I talked to a couple of people from both campaigns mid-morning and this is what they had to say. Vision will win. Early this morning, the NPA was hoping to hang on to at least two council seats — Suzanne Anton the likeliest survivor, Kim Capri and Michael Geller shortly behind. “I’d be ecstatic if […]

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For those wondering where the parties are partying tonight, Vision Vancouver has gone upscale and is camping out at Hotel Vancouver for the night, which is ironically where the NPA celebrated in 2005. The Non-Partisan Association picked the Ramada Renaissance, 1133 West Hastings Street — a somewhat unfortunate choice. I guess no one there remember […]

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As I detail on my CTV blog here.

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Unverified at this point, but there’s reports of exit polling showing that Vision’s Gregor Robertson is getting about 55 per cent and the NPA’s Peter Ladner is getting 39 per cent of the vote.

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Campaign workers for the Non-Partisan Association were spending their last hours today tearing down posters in Chinatown that put up alleged quotes made by Peter Ladner’s grandfather in the 20s. The posters, hand-lettered in Chinese, were headlined “Enemy of the Chinese” and had quotes attributed to “LJ Ladner, 1923, Vancouver South” saying things like “The […]

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Non-Partisan Association mayoral candidate always seems to have a swarm of family members around helping out, between his umpteen brothers, sisters, inlaws, and children. But Gregor Robertson got some extra help on E-Day, when his wife’s parents came up from Indiana to watch the festivities. I asked Amy if they’d been inspired by Barack Obama’s […]

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It’s a lovely, rain-free day, warm enough for people to walk around with light jackets. That’s good news for voter turnout here, which is always seen as a crucial element in who wins. Last time, 132,000 people voted. In 2002, it was about 140,000 — a high that hadn’t been seen since the 1980s. What’s […]

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I have this story in today’s Globe and Mail about Tony Pappajohn, a local guy, who has been caught in the economic downdraft and credit squeeze. That’s put in jeopardy the beautifully designed new tower he was building on Hastings Street, a sad chapter for a family that’s part of the history of Vancouver.

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At last, a sane day. No more sworn affidavits, no more leaks from city hall incriminating this or that person. Instead, people actually did some real campaigning and cheering each other up. All the parties were out at the Burrard Bridge Burma-shaving with their signs. It was so crowded it’s a miracle no one fell […]

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Someone took offence at my suggestion that whoever is leaking information about the Olympic loan and/or current city investigations into same is “someone with nothing left to lose.” Rod wrote: If you are implying Sullivan is involved, may I ask how exactly? He can hardly hold papers as is. I don’t imagine he has the […]

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