Metro Vancouver mayors met yesterday to look at the letter and plan from the TransLink board, headed by the long-suffering Dale Parker, for how to go forward in 2011. Parker said there’s no way to get new sources of revenue by 2011 but TransLink needs to sign an agreement by the end of the year […]

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The battle of the exclusive polls continues. Vancouver Sun latest up at bat here. Critics will note that approval seems to have gone from 78 (Stratcom, June, leaked to the Sun) to 69 (Justason, September, given to the Globe) to 43 (Angus Reid, now). And only one-third say he deserves to be elected. Echoing also […]

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This story coming in tomorrow’s Report on Business section from me and business reporter David Ebner about the application from Telus + developer Ian Gillespie for a massive new office tower on Georgia Street, which has been percolating at city hall for several months now. Although Telus’s head office has been in Vancouver for many […]

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Just when I was starting to wonder what was going on. I’d been told at the Oct. 20 NPA fundraiser that the list of nominees was going to be released the next day. Then there was a mysterious delay. Anyway, here’s the list of those running for the four positions the party is allowing nominations […]

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From the community grapevine: The City of Vancouver Planning Department has scheduled an Open House at the Hellenic Centre for 4 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 17th.   Obviously Larco Investments has gone back to the drawing board to make some changes to its development plan.  The Urban Design Panel made some recommendations for changes to […]

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I didn’t go to the meeting until 1 a.m on the Olympic village social housing. I haven’t watched the video of the event. I don’t know every last detail. But can people please stop screaming hysterically about the abuse of process and decisions being rammed through and contempt for the public. Yes, I would have […]

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Well, even if the 480 market condos are sitting empty, at least some people will be moving in. After some uproar when the province said none of the three non-profits who applied was suitable to run the social housing, the city took over. It has chosen, as outlined in this report, the Co-operative Housing Federation […]

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The latest here. Plans for selling the Olympic village’s 480 empty condos have ground to a halt because the City of Vancouver is refusing to approve a new marketing plan with drastically reduced prices until the developer proves it can make up the $100-million to $200-million loss that could result. “They need to have a […]

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Yikes, the horses are out of the gate and madly galloping in all directions, I gather, after Premier Campbell’s resignation yesterday. People are in secret meetings all over the place figuring out if they will run for the leadership of the Liberal Party. And Dianne Watts, the reigning queen of municipal politicians, has ignited even […]

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That’s the rumbling I hear in the background. With the NDP’s chances presumably better in 2013, who among the councillors might be contemplating a run at an NDP seat? Kerry Jang is a name I hear mentioned. Possibly Raymond Louie. Heather Deal, Geoff Meggs, George Chow? Hmm, though they’ve been mentioned, I get the sense […]

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