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October 6, 2009 - 2:21pm
Mayor Gregor Robertson slammed "a total failure of leadership" in previous council moves that could lead to heavy losses on Vancouver's troubled $1-billion Olympic Village project.
Robertson was speaking outside city council chambers following the release of a report on project problems...
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October 6, 2009 - 9:38am
Each of Vancouver's 23 community centres will receive a 50-inch plasma flat-screen TV and $1,000 to create "community living rooms" during the Olympic Games.
The city is spending $60,000 on the gifts. The money is coming out of Vancouver's $20 million Olympic legacy fund, which was...
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October 5, 2009 - 8:52am
It's usually left to prime ministers, occasionally premiers and cabinet ministers, to sign economic development deals beyond Canada's borders. Mayors usually stick to mundane matters like finding themselves a sister city.
Vancouver's Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is promoting the idea of...
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September 23, 2009 - 9:26am
City hall says Vancouver’s Green Action Team is well on its way to making Vancouver the greenest city in the world.
In February Mayor Gregor Robertson started the Greenest City Initiative, with the goal of making Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020.
City Councillor Andrea Reimer...
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September 21, 2009 - 9:33am
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has a suggestion for solving TransLink's $130-million shortfall -- a toll on the Sea to Sky Highway.
The highway was recently upgraded for the Olympic Games at a cost of more than $600 million.
Putting a toll on the highway would free some much-needed transit...
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September 18, 2009 - 10:00am
According to a park board staff report, 82 per cent of the people who took part in a public consultation regarding a proposed BMX/mountain bike area at Vanier Park supported the project, with 16 per cent opposed.
In January, the park board identified an area south of the Burrard Marina storage lot...
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September 16, 2009 - 12:42pm
That's how much Vancouver police have reduced the average response time to Priority 1 calls -- emergency calls upon which a life may depend.
Mayor Gregor Robertson says the decrease shows that Vancouver has become a safer city.
The city-wide average response-time reduction -- from nine minutes and...
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September 15, 2009 - 12:44pm
A huge pot of federal cash promised for stimulus projects in B.C. – almost half a billion dollars that was meant to put people to work building bridges and fixing roads – is now at risk of evaporating because there is no agreement on how to spend it, municipal leaders are warning.
Early...
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September 10, 2009 - 3:32pm
The front line in the battle against provincial government cutbacks has formed in Vancouver where centre-left majorities on city council and school board have passed emergency motions calling for more money on everything from leaky condo repairs to arts and culture grants to building upgrades for...
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September 9, 2009 - 8:58am
Mayor Gregor Robertson declined to take credit for the apparent success of the Burrard Bridge bicycle lane trial on the first day of fall traffic.
"Commuters should get a lot of credit for adapting, adjusting and making the faster choice wherever possible," he said yesterday.
City...
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September 4, 2009 - 11:43am
The Burrard Bridge bike lane trial has seen vehicle commute times decrease for northbound trips and slightly increase for southbound trips, statistics released Friday by the city of Vancouver show.
The trial closed the six-lane bridge’s westernmost lane to motorized traffic and opened it to...
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September 3, 2009 - 2:33pm
Maybe it was an oversight on Mayor Gregor Robertson’s part.
But when the Chicago Blackhawks killed the Canucks dreams of winning the Stanley Cup last season—and the mayor subsequently lost a bet to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley—there was no mention of Sadhu Aufochs Johnston in the...
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September 1, 2009 - 11:48pm
The Chicago Blackhawks stole a chance at the Stanley Cup from the Vancouver Canucks back in the spring, but now Mayor Gregor Robertson has retaliated, stealing one of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's most promising deputies.
Sadhu Johnston, a 35-year-old whiz kid who helped transform Chicago's image...
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August 31, 2009 - 9:50am
Schools across B.C. will have to hold back building renovations and repairs this year after government school-maintenance grants were abruptly cancelled.
The $110-million in facility grants are normally disbursed across the province in early summer.
But this week, Education Minister Margaret...
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August 28, 2009 - 9:22am
What to do?
In my hands, I have photographs of two city councillors. But they're not your typical mug shots we often run in these pages.
There's Vision Vancouver Coun. Heather Deal on a horse in Utah. And there's NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton resting next to her bike on Signal Hill in St. John's, N.L....
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August 26, 2009 - 12:33pm
Vancouver is going to take another run at housing homeless people with mental-health and drug problems near the Granville Bridge, but this time as part of a national mental-health trial and with a lot more dialogue with the neighbours.
The new project comes on the heels of controversy over two...
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August 24, 2009 - 3:49pm
The Vancouver park board is now on Twitter and Facebook.
Vision Vancouver park commissioner Sarah Blyth told the Straight today (August 24) that the park board plans to officially launch its accounts on the two social-networking sites tomorrow (August 25).
The park board has already placed links to...
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August 24, 2009 - 9:48am
Amtrak has begun a second daily round-trip train from Vancouver to Portland after the federal government agreed to temporarily waive border inspection fees.
The new service began on Wednesday and will continue until at least the close of the 2010 Winter Olympics. It had originally been scheduled to...
