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HousingHousing
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Proposal to create city-owned housing developer ends in frustration
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Proposal to create city-owned housing developer ends in frustration

City councillors all agreed it was a good idea in principle, but a split on specifics combined with politicking and distrust caused the plan to fail

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
City HallCity Hall
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Council approves property tax freeze, while service and job cuts won’t be made public until next year
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Council approves property tax freeze, while service and job cuts won’t be made public until next year

Mayor Sim and ABC councillors champion savings for property owners, businesses, while opponents and advocates try to establish what it will cost.

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
City HallCity Hall
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ABC Party found to have breached Vancouver council open meeting rules

ABC Party found to have breached Vancouver council open meeting rules

Mayor Ken Sim and city councillors discussed amendments - and how they'd vote in one case - in private email threads ahead of council meetings.

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
City HallCity Hall
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Residents argue Vancouver council set worrying precedent on below-market rentals

Residents argue Vancouver council set worrying precedent on below-market rentals

The Cambie Corridor Neighbourhood Association wants the city to reverse its decision on a below-market rental building

Dustin Godfrey
Dustin Godfrey
City HallCity Hall
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Questions remain about infrastructure investments for Rupert and Renfrew neighbourhood

Questions remain about infrastructure investments for Rupert and Renfrew neighbourhood

The plan emphasizes continuing the rehabilitation of Still Creek, but Renfrew Heights won't be seeing money for needed facilities, like a new community centre, anytime soon

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
City HallCity Hall
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Single-family home neighbourhood in East Vancouver set to radically change in the coming decades

Single-family home neighbourhood in East Vancouver set to radically change in the coming decades

The area around the Rupert and Renfrew SkyTrain stations is set to see some big changes...

Geoff Sharpe
Geoff Sharpe
City HallCity Hall
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Why Vancouver may struggle to plant more trees

Why Vancouver may struggle to plant more trees

The goal is to plant an additional 165,000 by 2050

Geoff Sharpe
Geoff Sharpe
City HallCity Hall
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New childcare spaces coming to the city

New childcare spaces coming to the city

The city is making progress (though less than promised) on more childcare in Vancouver

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
City HallCity Hall
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Exclusive: Aboriginal Front Door Society, Watari lose provincial funding for “critical” DTES services

Exclusive: Aboriginal Front Door Society, Watari lose provincial funding for “critical” DTES services

The city says they tried to get the province to keep funding these critical programs, without success.

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
City HallCity Hall
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Is Task Force Barrage undermining OPS?

Is Task Force Barrage undermining OPS?

Advocates say Task Force Barrage is deterring people from accessing life-saving overdose prevention sites and questions remain about its budget

Dustin Godfrey
Dustin Godfrey
HousingHousing
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The proposed Safeway highrises are going to public hearing this week

The proposed Safeway highrises are going to public hearing this week

The location is contentious with locals

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

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

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis