And then there was one as three more councillors (and their entire School Board caucus) leave the NPA.
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E-547 The latest victim of the cetacean debate
Ken Sim pledges to abolish the Park Board. He will probably run with the new party A Better City Vancouver. Mark Marissen is running for mayor. And the election is still 18 months away.
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E-558 DEMOCRACY DIED (emergency pod)
The NPA Board drops a bombshell by announcing 18-months out that Park Board Commissioner John Coupar will be their mayoral nominee.
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E-563 A win for rental housing
Rental-only zoning bylaws live to fight another day, as does the Olympics and the bike lane in Stanley Park.
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The Young Report
“We have some concerns” wrote City lawyers on Cllr Wiebe’s alleged conflict of interest. And the full Young Report
E-575 The Young Report
We got our hands on the Young Report alleging Michael Wiebe should resign from council
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E-589 Sneaky dictator type of land use policy
Michael Wiebe’s days in court and “dictator type” land use policy changes.
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E-603 Centre the ship from its rightward list
Madness in the NPA, the approaching court case against Michael Wiebe, some reaction to the federal proposition of a handgun ban, some problems in the planning department and of course affordability continues to be an issue.
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E-626 That little purple hatchback has seen horrors
The NPA continues to be a trainwreck and Vancouver will make it marginally harder to stand for election.
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E-638 Peaceful protests vs coming in with sticks
Hot takes on the US coup, territorial acknowledgements draw controversy, a novel consequence for violating public health orders and the complexities of building a laneway home.
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