Hey all, Sorry I disappeared but it’s been a crazy few days and almost impossible to keep up with events as they unroll unless you pretty much type non-stop, which tragically leaves no time to actually interview anyone or get any facts. While some people may prefer to operate that way, I don’t. It was […]

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That’s the story from my Globe colleague Gary Mason this morning, plus more little bombshells, like the apparent news that finance director Estelle Lo has tendered her resignation.

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Everyone’s been predicting possible record low turnouts in the B.C. civic elections, with speculation that voters will be just too tired from the recent batches of voting to mark another X. But that doesn’t appear to be the case. I dropped by three of the four advance polls today where everyone was reporting higher turnout […]

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And now, bringing to a close one of the weirder episodes of this election campaign, this just in: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media release Wednesday, November 5, 2008 ROBERTSON HAS PAID SKYTRAIN FINE VANCOUVER – Vision Vancouver mayoral candidate Gregor Robertson said today that he has paid in full a $173 fine he received after mistakenly […]

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This election has to be setting records for wild and wacky things the candidates are willing to try in order to generate noticeably scarce media coverage of the civic election. David Cadman’s YouTube “Vote Beard” video (posted earlier on this blog) is probably the prize-winner so far. David says that the viral success of this […]

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You might have missed it in all the other excitment, but the premier of B.C. made an announcement Saturday that he is freezing property assessments and allowing anyone, not just people over 55, to defer their property taxes. What does that all mean, you may ask yourself. Well, even if you didn’t, a lot of […]

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I know it’s hard for almost anyone to pay attention to anything but the riveting Gregor Robertson two-zone SkyTrain ticket uproar, but a short station break to let you know that the Non-Partisan Association’s announcement today was that it would support spending $33 million to fix the Burrard Bridge to make it safer for cyclists. […]

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Some days, all you can do is watch the river of news go by and observe the patterns you see. And, from the riverbank, it looks like the campaign is entering its final stage, where people solidify their opinions and any nasty stuff one party has on the other gets leaked out. The story of […]

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Pity the poor Richmond city council voters. They will have not only three Halsey-Brandts to choose from in this election (the former mayor, his current wife and his former wife), but they will also have three Chens on the ballot. No relation. I think

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I have a feature story in Vancouver magazine this month, if you haven’t spotted it yet, on local architect Peter Busby and his mission to make the world (or at least buildings and cities) more environmentally sustainable. I’ve watched and written about Peter for years and this seems to be his golden moment. At last, […]

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