No. 1 issue on City Council’s agenda over the past few months has been the removal of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts. Last week this issue was finally put to a vote. With 5 in favour and 4 against, Council decided to remove them. At first blush, Council’s decision would appear to be the right…
Category: influence peddling
Three Cheers for the Beautiful Game
With Canada playing China in the first game of the first round of the Women’s World Cup in Edmonton on Saturday, I’m very excited. I’ve always been a big fan of the beautiful game, and we’re in for some of the best footy in the world. Monday, June 8 saw the first games kicking off…
Six Years Too Late
Today Mayor Gregor Robertson issued a vague apology during the CBC debate. We now know what we had been suspecting for a number of days now — Mayor Robertson sees the writing on the wall and is desperate to avoid defeat Nov. 15th. After six years of ignoring community concerns, three days before voters cast…
A Vancouver You Can Afford
The campaign donation lists are in. But the news is not always news. For their 2014 campaign, Vision Vancouver has raised $2.25 million dollars, and it’s no surprise that the development industry is Vision’s biggest donor by far. (The $2.2m does not include the $25,000 plates at a private fundraiser hosted in March by ‘condo king’ Bob Rennie, which…
What Has Tim Louis NOT Done for You Lately?
There are a lot of things I’ve done for Vancouver over the years. But there are a lot of things I haven’t done…happily. Vote for a Vancouver you can afford! Vote for Meena Wong for Mayor, Tim Louis for City Council and the whole COPE team on November 15th!
Homelessness and Affordable Housing – False Promises from Vision Vancouver
We live in one of the richest cities in the world and in one of the most affluent and wealthiest eras of humankind. There cannot be any excuse for homelessness. Vision Vancouver came to power in 2008 on the backs of the homeless – promising to end homelessness by 2015. In his inaugural speech Gregor…
ONNI Developer Destroying Green Space in East Vancouver – with photos
I received this letter recently and am sharing it here with you. I’m very concerned at the brazenness Onni shows. Regular citizens face consequences when they cut down heritage trees without a permit, but not developers with friends in high places. Even more disturbing is the complete lack of response or concern from the City….