It’s not often that I agree with our current mayor, but when Gregor Robertson recently accused the Canadian Pacific (CP) of “bullying tactics” in its efforts to force the city to pay well above market for the long contested Arbutus Corridor, bulldozing some of the community gardens that city residents have nurtured along the…
Category: Election 2014
Longtime City activist Tim Louis ready for November 2014 election – calls for expropriation of Arbutus Corridor
These are the highlights of my speech this morning. Friends and the media joined me at the Arbutus Corridor as I announced my bid for a COPE nomination to run for City Council in Vancouver’s November municipal election. I will be running for a nomination at COPE’s Nominating Conference Sunday Sept. 7th. — I am here…
Vision’s Vision is Getting Blurry
In politics, as in our personal lives, sometimes we need to revise our expectations. Other times, we have to admit we are wrong; we are required to concede that we simply did not do enough. In the case of Vision Vancouver’s highly touted and infinitely flexible promise to end homelessness, it appears that a rather…
Letter of the Week: Vision Vancouver shows little respect for citizens
My letter to the editor got selected as the Letter of the Week in the March 16 2014 edition of the Vancouver Province. It was also published in March 17th’s Vancouver Sun. Let’s keep the pressure on Vision Vancouver until Election Day, when hopefully we’ll say goodbye to them! Letter of the Week: Vision Vancouver…
Heather Place Development to Further Erode Affordable Housing
Just wanted to share with you the latest COPE press release. For Immediate Release, March 11, 2013 HEATHER PLACE DEVELOPMENT TO FURTHER ERODE AFFORDABLE HOUSING (Vancouver, BC), On the heels of a recent poll by Insights West showing 40% of Vancouver residents consider affordable housing the biggest issue facing the city, Vancouver City Council is…
New Years 2014 — the numbers are in!
On January 1st, my partner Penny and I had our annual New Years Day drop-in event at our home. This year, we turned it into a fundraiser for COPE. Entry was by donation, and once inside attendees enjoyed an enormous feast put together by Penny. A big thanks to everyone who came out and made…
And in other (corruption) news…
Below is another Letter to the Editor I wrote in response to an article in the Vancouver Courier. Nothing surprises me any more! Re: “Citizen polling website contract awarded without tender” (Vancouver Courier, Jan. 2nd) Hats off to your reporter Mr. Mackin for exposing Vision Vancouver’s awarding of a contract worth over $150,000 without tender….