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Submit ReviewCouncil controversies: Brian Montague's integrity commissioner review, Vancouver's rollback on climate action policies, and the city's purchase of an almost completed market rental building. Delayed suicide prevention barriers on Granville Bridge, TransLink's funding crisis, and the debate over Vancouver's view cones. Cities try to meet the deadline to pass multiplex bylaws, except West Vancouver. City council and the park board battle over bike lanes in the West End. And we dig into a heavily redacted FOI on when Ken Sim decided to move to abolish the Park Board.
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Outro audio credit: TikTok @unCOUVER
Ken Sim expropriated a City Hall boardroom for a personal gym because that's what winners do. Meanwhile, the cops are using their extra budget to tackle the chaos that is people watching the sunset from the beach. Mandatory upzoning is progressing, with some notable squeaky wheels that are playing chicken with the province. And a new audit is being launched into the ill-fated North Shore Waste Water Plant.
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim explains why he turned a boardroom into a gym
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim defends converting city hall room into a gym
Here's how many times Vancouver's mayor has been absent from a vote at council
$80K staff position added to Vancouver mayor's office | CBC News
Carol Reardon tweet on Sim math
Blair’s tweet of cops clearing the beach
Vancouver police English Bay beach sweep prompts questions
Mayor Ken Sim out as Vancouver Police Board chair | CBC News
Surrey policing transition saga over, mayor accepts judicial review
More than 4,000 homes built for people, thousands more on the way through housing targets
Vancouver to allow more density at all SkyTrain stations beyond legislation | Urbanized
Vancouver council votes to densify upscale Shaughnessy neighbourhood
Vancouver scraps minimum parking requirements citywide - BC | Globalnews.ca
Cities ask for more time to comply with B.C.'s zoning laws | CBC News
B.C. rejects Burnaby petition for exemption to new transit-oriented development rules
Burnaby defies new BC housing transit-oriented area laws
Bylaws passed: Port Moody, Coquitlam (for TOAs only), news.com/local-news/stratification-allowed-for-single-family-lots-in-richmond-9136523">Richmond, Surrey, Delta, Chilliwack
Public toilet plan doesn't pass the sniff test for some New West residents
TransLink announces $90M cost-cutting plan to address funding gap | CBC News
City reverses plan to spend $6M for expanded Burnaby elementary school gym
Vancouveratta
The Vancouver Stock Exchange: A Legacy of Fraud and Money Laundering Part I
The Vancouver Stock Exchange: A Legacy of Fraud and Money Laundering Part II
At some point Brenda Locke should get tired of losing, but today is not that day. It does inspire us to think of Surrey as a grand collective delusion that we're all experiencing. Importantly though, voting isn't speech and the constitution still doesn't recognize municipalities.
In Vancouver, Council wants to keep property taxes low, there are squabbles at the Park Board but maybe we can sell off naming rights to our parks to solve our budget woes (spoiler: we can't). Ken Sim will continue to operate on vibes, however. Throughout that, Vancouver is behind on its housing targets but it has plenty of company from municipalities still grumbling about the province forcing them to upzone all residential zones.
George Harvie is still in hot water over travel expenditures, Port Moody mulled a lobbyist registry, Langley City is banning daycares and Coquitlam nearly banned joy.
And you should all go save the WISE Hall.
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No fun city? Unless you want to gamble. Surrey policing drama. Mayors behaving badly.
