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NSV letter to Vancouver City Council for Public Hearing February 24, 2015, regarding rezoning at 455 Southwest Marine Drive (Marine Gardens). Download PDF: NSV-Marine Gardens public hearing 24-Feb-2015 Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver February 23, 2015 Mayor Robertson and Councillors City … Continue reading →

Reproduced below is the full text of the NSV letter submitted to Vancouver City Council concerning the Proposed Amendments to the Downtown Official Development Plan (including changes to West End and DTES Local Area Plans). This policy document will be … Continue reading →

NOTE: update of 12 November, 2014 follows. How the Robertson administration has betrayed the public trust and is destroying community planning in Vancouver . Dear Concerned Citizens of Vancouver, Recently, on the spur of the moment, I contacted an individual … Continue reading →

By Elizabeth Murphy   Common Ground Magazine   July 2014 Edition  Posted July 1, 2014 Article Link Politics in the City of Vancouver is branded as a battle between Vision Vancouver on the “left” and the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) on the “right.” … Continue reading →

Little Mountain Redevelopment Stalled Again: Developer’s refusal to provide amenities symptomatic of a failed housing strategy By Ned Jacobs, June 17, 2014 Since 2009, when all but four of the 224 homes at Little Mountain Housing were demolished, the 15-acre site, … Continue reading →

Note: This opinion piece was published by the Vancouver Sun on June 9, 2014. The City’s Heritage Action Plan goes before City Council on June 10. Opinion: City’s plan insufficient to preserve heritage homes: Building-code changes needed to make renovation, restoration … Continue reading →

The Vancouver Character House Network have requested that NSV post their letter to council on the Heritage Action Plan report going to council Tuesday, June 10, 2014. The letter notes that although the report is a step in the right … Continue reading →

Opinion: We’ve saved character homes before Vancouver could improve policies to reduce demolitions of character buildings By Elizabeth Murphy, Special to The Vancouver Sun, May 23, 2014 Demolitions of heritage character houses are undermining the city of Vancouver’s green initiatives, … Continue reading →

Reproduced below is the full text of the NSV letter submitted to Vancouver City Council concerning the Marpole Community Plan. This planning document will be debated at a Council Committee meeting on April 2, 2014 at 2 pm. Letter to … Continue reading →

Reproduced below is the NSV letter submitted to Vancouver City Council concerning the Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan bylaw changes that will be debated at a Public Hearing on April 1, 2014 at 6 pm. These bylaw changes will affect … Continue reading →