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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Metro Vancouver’s board has approved a plan to slash $364 million in operating costs and $1.1 billion in capital spending over the next four years. It comes as homeowners face big tax hikes due to cost overruns on the North Shore Wastewater Treatment plant and scrutiny over…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Following months of attempting to do crisis management, Metro Vancouver has finally released details about a governance review, headed up by Deloitte. Metro Vancouver Chair Mike Hurley said, “It’ll be independent because it’ll be based on best practices brought forward by the consultant who are experts in…
Amid ongoing criticism of governance at the Metro Vancouver Regional District, the City of Surrey is threatening to pull out of a key regional coordination program. Surrey city council voted unanimously this week to withdraw from the Metro 2050 Regional Growth Strategy. 2:05 Metro Vancouver funding debate Metro Vancouver describes the strategy, adopted two years…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size New questions are being raised about Metro Vancouver spending after it was learned taxpayer funds were given to IKEA and The Brick, to purchase zero-emission delivery vehicles. IKEA, one of the world’s largest companies, had a profit of over three- billion dollars Canadian in 2024. Delta Councilor…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size There are renewed calls for the Metro Vancouver Regional District’s Invest Vancouver division to be shuttered. It comes following the results of a freedom of information request. The FOI shows that in 2023 Invest Vancouver staff went on 17 trips. Among the destinations were Paris, London, Vienna,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size As Metro Vancouver examines ways it can save money, there are calls for it to cancel the 2025 Zero Waste Conference scheduled for this coming November. The conference is focused on waste prevention, circular solutions and climate. Metro Vancouver says it will cost $360,000, not including staff…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier David Eby is facing increased pressure to intervene in the Metro Vancouver Regional District amid ongoing criticism over spending. On Wednesday, the mayor of the largest city in the region announced he would boycott Metro Vancouver meetings. In a statement to Global News, Vancouver Mayor Ken…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Construction is once again set to ramp up on Metro Vancouver’s notoriously beleaguered North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. Major construction on the sewage facility has been stalled since the regional district fired the former primary contractor amid a dispute over progress and costs. 1:59 Fired wastewater plant…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Last week Metro Vancouver’s Board held a special meeting to discuss possible changes directed at addressing scope creep at the utility. One consideration before them is eliminating donations to arts and culture groups through its Regional Culture Committee. In 2024, 57 nonprofits were given grants totalling $300,000…
