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The Mayor of Main Street
What should the next mayor do?...
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Millard |
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Cuban Salsa: In Vancouver
I interview and report on the ever-growing Cuban Salsa scene in Vancouver....
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Camila |
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"Apparition:" The Latest Play From Vancouver's TigerMilk Collective
The Talented TigerMilk Collective Presents Apparition by Anne Washburn
April 23-May3 at the Performing Arts Lodge Theater in Co...
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Alex |
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'Simple' solution to housing squeeze
Realtor urges more density in exchange for extra units sold at lower profit (at least someone is starting to figure it out)
Bob Rennie, one of Vanc...
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MintyPop |
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City Workers Should Pay for Parking Like Everyone Else
City council may scrap free parking for city staff to curb greenhouse gas emissions generated by commuting.
The free-parking perk would be replaced...
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hippe_gal |
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COPE and Vision Vancouver, United Again?
Back in 2005, the left leaning COPE, split into two parts, one led by Larry Campbell, which we today still call COPE, and a new, centre-leaning party ...
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Shane_B |
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There's always a morning after.
What an exciting morning it must be for our Mayor-Elect Gregor Robertson and his new Vision council. Last night, Vision Vancouver were given a solid m...
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Walter Schultz |
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Congratulations to WERA director Aaron Jasper
WERA director Aaron Jasper has been elected to the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. Congratulations to new Park Board Commission Aaron! And th...
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Does BC Place Have a Future?
Just over a year ago, the roof of BC Place Stadium collapsed under the weight of snow and slush, and the dome deflated for the first time in its 26 ye...
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Shane_B |
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Larry, did ya lie?
Pivot Legal Society is blaming all three political parties -- NPA, Vision, and COPE -- for keeping the big secret.Pivot issued a press release yesterd...
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Downtown Eastside Enquirer |
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Vote for Kilt wearers in the upcoming Vancouver civic election! Mackinnon... Louie... Deal... Robertson... Chow... Stevenson and Capri
Everybody talks about the Chinese block voting... what about Scottish-Celtic block voting?Wear a kilt and go after the Scottish-Celtic ethnic vote!Van...
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MORE ON COUNCIL'S $100 MILLION GIVE-AWAY
Oldtown NewsVancouver, BCMORE ON COUNCIL'S $100 MiLLION GIVE-AWAYOn April 3, 2006, Council received a report authored by deputy City Manager, Jody And...
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Oldtown News |
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Peter Ladner and Estelle Lo Mystery
If you want to see what it a political sandbagging looks like in action, watch the video clip of Peter Ladner finding out in the middle of a public ...
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theleftcoast.ca |
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Athletes village to get $100-million loan
Garry Mason in the Globe and MailThe City of Vancouver has authorized lending up to $100-million to rescue the financially troubled Olympic athletes v...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Gregor Robertson, is a "Fare Cheater".
Former NDP MLA, Gregor I am not a Cheat Robertson has dumped some dirty baggage on his campaign to become Vancouver's next Mayor. The Province is re...
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Walter Schultz |
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City art - Eagles, bears, and tadpoles?
I've had in recent days three things sloshing around in my brain, all of which I only realized today are all thematically connected, as they are all, ...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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Premier's autism centre plan drawing hard questions
Gordon Campbell seemed to catch everyone by surprise with the announcement of a $20-million contribution to a privately planned autism centre with a v...
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Paying attention |
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Vancouver launches 311 phone system
(gothamgazette.com) The City of Vancouver is launching a new 311 number that residents can call 24/7 to complain about dogs barking or what kind of de...
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Live at Five |
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Kilts Night at the Atlantic Trap & Gill: What happens with bagpipers and kilts get together at a Maritime pub?
There are more bagpipers in Canada than in Scotland... but are there more kilt wearers?John, Dave and Jim of the DeltaPolice Pipe Band, Rob McDonald k...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
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MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED
Oldtown NewsVancouver, BCMUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSEDToday at 4pm, Vancouver municipal nominations closed for Mayor, City Council, School and Park...
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Oldtown News |
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Canucks win the Stanley Cup
Happy players at the end of the game, originally uploaded by Stina Magga.Vancouver - Metroblogging News ServiceThe Vancouver Canucks last night became...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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WERA Director John Whistler's presentation to Vancouver City Council
West End Residents Association (WERA) delivers Burrard Bridge Petition at Capital Plan Public Hearing.On September 15, 2008 Director John Whistler spo...
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More Bikes, More Money
If you are tired of fighting through traffic-clogged bicycle routes, narrow dangerous sidewalks on bridges or even longingly thinking of moving to Ams...
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Davie Day Highlights Need for Car Free Street Trial
As you probably know I do not live - and therefore vote - in the City of Vancouver. But I am very much in favour of car free streets. I administer a f...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Save our Rivers
The follwoing is a letter written by Damien Gillis which responds t a recent article in the Globe and Mail. Sdaly I cannot find the article in the Glo...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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City Management at Carnegie Accused of Fraudulently Manufacturing 14 Witnesses
It's not the first time City of Vancouver management at Carnegie Center have been accused of faking witnesses to support barrings and it probably won'...
