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What is a capital plan?
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What is a capital plan?

And why does it matter for the city?

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
Green PartyGreen Party
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Progressive parties finally ink unity agreement, but questions around mayors persist

Progressive parties finally ink unity agreement, but questions around mayors persist

The Greens, OneCity, and COPE will limit themselves to 13 candidates each across city council, park and school boards in October's election

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
City HallCity Hall
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“I like being a politician of the people”: Pete Fry’s quest to become Vancouver’s next mayor
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“I like being a politician of the people”: Pete Fry’s quest to become Vancouver’s next mayor

The Green Party councillor discusses his life, how he would approach being mayor of Vancouver and the potential for progressives to band together in the upcoming municipal election

Stephen Smysnuik
Stephen Smysnuik
City HallCity Hall
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Councillors accuse colleague of defamation, code of conduct violation over social media video

Councillors accuse colleague of defamation, code of conduct violation over social media video

Councillor Lenny Zhou apologized on Tuesday for calling opposition councillors drug users and drug distributors in a political organizing video he posted on WeChat

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
City HallCity Hall
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The city's plan to transform industrial land to housing may be harder than it looks
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The city's plan to transform industrial land to housing may be harder than it looks

A comprehensive planning process will take at least a year, and Metro Vancouver would need to approve the changes. But there's another option if city council wants to move more quickly and independently on certain sites.

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
NightlifeNightlife
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City has lessons to learn after heavy-handed inspections

City has lessons to learn after heavy-handed inspections

Over a dozen members of the underground music and dance community met with city officials this week, who say there are lessons to learn from recent inspections.

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
Ken SimKen Sim
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The City of Vancouver’s budget just passed. Here’s what it all means

The City of Vancouver’s budget just passed. Here’s what it all means

The mayor and his ABC councillors have passed a zero per cent property tax increase, which will mean more fees for residents

Geoff Sharpe
Geoff Sharpe
Ken SimKen Sim
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Park board fees set to increase due to zero per cent property tax increase

Park board fees set to increase due to zero per cent property tax increase

The fee increases could impact many services, including skate rentals, swimming lessons, admission to parks and public golf courses

Julie Chadwick
Julie Chadwick
HousingHousing
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Vancouver's new non-profit housing initiative could reshape the city's neighbourhoods
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Vancouver's new non-profit housing initiative could reshape the city's neighbourhoods

It would be a big change in what could be built in every neighbourhood outside the downtown peninsula.

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
Park BoardPark Board
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City Hall hides the ball on service, staffing cuts in 2026 budget

City Hall hides the ball on service, staffing cuts in 2026 budget

City staff presented next year's budget without the usual level of detail, while an unprecedented number of public speakers spoke out about the undefined service and staffing cuts

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis
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
Park BoardPark Board
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A park board bombshell

A park board bombshell

The province made the huge announcement that it will let the city hold a vote on the future of the park board, plus updates on protections for a neighbourhood forest, an arts organization in financial trouble, and a housing co-op's difficult decision

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis