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The City of Vancouver will be hosting two Open Houses on Jan 26&28 to receive input on a redevelopment concept for the Little Mountain housing site. The times for the Open Houses are as follows: 7 – 9 pm, Thursday, … Continue reading →

WEST END / Critics wonder what will take its place Shauna Lewis, December 9, 2011 Xtra.com Vancouver’s Short Term Incentives for Rental Housing [STIR] program will end this month and while those who opposed the plan are relieved, they fear … Continue reading →

Chris Shaw, December 8, 2011 Rabble.ca There are many things money can buy and, to no one’s great surprise, one of them is an election. This is hardly a news flash, but the reality was brought home yet again to … Continue reading →

Vancouver Election Analysis – Candidate Correlation CanadianVeggie, November 29, 2011 This will be my last election analysis post. I promise. The Vancouver election results are particularly interesting to analyze because each voter had multiple choices to make – 1 vote … Continue reading →

Randy Helten plans to “re-double efforts” following civic election bid with Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver Yolanda Cole, November 24, 2011 Straight.com While Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver didn’t secure any seats in the civic election, mayoral candidate Randy Helten … Continue reading →

Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver earns thousands of votes but no seats in election debut Stephen Hui, November 20 straight.com All candidates running under the banner of the upstart Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver slate failed to win public office … Continue reading →

Definitions Democracy axis: City Hall is currently controlled by developers that finance the large political parties. An alternative approach is for council to be responsive to residents, and to promote grassroots democracy. The Mainlander supports candidates who reject corporate control … Continue reading →

Talking to the two main mayoral candidates for Vancouver Dan Burritt/Lyle Fisher November 18, 2011 News1130.com VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The two main candidates for the mayor’s chair in Vancouver are making their final pitches to voters before tomorrow’s civic election. … Continue reading →

Civic Election Spotlight: Vancouver John Ackermann, November 18, 2011 News1130.com VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – There are 41 candidates running, but you can only pick 10, so choose wisely; News1130 is taking a look at the hopefuls for Vancouver City Council. Vision … Continue reading →

Developers’ donations carry costs, says COPE Cassidy Olivier, November 18, 2011 The Province The law governing political donations at the municipal level should be altered to prevent local developers from buying influence through fat campaign contributions, says COPE city council … Continue reading →