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Many media reports have been filed in the course of the last few weeks on Park Board’s proposed changes to the agreements with Community Centre Associations (CCAs). The programming, funding and the future quality of services at our local Community … Continue reading →

Today Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver wrote to Mayor and Council regarding information presented at public open houses on January 23 and 26, 2013. The letter (below) is mainly in support of Eye on Norquay’s analysis of the information, which … Continue reading →

(Vancouver, February 4, 2013) Regarding the current debate about the Vancouver Park Board’s efforts to centralize control of Community Centre Associations, Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver wishes to express its support for the independence of CCAs to control their own … Continue reading →

Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver wishes Vancouver a wonderful 2013. On January 15, in “Is saving the Waldorf a first step to preserving both the city’s body and soul?” Vancouver Sun columnist Daphne Bramham refers to new alliances being created … Continue reading →

Thank you to all who attended the NSV “The Future of Vancouver” event at the Hollywood Theatre on December 5, 2012. A report is posted on the NSV website here, including video and selected transcripts. Jak King, a published historian, gave the … Continue reading →

Caption: This map of rapid transit station areas and corridors appears in Appendix A of the City of Vancouver’s Transportation 2040 Report to Council of Oct. 30, 2012. The final report map defines rapid transit station areas and future rapid transit … Continue reading →

By Elizabeth Murphy, Special to The Vancouver Sun Excerpt: Improving housing affordability and building rentals are important priorities. However, rezoning policies resulting from the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Affordability will not provide affordable housing. The policies will instead increase inflationary … Continue reading →

(Vancouver, October 2, 2012) Nearly thirty prominent community leaders and groups today sent a joint letter (MTF Housing – Neighbourhood Group letter – 1-Oct-2012) to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson and City Council with the following message: We are requesting that the … Continue reading →

Citing concerns about Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Affordability, City Council should receive but NOT immediately approve recommendations, says NSV Alerted to news that Vancouver City Council is expected to receive the final report of the Task Force on October 2, … Continue reading →

BY ELIZABETH MURPHY, SPECIAL TO THE SUN SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 Excerpt: Urban sprawl will not be contained until there is legislation that better prevents development into the green zones of agricultural, forested and conservation areas. Some have argued that we … Continue reading →