Vancouver Politics

• School board chair quits ABC Vancouver amid integrity commissioner dispute

  ABC Vancouver School Board Chair Victoria Jung announced she was quitting the party this week, citing concerns about transparency.

  Politics

  Aug 8
  
• Car-free experiment crashing sales say Gastown businesses

  Several Gastown business owners say their hopes a pedestrian-only pilot project would bring a boost in business have been dashed, with revenue and foot traffic falling.

  Canada

  Jul 31
  
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• Vancouver finds cash to keep Downtown Eastside toilets, street cleaning going to year-end

  The two projects were operated on provincial grant funding that expired last month. The City of Vancouver has stepped in with temporary funding while it looks for soutions.

  Canada

  Jul 17
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• Mayor’s ‘mojo dojo’ private gym? Ken Sim blasted over repurposed city hall boardroom

  A Vancouver city councillor is blasting the mayor for converting a former boardroom into a private gym. The mayor, who paid for the equipment, says exercise keeps him focused.

  Politics

  Jun 26
• Cycling advocates criticize Vancouver’s curbing of West End revitalization plan

  Cycling advocates say Vancouver City Council's scrapping of the 30-year, $300 million West End Waterfront Plan is “short-sighted."

  Politics

  May 12
• No magic at city council for Vancouver mushroom dispensaries as retail framework rejected

  Vancouver city council has rejected an attempt to create a licensing framework for retail stores selling magic mushrooms and other psychoactive ethnogens.

  Politics

  Apr 10
• Vancouver council takes first step towards preserving, expanding co-op housing

  Vancouver city council approved a motion Wednesday seeking to preserve and expand the city's aging stock of co-op housing.

  Politics

  Mar 13
• Local First Nations back Vancouver plan to eliminate park board

  The Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Wauthuth nations, known collectively as the MST Nations, released a letter to the city and province Monday expressing their support.

  Politics

  Mar 4
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• Vancouver businesses annexed by BIA say they feel ‘cheated’ by process

  On Tuesday, city council unanimously approved the southward expansion of the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area to include businesses between 19th and 29th avenues.

  Politics

  Feb 29
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• Parts of Vancouver Aquatic Centre closed after concrete chunk falls from ceiling

  The state of the Vancouver Aquatic Centre is once again under the microscope after a piece of concrete the size of a deck of playing cards fell from the ceiling.

  Politics

  Feb 16