The City of Vancouver has released the 2014 Operating Budget and it is a mammoth document weighing in at over 200 pages. You can read it here I am going to ploughing my way through it in the next couple of days. There is also an information session and dialogue at City Hall on December […]
Recap and dialogue of the Jane’s Walks Special June 19, 6 – 9pm, Museum of Vancouver (1100 Chestnut St) In support of the ongoing community planning processes at the City of Vancouver, MOV and Spacing Magazine have partnered with them in order to co-host a series of walking tours in the three areas where planning […]
City of Vancouver Rental Advocate The City of Vancouver needs a full-time Renters’ Advocate to support renters who are being evicted from their homes and to be a voice from the City to the Province on the need to revise the Residency Tenancy Act (RTA). Since the Provincial government has changed the RTA and moved […]
Affordable Housing: What the Federal Government could do in the next budget to improve the situation
The spring budget In 2005, the City of Vancouver (CoV) passed its Homeless Action Plan, which had 87 recommendations for all levels of government. The plan was updated in 2008 with specific policy recommendations for the Federal Government to create more affordable housing including the recommendation to develop a national housing plan. The CoV also […]
City of Vancouver Transportation 2040/Walk 21 Public Event October 5th, 2011 Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 West Hastings Street Asia Pacific Hall 7 pm to 9 pm FREE Join experts from around the world to learn more about the link between health and transportation, and discuss how Vancouver can be one of the […]