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Mount Pleasant

‘It just feels like home’: New Mount Pleasant coworking space an instant success serving social justice champions

Baryo officially opened earlier this month offering connection and collaboration between local artists and advocates in a spacious coworking site.

Food delivery workers face growing extreme weather risks: study

A recent study by the University of Victoria reveals that financial pressure forces app-based food delivery couriers to ride through dangerous extreme weather, risking injury and severe accidents

Province

Everything you need to know about involuntary care ahead of B.C.’s provincial election

As provincial parties debate about how to approach involuntary care, experts call for increased transparency in an area riddled with unknowns.

Green Party

Pete Fry and the Greens, COPE sweep to power in Vancouver election

The two parties combined to win 22 out of 27 seats across mayor, council, park and school board.

Nightlife

Nightlife industry endorses ABC

An event affiliated with Good Co., BarWatch, and Hospitality Vancouver Association promoted the ABC party and offered inducements to vote.

Park Board

Vancouver Liberal park board candidate accused of retaliating against vendor

A 2025 email exchange led to a whistleblower complaint against Mark Halyk.

2026 Municipal Election

Vancouver voters are breaking records at the polls

Advance votes shattered city records, but will that actually translate to higher election turnout overall?

Housing

Seeking Shelter on the Drive: How shelters fill an essential gap amid a dire housing shortage

Service providers like PHS Community Services Society face significant headwinds as affordable housing supply falls far short of demand. But they say a few key interventions could make all the difference.

Grandview-Woodland

Seeking Shelter on the Drive: The quest for new homes and hubs

Local organizations near Commercial and Hastings have long outgrown their current facilities. The Kettle Society has plans to build a supportive housing and new mental health centre, and that’s just one of several proposed projects that would add social services and hundreds of new homes in the area.