on October 6, 2024
ABC backtracks on the city’s integrity commissioner, while ending City Hall lighting for (foreign) national holidays. Burnaby signs a gag order with TransMountain. Police in the region are over budget and saying some wildly bigoted things. A quirky by-election in Harrison Hot Springs. The Park Board’s existential plea, legal battles over tree removal in Stanley Park, and the return of the ghost train serve as the lighter notes.
Timestamps and Links
01:20 Integrity Commissioner Controversy
04:46 City Hall Lighting Policy Changes
09:39 Public Opinion on Mayor and Council
12:22 VPD Budget Overrun and RCMP Accountability
- Vancouver Police department overspending by millions: report
- ‘Atrocious’ comments by RCMP officers alleged in internal probe | CBC News
17:07 Victoria Citizens Assembly on Amalgamation
20:29 Burnaby’s Gag Order with Trans Mountain
22:57 Vancouver Park Board’s Fight for Existence
26:01 Stanley Park Tree Removal Lawsuit and SCC Rejects Vancouver’s SRO Vacancy Control Appeal
- B.C. court rejects attempt to stop tree removal in Stanley Park | CBC News
- Supreme Court of Canada – SCC Case Information – Summary – 41198
- B.C. law change will let City of Vancouver enact SRO vacancy control | CBC News
30:47 Harrison Hot Springs By-Election
33:25 Stanley Park Ghost Train Returns
34:48 Vancouveratta: BC’s First General Election