug users’

  A video, posted to WeChat by councillor Lenny Zhou, shows him speaking in Mandarin about supportive housing, referring to it as drug houses.

  Politics

  Feb 24
  
• Vancouver council rejects plan for new city-owned for-profit housing

  Six city-owned sites had been selected to produce about 4,000 homes, according to plans shared by the City of Vancouver on Tuesday.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2025
  
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• Vancouver council votes to revitalize Granville Strip into Times Square experience

  It proposes gradually working towards a year-round pedestrian zone and also calls for more rental housing and hotel spaces, along with replacing aging SRO buildings.

  Politics

  Jun 4, 2025
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• City council approves permanent Vancouver sign

  The sign will be similar to the temporary signs in Coal Harbour that have proved to be popular with tourists and Instagram users.

  Politics

  May 21, 2025
• Vancouver city councillor drops F-bomb during public meeting

  'Oh my gosh I'm going to call a point of order because that is highly inappropriate,' fellow ABC Coun. Rebecca Bligh said after the comment.

  Politics

  Oct 24, 2024
• ‘Extremely dangerous’: Vancouver bans sale of some butane lighters

  "The VFRS 2023 Annual Report reflected a 31 per cent increase in structure fires compared to the previous year with 59 per cent caused by smoker materials."

  Fire

  May 2, 2024
• Some Vancouver ‘view cones’ could be scrapped under proposed review

  Love them or hate them, so-called "view cones" have been a critical feature of Vancouver's development policy since 1989.

  Politics

  Sep 27, 2023
• Vancouver council approves ‘missing middle’ motion allowing up to 8 homes per lot

  The City of Vancouver passed a motion Thursday allowing for up to eight units to be constructed on a single lot in lower-density neighbourhoods.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2023
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• Cost of new PNE Amphitheatre balloons to $103.7 million, up more than 60%

  The new outdoor space was initially projected to cost $64.8 million, but a report to mayor and council now pegs the price tag at $103.7 million.

  Entertainment

  Jul 12, 2023
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• Vancouver gives green light Komagata Maru street name, addressing historic wrongs

  The vessel docked near the current location of Canada Place with hundreds of Sikh passengers on board, most of whom were denied entry despite having valid travel documents.

  Politics

  May 31, 2023