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VANCOUVER/CKNW (AM 980) Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson may have called him an effin NPA hack, but it looks like City Hall Watch founder Randy Helten is running for mayor with a new party. Helten has started Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable … Continue reading →

With less than a month before the Vancouver election, a nonscientific survey has suggested that Mayor Gregor Robertson is not faring well with residents of the West End. The West End Residents Association website is running an online poll asking … Continue reading →

Vancouver council candidates call for greater neighbourhood input into decision-making Charlie Smith, October 22, 2011 Straight.com At a meeting at Cedar Cottage Neighbourhood House, some Vancouver council candidates raised serious concerns about the lack of neighbourhood input into decision-making. COPE … Continue reading →

Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) enters 2011 civic election race with five candidates (Randy Helten for Mayor) (Vancouver, October 20, 2011) Elector organization Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) announced today that it will be running five candidates in the … Continue reading →

Vancouver mayoral candidate gives up his fiddle in bid to drum out Gregor Robertson Kent Spencer, October 20, 2011 Mayoral challenger Randy Helten has abandoned his violin lessons this election so he can take time to oppose Vision Vancouver’s plans … Continue reading →

Randy Helten runs for mayor with Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver By Yolande Cole, October 20, 2011 Straight.com A Vancouver electoral organization says it wants to bring “real democracy” to city hall as it gets set to make its debut … Continue reading →

“Effen NPA hack” Helten now de facto COPE mayoral candidate Daniel in Editorial, October 18, 2011 CityCaucus.com Not a lot of people in Vancouver consider mayoral candidate Randy Helten a household name, but that might be about to change. A … Continue reading →

COPE’s deal with Vision responsible for rise of Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver, activist says By Carlito Pablo, October 18, 2011 Straight.com A mantra has beguiled a faction within the Coalition of Progressive Electors. It goes something like: don’t split … Continue reading →

By Mike Hager, Vancouver Sun October 17, 2011 Though the fight for mayor may come down to the two frontrunners, 10 other  candidates – including a self-professed “saxmaniac” and a man who was on the  receiving end of the current … Continue reading →

Randy Helten promises wild ride in quixotic quest for the Vancouver mayoralty by Matthew Burrows, October 17, 2011, 7:11 PM Straight.com The West End shit disturber now running against his arch nemesis, Mayor Gregor Robertson, has one piece of advice … Continue reading →