Cambie Report

At some point Brenda Locke should get tired of losing, but today is not that day. It does inspire us to think of Surrey as a grand collective delusion that we’re all experiencing. Importantly though, voting isn’t speech and the constitution still doesn’t recognize municipalities. In Vancouver, Council wants to keep property taxes low, there are squabbles at the Pa

No fun city? Unless you want to gamble. Surrey policing drama. Mayors behaving badly. Links John Coupar runs for BC Conservatives Vancouver mayor cautious about organizing Canucks watch parties | CBC News Vancouver mulls viewing area for ’amazing’ Canucks’ fans | The Province Roxy Fever…the Podcast! (@roxyfever) / X Investigations Initiated into Potential Contraventions of

Christine Boyle defeats Andrea Reimer in the battle of Little Mountain, meaning we’re likely headed to a council byelection later this year. Last year’s annual report fundraising gives us some insight into how well each party might do. Surrey meanwhile, doesn’t want money. Vancouver will be saying goodbye to public hearings. An overdose prevention site draws contr

The municipal becomes the provincial as two friends-of-the-pod compete in the race to replace an outgoing MLA. Mike Klassen asks the city for money for a Junos trip, Ken Sim asks a park board commissioner for forgiveness and the MST Nations are going to ask the province for everything. We also get into BIA expansion controversies, calls to make the red Vancouver sign permanent, and

Park board abolition, budget task force and naming rights, car-free gastown and more. Links * Muni Ministry – Park Board MMA-2023-33456.pdf * Vancouver Mayor – Park Board 2023-763 – res.pdf * “the province is not going to be surprised” * Sim says Vancouver Park Board ‘not fixable’ * Park commissioners unlock $20K to fight Vancouver mayor’s m

Denis Agar, founder of Movement, a transit advocacy nonprofit organization, discusses the challenges and solutions for improving transit in Metro Vancouver. We cover the issues with the 49 bus route, the need for bus lanes and other transit improvements, the importance of community engagement, the funding challenges faced by TransLink, the potential of real estate development as a

Ken Sim proposes abolishing the Park Board, shocking half of the ABC Park Board caucus who are now in open revolt. Can the right decisions be made for the pettiest of reasons? Ken Sim also saw the City Hall walls and wanted them painted…with the Rolling Stones logo. New regulations from the province dictating how cities need to implement the coming upzoning laws are giving ci

BC’s new housing laws mean major shakeups for city councils but maybe that’s a good thing since we are in a housing crisis. Plus cities try to make themselves useful in the meantime. Except Surrey and especially except Harrison Hot Springs. Links * Legislation introduced to rein in short-term rentals, deliver more homes for people | BC Gov News * More small-scale, mul

Social housing at Little Mountain continues to be the most aggravating story in the City of Vancouver, and it just got worse. Boyle wants red light and speed cameras in the city, but ABC wants further study. The cops are using their political capital. The Park Board is protecting golf courses. The city wants to save Britannia Community Centre but possibly eliminate the Beach Ave bi

Surrey sues the province, who’s about to crush them with legislation. Vancouver seeks a new city planner to build the homes Ken Sim is hoping his new plan will allow, if he’s not too busy filing complaints against political rivals. Burnaby allows laneway houses but misses out on federal funding as Metro Vancouver’s new development fees are too high. And Port Moody