More on the Little Mountain agreement, from the perspective of tenants and advocates.

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This out about an hour ago and my story here. BCHOUSING LITTLE MOUNTAIN

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For those interested, this is the invitation going around locally: Last Sunday night, riding hopeful, Geoff Meggs was defeated in his bid to win the Fairview Mt. Pleasant riding as an NDP candidate. It is said that Mr. Meggs, through his Vision Council efforts to change the city, has “taken the community, out of community planning”. The Mt. Pleasant […]

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So glad there are all these energetic young reporters covering night meetings, so we can learn this.  

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Knock me over with a feather. NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release 2012PREM0131-001630 Oct. 23, 2012 Office of the Premier Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and Minister Responsible for Housing City of Vancouver Four New Temporary Cold-weather Shelters in Vancouver VANCOUVER – The B.C. government and the City of Vancouver will open four additional […]

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Answered to the fullest of my current time and ability on City Plumber, over there.

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With mayors uncertain yesterday whether to delay any decision about cancelling a two-year property-tax increase for TransLink or to go through with cancelling it instantly, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson swooped in with what’s being called a compromise motion. The motion, which got enough votes to pass thanks to co-operation from Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, warns […]

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My story in this week’s Globe isn’t really focused on the point in my headline, but it is the change of most interest to those watching the plans for the airport mall. (Locals already know about the airport-mall plans from stories by me and others around Vancouver. This version was recast to explain it all to […]

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As my Globe story today says, the project at public hearing tonight from Wall Financial represents the city’s new solution to creating social housing. Wall Financial is proposing a building at 955 East Hastings that consists of two floors of industrial space in the old Alex Gair building, and 352 condos, of which 70 will […]

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I’ve been wondering if anyone cared about the plans to raze the corner of 16th and Arbutus, home for decades to the Ridge Theatre and theVarsity Ridge Bowling Centre. It got sold to Cressey Developments in June 2011 for $15,584,701, in a move that surprised some, since it seemed as though the theatre and bowling […]

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