We can't have nice things: We can't have a spa, we can't have the polar bears, we can't have a mural, we can't have the RCMP in Surrey, we can't have temporary modular housing and we can't have water. But we can have a beer at Khatsalano.

Links

• Vancouver mayor shotguns beer at outdoor festival | CBC.ca
• Councillor doesn't regret shotgunning drink with Vancouver mayor, does regret it was vodka cream soda | CBC News
• Decision on Surrey Police Service ensures public safety in Surrey, the province | BC Gov News
• 5 things to know as B.C. orders Surrey to continue transition to municipal police force
• Surrey police decision draws mixed reaction | CityNews Vancouver
• Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke to 'explore options' as B.C. shuts down bid to stay with RCMP
• Missing middle housing motion set for Vancouver city council vote - Real Estate
• Could the Missing Middle Solve the Housing Crisis? | The Walrus
• Dan Fumano: Modular housing was meant to be temporary. ABC wants to make sure it stays that way
• After 15 Years, Little Mountain’s Housing Promise Still Looks Empty | The Tyee
• Some Vancouver residents unhappy about park board leaving Vancouver ponds dry | CBC News
• Vancouver hands out more than $71000 in water restriction fines as drought intensifies
• Relief in the works to help with Stanley Park's weekend traffic jams | Vancouver Sun
• Vancouver orders removal of ‘iconic’ rat mural at Commercial Drive brewery - BC | Globalnews.ca
• Dan Fumano: Politicians 'must be open to critique': Vancouver staff respond to council's effort to stifle criticism
• Nearly 11000 abusive tweets targeted Vancouver and Surrey election candidates

Vancouveratta

• The Stanley Park Zoo, A Vancouver Institution Until 1996 – Scout Magazine
• A spa in Stanley Park's polar bear enclosure? Park board chair would 'love to see' idea move forward | CBC News
• Justin McElroy video on the spa idea

We also can't ever have perfect audio quality - apologies for the bit of echo in here, we reduced as much as we could.