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August 21, 2009 - 11:20am
City manager Penny Ballem is working with the city's legal department to broker a deal in which Downtown Eastside residents ticketed for such offences as jaywalking could agree to community service work instead of paying a fine.
Vision Vancouver Coun. Kerry Jang said it's the best alternative the...
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August 17, 2009 - 9:18am
Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for the opening of the $2-billion Canada Line in Vancouver and Richmond on Monday afternoon.
Riders will be able to take a free ride between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. PT on the new rapid transit line. The route will provide alternating service between...
Mayor Gregor Robertson slammed "a total failure of leadership" in previous council moves that could lead to heavy losses on Vancouver's troubled $1-billion Olympic Village project. Robertson was speaking outside city council chambers following the release of a report on project problems...
Each of Vancouver's 23 community centres will receive a 50-inch plasma flat-screen TV and $1,000 to create "community living rooms" during the Olympic Games. The city is spending $60,000 on the gifts. The money is coming out of Vancouver's $20 million Olympic legacy fund, which was...
It's usually left to prime ministers, occasionally premiers and cabinet ministers, to sign economic development deals beyond Canada's borders. Mayors usually stick to mundane matters like finding themselves a sister city. Vancouver's Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is promoting the idea of...
City hall says Vancouver’s Green Action Team is well on its way to making Vancouver the greenest city in the world. In February Mayor Gregor Robertson started the Greenest City Initiative, with the goal of making Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020. City Councillor Andrea Reimer...
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson has a suggestion for solving TransLink's $130-million shortfall -- a toll on the Sea to Sky Highway. The highway was recently upgraded for the Olympic Games at a cost of more than $600 million. Putting a toll on the highway would free some much-needed transit...
According to a park board staff report, 82 per cent of the people who took part in a public consultation regarding a proposed BMX/mountain bike area at Vanier Park supported the project, with 16 per cent opposed. In January, the park board identified an area south of the Burrard Marina storage lot...
That's how much Vancouver police have reduced the average response time to Priority 1 calls -- emergency calls upon which a life may depend. Mayor Gregor Robertson says the decrease shows that Vancouver has become a safer city. The city-wide average response-time reduction -- from nine minutes and...
The front line in the battle against provincial government cutbacks has formed in Vancouver where centre-left majorities on city council and school board have passed emergency motions calling for more money on everything from leaky condo repairs to arts and culture grants to building upgrades for...
Mayor Gregor Robertson declined to take credit for the apparent success of the Burrard Bridge bicycle lane trial on the first day of fall traffic. "Commuters should get a lot of credit for adapting, adjusting and making the faster choice wherever possible," he said yesterday. City...
The Burrard Bridge bike lane trial has seen vehicle commute times decrease for northbound trips and slightly increase for southbound trips, statistics released Friday by the city of Vancouver show. The trial closed the six-lane bridge’s westernmost lane to motorized traffic and opened it to...
Maybe it was an oversight on Mayor Gregor Robertson’s part. But when the Chicago Blackhawks killed the Canucks dreams of winning the Stanley Cup last season—and the mayor subsequently lost a bet to Chicago Mayor Richard Daley—there was no mention of Sadhu Aufochs Johnston in the...
The Chicago Blackhawks stole a chance at the Stanley Cup from the Vancouver Canucks back in the spring, but now Mayor Gregor Robertson has retaliated, stealing one of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's most promising deputies. Sadhu Johnston, a 35-year-old whiz kid who helped transform Chicago's image...
Schools across B.C. will have to hold back building renovations and repairs this year after government school-maintenance grants were abruptly cancelled. The $110-million in facility grants are normally disbursed across the province in early summer. But this week, Education Minister Margaret...
What to do? In my hands, I have photographs of two city councillors. But they're not your typical mug shots we often run in these pages. There's Vision Vancouver Coun. Heather Deal on a horse in Utah. And there's NPA Coun. Suzanne Anton resting next to her bike on Signal Hill in St. John's, N.L....
Vancouver is going to take another run at housing homeless people with mental-health and drug problems near the Granville Bridge, but this time as part of a national mental-health trial and with a lot more dialogue with the neighbours. The new project comes on the heels of controversy over two...
The Vancouver park board is now on Twitter and Facebook. Vision Vancouver park commissioner Sarah Blyth told the Straight today (August 24) that the park board plans to officially launch its accounts on the two social-networking sites tomorrow (August 25). The park board has already placed links to...
Amtrak has begun a second daily round-trip train from Vancouver to Portland after the federal government agreed to temporarily waive border inspection fees. The new service began on Wednesday and will continue until at least the close of the 2010 Winter Olympics. It had originally been scheduled to...
City manager Penny Ballem is working with the city's legal department to broker a deal in which Downtown Eastside residents ticketed for such offences as jaywalking could agree to community service work instead of paying a fine. Vision Vancouver Coun. Kerry Jang said it's the best alternative the...
Tens of thousands of people are expected to turn out for the opening of the $2-billion Canada Line in Vancouver and Richmond on Monday afternoon. Riders will be able to take a free ride between 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. PT on the new rapid transit line. The route will provide alternating service between...
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