-
April 3, 2009 - 9:21am
VANCOUVER -- After years of noisy protests and controversial plans, the Woodward's project on the edge of Vancouver's drug infested Downtown Eastside is finally just weeks away from its first residents moving in.
The debate, however, continues to rage over whether the multimillion-dollar...
-
March 31, 2009 - 2:21pm
With BMX freestyle racing to be introduced as an Olympic event in 2012, Vancouver desperately needs a professional bike track, says a six-time world champion.
"We have a number of very talented young guys who could qualify for the Olympics," said Jay Miron, an owner of Burnaby-based...
-
March 30, 2009 - 9:20am
City council is moving forward to clean up downtown Eastside hotels.
Council has approved a motion to seek court-ordered injunctions to require repairs on some of the most run-down single-room occupancy buildings in Vancouver.
“There are too many people in our city who live in poor, run-down...
-
March 26, 2009 - 1:49pm
Parents breathed a collective sigh of relief at the Vancouver park board meeting on March 23, as commissioners voted unanimously to allow the existing Mount Pleasant Community Centre daycare to stay open until March of next year.
This means the existing daycare will continue to operate after the...
-
March 26, 2009 - 1:11pm
If the first 100 days of Mayor Gregor Robertson's administration seems a bit of a blur, consider the major events punctuating his brief time in office. Yet despite that mad pace, compared with the predecessor who was under attack from his first moments in office, Robertson has been experiencing an...
-
March 25, 2009 - 3:20pm
Vancouverites could be riding shared bicycles throughout the city by the summer of 2010, according to Vision Coun. Raymond Louie.
Louie presented a motion, seconded by Vision Coun. Geoff Meggs, to city council on Tuesday, March 24 to start a public bike sharing program in Vancouver, with a large...
-
March 18, 2009 - 9:16am
Vancouverites may not attend park board meetings or visit its website, but many frequent Facebook. Sarah Blyth wants the board to connect with residents on the popular online networking site.
"We should use every tool that we have," the Vision Vancouver commissioner said. "We're...
-
March 13, 2009 - 3:55pm
Mayor Gregor Robertson spent the better part of this week waiting for yet another announcement from the province about more funding for the city's newest homeless shelters.
Earlier in the week, Housing Minister Rich Coleman said the province would pick up the full $1.5 million needed to...
-
March 10, 2009 - 10:28am
The provincial government has agreed to spend $1.5 million to fund Vancouver's emergency overnight shelter program for another three more months.
"I’m very pleased that the city and the province have reached an agreement to keep the HEAT shelters open for at least another three months,...
-
March 10, 2009 - 10:18am
The doors to Vancouver City Hall were locked. I was starting to worry his worship, known to his friends as something of a night owl, might have forgotten to set his alarm clock ahead an hour for our talk.
Then a booming voice from above: "Hey, you down there?"
Mayor Gregor Robertson...
-
March 9, 2009 - 10:31am
How can the Vancouver school board need more money when B.C.'s government is spending "more than ever" on education? Because that "more-than-ever" funding covers provincially approved collective agreement increases -- teachers' salaries -- but not the costs of staff moving up...
-
March 5, 2009 - 11:56am
VANCOUVER — Mayor Gregor Robertson wants the city to join the “grow food locally” movement. Really locally, in fact.
Robertson announced Wednesday morning that a piece of the lawn on the north side of city hall will be dug up and designed as a community garden that will, in part,...
-
March 4, 2009 - 3:00pm
Vancouver park board commissioners have approved spending $187,468 on renovations and the installation of an automated public toilet at Pigeon Park.
Yesterday (March 2), commissioners voted 6-0 in favour of staff’s recommendations, with Vision commissioner Constance Barnes absent from the...
-
February 26, 2009 - 1:38pm
Hardly anyone recalls the details of the only time when the City of Vancouver repaired a rundown building and billed the landlord for the expense.
That was during the 1990s, and the previous owner of the Columbia Hotel sued the city, claiming it did too much. The case never went to trial after the...
-
February 23, 2009 - 11:18am
The federal and provincial governments have already announced they will spend $900 million on security costs for the 2010 Olympics.
Host city Vancouver, however, has yet to firm up figures on how much it will spend mostly on policing to help secure the Games.
Mayor Gregor Robertson told the...
-
February 19, 2009 - 10:38am
Vancouver's downtown core became a prime resting place for the homeless in the past 10 years, as homelessness spread from the Downtown Eastside into nearby areas.
