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Are we the Village Idiots? (CC #211 " Neighbourhoods or Villages? You can't have both. On July 14 Council will pick one and may destroy them both. Last chance to speak up) Brian Palmquist
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (722+ words) City Conversation #211 on was'first'published'as "Neighbourhoods or Villages? You can't have both. On July 14 City Council will pick one and may destroy them both'your last chance to speak up" on Brian Palmquist's Substack on 2-July-2026. (For a list of City Conversations…...
UCS #105: Timing is Everything!
6+ hour, 47+ min ago (133+ words) Related Readings: Critics slam government plan to "bail out" sagging condo sector in B. C. (CBC News) "https: //www. cbc. ca/news/canada/british-columbia/critics-slam-government-plan-to-bail-out-sagging-condo-sector-9. 7242851 Mark Carney"s plan to bulk-buy unsold Vancouver condos might be a bailout, but it doesn"t…...
July 2026 " City Hall Watch: Tools to engage in Vancouver city decisions
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (438+ words) A postcard about an upcoming Council Meeting to review the rezoning at 2611 Victoria Drive arrived in the mailboxes of nearby residents this week (reproduced below). Staff are bringing this proposal directly to a City Council meeting. The postcard states that…...
Trout Lake View blocking tower is going to Council July 14th. Renter displacement. Proposal breaks policies and view protection, yet staff want to skip a Public Hearing. | City Hall Watch: Tools to engage in Vancouver city decisions
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (438+ words) A postcard about an upcoming Council Meeting to review the rezoning at 2611 Victoria Drive arrived in the mailboxes of nearby residents this week (reproduced below). Staff are bringing this proposal directly to a City Council meeting. The postcard states that…...
Major Coast Mental Health campus proposed for Mount Pleasant, but residents question ODP/policy compliance. (259-293 E 11th Ave and 216 Kingsway)
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (408+ words) Residents are asking the City of Vancouver for more time and clearer answers on the major rezoning proposed for 259293 East 11th Avenue and 216 Kingsway. The proposal is for a 29-storey mixed-use tower with a seven-storey podium on East 11th Avenue and a…...
New episodes in series explore BC Assessment lawsuit vs retired appraiser who questioned the system. Property tax implications.
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (609+ words) Intro: This is a part of ongoing coverage of this story. Our first post was "Why is BC Assessment suing a retired appraiser who became a prominent critic of the property-assessment system?" Holloway, a former senior appraiser with BC Assessment,…...
New Report: Vancouver City Hall Fast-Tracking Hotels While Affordable Housing Falls Behind
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (451+ words) VANCOUVER, BC" A new report released today by UNITE HERE Local 40 raises serious questions about Vancouver City Hall's push to fast-track hotel development while the city's housing affordability crisis continues to worsen. Thereport, Vancouver's Hotel Room "Crisis': A Developers' Bonanza,…...
UCS# 104: The Tourist Experience
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (119+ words) . Related Readings: "Utter disappointment: Vancouver tourists increasingly noticing street disorder, open drug use (Kristen Robinson, Global News, 3-Jun-2026 - https: //globalnews. ca/news/11889546/vancouver-tourists-increasingly-noticing-street-disorder-open-drug-use/ Vancouver cleaned up ahead of FIFA World Cup starting (Jordan Armstrong & Amy Judd, Global News, 8-Jun-2026) - https:…...
Vancouver's Villages planning program: Chief planner's memo to Council on "retail high streets' in 17 proposed "Villages' (Public Hearing July 14)
1+ week, 1+ day ago (182+ words) City Hall Watch Supporting community awareness and impact to create the future. Vancouver's Villages Planning Program, a controversial proposal for one sole city-initiated rezoning of nearly 14, 000 lots, or about 14% of the total in Vancouver, goes to Public Hearing on July…...
BC Local Elections: Rules Non-Profits Need to Know (free webinar by Elections BC) online June 25, 2026 | City Hall Watch: Tools to engage in Vancouver city decisions
1+ week, 2+ day ago (167+ words) Public Service Announcement. We're sharing this from Vantage Point and the B. C. Non-Profit Network. British Columbia's next General Local Elections will take place on October 17, 2026, when voters across the province will elect mayors, municipal councillors, school board trustees, regional district directors,…...