aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

I remember being a political reporter in the dog-days of summer. Things slow right down, people go away, and nothing seems to happen. So you begin to dig into stories that you otherwise wouldn't touch.Witness the Globe and Mail's piece last week on t...

topics: liberals, mayor, mla, ndp, political

aggregated from: theleftcoast.ca

According to Mayor Gregor Robertson's Twitter feed, at last night's Vancouver City Council meeting the Vision Vancouver dominated council was the first North American city to approve lane-way housing. The key benefit of lane-way housing is that it of...

topics: city-council, mayor, vision-vancouver

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

Mike Smyth at the Province blasted Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson yesterday for his handling of the HEAT shelters:The False Creek North shelters were so thoroughly botched by city hall that it's hard to imagine any neighbourhood that would now be w...

topics: mayor, politician, vision-vancouver

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Who'll trust mayor after shelter freak show? I'm sure there are some Vision Vancouver types who thought it was deliciously subversive to stick a bunch of junkies and crackheads into a smug cocoon of latte-sipping condo-dwellers and watch the ensuing...

topics: mayor, show, vision-vancouver

aggregated from: Public Eye Online

Coalition of Progressive Electors external chair Alvin Singh has said won't be courting former Vision Vancouver executive member Mike Bruce to join his civic association, although he's welcome to take out a membership. This, after Mr. Bruce sent an e...

aggregated from: Bill Tieleman

I've known Brad Zubyk for quite a long time - since he first went to work for the Mike Harcourt NDP government back in 1991.I've also worked with Brad several times - he is an affable and humorous guy to spend time with who has a lot of experience in...

topics: business, candidate, economy, election, liberal

aggregated from: West End Residents Association

photo by doug shanksPosted By: Jackie Wong The West EnderCyclists will have one lane of Burrard Bridge to themselvesThe long-discussed and fiercely debated reallocation of a vehicle lane on the Burrard Bridge to cyclist traffic was approved b...

topics: city-council, cope, councillor, environment, mayor

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

The City of Vancouver has now decided to close one sidewalk to pedestrians and make it one way for cyclists, and close one traffic lane to general purpose traffic for the use of cyclists in the other direction. I was going to write a lot on this but ...

topics: city-of-vancouver, ecological, political, transportation, vision-vancouver

aggregated from: Bill Tieleman

Bill Tieleman's 24 Hours Column Tuesday February 24, 2009 And the award goes to ... By BILL TIELEMANThe Academy Awards are obscene, dirty ... no better than a beauty contest.- Dustin HoffmanWelcome to the Academy of Political Pundit Arts and Sciences...

topics: city-council, crime, election, liberal, mayor

aggregated from: Public Eye Online

Those following the goings-on at Vision Vancouver will be interested in this squib: on March 23, Terminal City's governing civic association will be holding their annual general meeting at the Chinese Cultural Centre. And that will mean the election ...

topics: election, vision-vancouver