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Downtown Eastside Enquirer |
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City Management at Carnegie Accused of Fraudulently Manufacturing 15 Witnesses
It's not the first time City of Vancouver management at Carnegie Center have been accused of faking witnesses to support barrings and it probably won'...
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Downtown Eastside Enquirer |
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Ray Lam Calls for a Sustainable Transportation Mix
I may not be as famous as Rebecca Bollwit, but a lot of people I have never heard of do pout things in my in box.And in this case it looks like a youn...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Metro Vancouver commuters ready, set, wait…
Randy Shore in the Vancouver SunMy last post was a blast at the media and I am afraid this one is going to be more of the same. A lot of people rely o...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Time for action not studies
The ProvinceAn announcement of yet another study into transit for the South of the Fraser has been greeted with an unusually stongly worded response f...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Vancouver's walkability — a sign of good health
Dan Burden, Special to the Sun(Dan Burden's Great Pacific Northwest Tour on Town Making begins in Seattle on Aug. 28 and arrives in Vancouver Aug....
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Your City, Your Plan
City of Vancouver Capital Plan 2009-2011 As part of this fall's municipal election, voters will be asked to give Vancouver City Council the authority ...
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Call me an optimist, but if Denmark can go green, Canada can too
Gary Mason, Globe and MailGary appears to be joining the other sage of Delta (Pete McMartin) onthe side of the angels.He enthuses about a hotel in Gre...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Gil Penalosa comes to Vancouver
Walking, Bicycling and Public Spaces: Lessons from Bogota and Beyond An evening with Gil Pe alosaAugust 20, 7 pm, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hasti...
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SFU City |
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Must-hear Lecture: Gil Penalosa
Walking, Bicycling and Public Spaces: Lessons from Bogota and Beyond An evening with Gil Pe alosaAugust 20, 7 pm, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hasti...
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Price Tags |
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Vancouver's Downtown Eastside: Hope for the Future
In an area of Vancouver defined by despair, drug addiction, mental health disorders, and a lack of hope for the future, the prospect of marginally bet...
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VanRamblings |
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"Missing Woman" Traced to Ethel Whitty's Abuse
There is a missing woman at Carnegie. No man can be blamed for her disappearance. The woman got disappeared by Ethel Whitty.Whitty, Director of the Ci...
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Downtown Eastside Enquirer |
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"Missing Woman" Traced to Ethel Whitty
There is a missing woman at Carnegie. No man can be blamed for her disappearance. The woman got disappeared by Ethel Whitty.Whitty, Director of the Ci...
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Downtown Eastside Enquirer |
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Downtown Eastsider, Audrey Laferriere, to Run for City Council
Audrey Laferriere is running for City Council as an Independent in the November 2008 election.You might remember Laferriere as the woman who earlier t...
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Downtown Eastside Enquirer |
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Sorry suburbia, Vancouver is our true economic epicentre
Miro Cernetig, Vancouver SunMyth-busting finding comes from a memo to Metro Vancouver's mayorsThe surprising, myth-busting finding comes from a memo t...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Stuff to Do
My husband rawks my casbah, and he knows me really, really well. So he got me a great present for my birthday that suited me just fine.We were part of...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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More Theft of Service on Ethel Whitty's Watch
On Thursday afternoon, Carnegie closed the third floor computer room leaving scores of Downtown Eastsiders without public computers. Carnegie is funde...
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Downtown Eastside Enquirer |
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A Nottingham bus
It is probably very dangerous indeed to generalise from one bus ride to an international comparison. But, today's experience was quite different to wh...
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Stephen Rees's blog |
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Rev. Chan Yu Tan is announced as winner for inaugural Golden Mountain Achievement Award
Rev Chan Yu Tan is inaugural Golden Mountain Achievement Award winner as the Victoria Chinese Commerce Association celebrates the 150 year history of ...
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GungHaggisFatChoy |
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WERA supports 30 km/h speed limits for the West End
_______________________________________________________________________________________ The City of Vancouver has announced a proposal to implement 40...
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Participate in Democracy-City Council-TUESDAY JULY 8 AT 2:30 Pm
WERA Supporters, WERA is inviting citizens that are concerned about affordability and livability in the West End to attend Vancouver City Council on T...
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Vancouver's Ugly Home Craze (in Views)
City hall spawned weird new housing form: the 'Mohawk.' ...
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TheTyee.ca |
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I feel so alone
Long time readers might have noticed that a lot of our regular posters have not been blogging around these parts much anymore. Even casual readers wil...
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Metroblogging Vancouver |
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Vancouver History: Burrard Bridge
As I stated in my post about Lion's Gate Bridge , bridges are simply a way of life to us in Vancouver. Either getting in or out of the city, you usual...
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Beyond Robson |
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PETER LADNER STATEMENT ON VISION NOMINATION
JUNE 15, 2008PRESS RELEASEContact: Michael Meneer, 778-990-0464; Bob Ransford, 1-866-824-8337 NPA MAYORAL NOMINEE STATEMENT ON VISION NOMINATIONLadner...
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