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John Coupar runs for BC Conservatives
Vancouver mayor cautious about organizing Canucks watch parties | CBC News
Vancouver mulls viewing area for ’amazing’ Canucks’ fans | The Province
Roxy Fever…the Podcast! (@roxyfever) / X
Investigations Initiated into Potential Contraventions of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
Vancouver council considers 'modifying' moratorium on gambling expansion
Date set for Surrey Police Service to take over from RCMP: Farnworth
Bombshell hidden provincial report confirms SPS costs to skyrocket by $750M | City of Surrey
Surrey mayor’s ‘withdrawal of service’ complaint about SPS officers called ‘hurtful’
B.C. judge refuses to seal documents alleging RCMP bullying against Surrey police
UPDATE: RCMP union says its officers can't work under Surrey Police without federal law changes
optimist.com/local-news/delta-council-votes-to-remove-mayor-harvie-as-metro-chair-8708924">Delta council votes to remove Mayor Harvie as Metro chair
Kamloops council reverses mayor's suspension of CAO | CBC News
Kamloops mayor says sex photo incident on 'list' of reasons he suspended top city official
B.C. mayor stripped of budget, barred from committees over Indigenous residential schools book
Christine Boyle defeats Andrea Reimer in the battle of Little Mountain, meaning we're likely headed to a council byelection later this year. Last year's annual report fundraising gives us some insight into how well each party might do. Surrey meanwhile, doesn't want money. Vancouver will be saying goodbye to public hearings. An overdose prevention site draws controversy, as do new rules around sheltering in parks. The City hopes to go to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Olympic Village school is finally coming. And Vision Zero wants you to take a brick to cross the street.
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The municipal becomes the provincial as two friends-of-the-pod compete in the race to replace an outgoing MLA. Mike Klassen asks the city for money for a Junos trip, Ken Sim asks a park board commissioner for forgiveness and the MST Nations are going to ask the province for everything. We also get into BIA expansion controversies, calls to make the red Vancouver sign permanent, and the history of neon signs in Vancouver.
B.C. NDP nomination battle brewing between former and current Vancouver city councillors
Vancouver councillor withdraws application for city cash to cover Junos trip with mayor
Integrity investigation finds Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim discriminated against Park Board commissioner
Vancouver Host First Nations support Park Board dissolution
Dan Fumano: Vancouver park board abolition not coming before B.C. election, Premier Eby says
Community associations ask B.C. not to eliminate Park Board
Dan Fumano: Psychedelics are illegal — and Vancouver police say criminal charges could be coming
Richmond, B.C., council approves drug consumption site motion | CBC News
Richmond won't seek approval for drug consumption site: mayor | CBC News
A supervised consumption site for Richmond, B.C., was ditched. Why are critics still so furious?
07-bcps-announces-appointment-special-prosecutor.pdf">24-07 BCPS announces appointment of Special Prosecutor Gordon
3 code of conduct complaints filed against Port Moody councillor during first year in office
Mount Pleasant BIA expands despite objections
B.C. municipality to debate whether it should continue to exist | CBC News
City Council to consider installing a permanent "VANCOUVER" sign | Urbanized
Neon Vancouver Ugly Vancouver — MOV
Park board abolition, budget task force and naming rights, car-free gastown and more.
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Denis Agar, founder of Movement, a transit advocacy nonprofit organization, discusses the challenges and solutions for improving transit in Metro Vancouver. We cover the issues with the 49 bus route, the need for bus lanes and other transit improvements, the importance of community engagement, the funding challenges faced by TransLink, the potential of real estate development as a funding source, and the strategies for addressing different levels of government. The conversation discusses the challenges and funding contingencies in implementing transit plans, particularly in the context of the bus rapid transit (BRT) 10-year plan. It highlights the need for increased funding for bus service and the importance of public involvement in transit advocacy.
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Ken Sim proposes abolishing the Park Board, shocking half of the ABC Park Board caucus who are now in open revolt. Can the right decisions be made for the pettiest of reasons? Ken Sim also saw the City Hall walls and wanted them painted...with the Rolling Stones logo. New regulations from the province dictating how cities need to implement the coming upzoning laws are giving city planners nightmares but that's a good thing. Cops and West Van mayors seem to rely on loose interpretations of facts (allegedly). And we have some holiday drink recommendations.
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BC's new housing laws mean major shakeups for city councils but maybe that's a good thing since we are in a housing crisis. Plus cities try to make themselves useful in the meantime. Except Surrey and especially except Harrison Hot Springs.
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