Vancity Lookout

From dishwasher and punk rocker to city councillor: Sean Orr’s unique path to City Hall

COPE's openly socialist councillor discusses his professional transition, his political role models, the state of the city, and much more.

Rubber meets the road in latest Broadway Plan rezoning

A Broadway Plan rezoning deferred due to shade.

Is the tariff war set to hit Vancouver’s film industry?

The details are still unclear, but the industry is a big employer in BC and Vancouver

Stitched at Gordon Smith Gallery explores the boundaries of photography

The art exhibit goes beyond what you'd traditionally expect

The city wants to radically change housing policy in the Downtown Eastside. Advocates and residents are concerned

About 100 people showed up to a community forum on Thursday after the city unveiled the proposed changes last week

An orange island in East Van, as Liberals make big gains at NDP’s expense in Metro Vancouver

A roundup of local and regional outcomes from Monday's federal election

Horror and tragedy in Vancouver and for the Filipino community

A driver of an SUV killed 11 people and injured many more at a Filipino festival over the weekend. The number of dead could rise even more.

Cracks in the East Van stronghold

NDP strongholds in Vancouver East and Vancouver Kingsway appear to be toss up ridings on election day.

Mangia’s Sandwiches is not trying to reinvent the wheel, and that’s a very good thing

Vancouver’s newest sports team set to be announced

Canada's favourite sport is set to have another team in the city

Four things that happened at City Hall this week you might’ve missed

Many of the issues were focused on renters

Major 25-year development plan for west side site draws mixed reviews from the public

Public input was divided at a hearing on the Jericho Lands project, plus we've got a renter-themed round up of council business from this week.