But the downtown's major business association says that, since the new Vision Vancouver council adopted an aggressive strategy of...
-
February 18, 2009 - 12:43pm
Vancouver's mayor wants to establish a metro police force to help deal with the "out of control" gang violence that may have claimed another life in British Columbia's largest city on Tuesday.
Mayor Gregor Robertson told reporters Tuesday that "it's horrifying to see the ongoing loss...
-
February 17, 2009 - 1:57pm
Vancouver students won't be getting the two weeks off from their studies during the 2010 Olympic Games.
The Vancouver school board voted 8-1 Monday night to keep schools in session during the Games. Trustee Ken Denike cast the lone vote against the decision, suggesting secondary schools should be...
-
February 16, 2009 - 3:39pm
Two Vision Vancouver park board commissioners have taken over a hunger-strike relay for housing that’s now entering its eighth week.
Commissioner Sarah Blyth, who cofounded the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition, joins fellow rookie Constance Barnes in fasting for the week.
The pair took over...
-
February 16, 2009 - 3:37pm
A Vancouver School Board decision on whether to close schools during the 2010 Winter Olympics could be crucial for the Games' transportation plan.
Board chair Patti Bacchus told 24 hours four options will be considered at tonight's meeting: Leaving all schools open, closing secondary schools only;...
VANCOUVER -- After years of noisy protests and controversial plans, the Woodward's project on the edge of Vancouver's drug infested Downtown Eastside is finally just weeks away from its first residents moving in. The debate, however, continues to rage over whether the multimillion-dollar...
With BMX freestyle racing to be introduced as an Olympic event in 2012, Vancouver desperately needs a professional bike track, says a six-time world champion. "We have a number of very talented young guys who could qualify for the Olympics," said Jay Miron, an owner of Burnaby-based...
City council is moving forward to clean up downtown Eastside hotels. Council has approved a motion to seek court-ordered injunctions to require repairs on some of the most run-down single-room occupancy buildings in Vancouver. “There are too many people in our city who live in poor, run-down...
Vancouverites could be riding shared bicycles throughout the city by the summer of 2010, according to Vision Coun. Raymond Louie. Louie presented a motion, seconded by Vision Coun. Geoff Meggs, to city council on Tuesday, March 24 to start a public bike sharing program in Vancouver, with a large...
Vancouverites may not attend park board meetings or visit its website, but many frequent Facebook. Sarah Blyth wants the board to connect with residents on the popular online networking site. "We should use every tool that we have," the Vision Vancouver commissioner said. "We're...
Mayor Gregor Robertson spent the better part of this week waiting for yet another announcement from the province about more funding for the city's newest homeless shelters. Earlier in the week, Housing Minister Rich Coleman said the province would pick up the full $1.5 million needed to...
The provincial government has agreed to spend $1.5 million to fund Vancouver's emergency overnight shelter program for another three more months. "I’m very pleased that the city and the province have reached an agreement to keep the HEAT shelters open for at least another three months,...
VANCOUVER — Mayor Gregor Robertson wants the city to join the “grow food locally” movement. Really locally, in fact. Robertson announced Wednesday morning that a piece of the lawn on the north side of city hall will be dug up and designed as a community garden that will, in part,...
Vancouver park board commissioners have approved spending $187,468 on renovations and the installation of an automated public toilet at Pigeon Park. Yesterday (March 2), commissioners voted 6-0 in favour of staff’s recommendations, with Vision commissioner Constance Barnes absent from the...
Hardly anyone recalls the details of the only time when the City of Vancouver repaired a rundown building and billed the landlord for the expense. That was during the 1990s, and the previous owner of the Columbia Hotel sued the city, claiming it did too much. The case never went to trial after the...
Vancouver's downtown core became a prime resting place for the homeless in the past 10 years, as homelessness spread from the Downtown Eastside into nearby areas. But the downtown's major business association says that, since the new Vision Vancouver council adopted an aggressive strategy of...
Vancouver's mayor wants to establish a metro police force to help deal with the "out of control" gang violence that may have claimed another life in British Columbia's largest city on Tuesday. Mayor Gregor Robertson told reporters Tuesday that "it's horrifying to see the ongoing loss...
Vancouver students won't be getting the two weeks off from their studies during the 2010 Olympic Games. The Vancouver school board voted 8-1 Monday night to keep schools in session during the Games. Trustee Ken Denike cast the lone vote against the decision, suggesting secondary schools should be...
RSS Feed