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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is set to make his first public comments since voters dealt his ABC Vancouver party a blow in Saturday’s municipal byelection. Sim is scheduled to hold a press conference unveiling a new business growth task force task force at noon on Monday. Global…
Reaction is pouring in to Vancouver’s controversial move to freeze new supportive housing in the city. Vancouver city council heard from nearly 100 speakers on Monday, the majority raising concerns with Mayor Ken Sim’s proposal, while protesters rallied outside City Hall. But the idea has its backers as well — even if they have been…
Vancouverites are getting a first look at the proposed design for a new Vancouver Aquatic Centre, and not everyone is happy. The Vancouver Park Board says the five-decade-old pool has reached the end of its service life, and the facility has, in some cases, literally begun crumbling. 1:48 State of some Vancouver swimming pools deteriorating…
The final piece of the puzzle in Vancouver’s upcoming municipal byeleciton fell into place Friday, as ABC Vancouver named its two candidates for the contest. Mayor Ken Sim’s party, which already holds a strong majority on council, announced Vancouver Police Union president Ralph Kaisers and tech startup leader Jamie Stein as their candidates for the…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Vancouver’s governing municipal political party has booted one of its city councillors from caucus. In a statement issued Friday, ABC Vancouver said it had expelled Coun. Rebecca Bligh. “While she remains a Vancouver City Councillor, it has become clear that she is not aligned with the shared…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Vancouver city councillor is proposing an urgent motion to get the city on board with “Team Canada” efforts to buy Canadian in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Green Coun. Pete Fry is calling on council to initiate an “urgent high-level review” of…
