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Timing of BC Coroner's inquest could become issue in civic campaign

8 Oct 2011

GlobalTV provides more of their interview with Dave McLellan (video) It's been almost a year since Garland McKay, Dwayne Rasmussen and Stephen Yellowquill tragically died in a house fire on Pandora Street in Vancouver. Once the smoke had cleared,...

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CityCaucus Redux: $850,000 for new carpets, upholstery & a loo at City Hall

7 Oct 2011

GlobalTV's coverage (see video) has Coun. Raymond Louie denying he approved the spending, but City staff say otherwise It may not get much attention during the upcoming civic election campaign, but this old story from October 2009 definitely generated...

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CityCaucus Redux: Report card focused on 1st year of Vision administration

7 Oct 2011

Vancouver City Council needs to turn down the political rhetoric, and turn up the results With the November 19th election only a few weeks away, we thought it might be worth looking back at a truncated version of our...

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Mayor's office was involved in at least one Stanley Cup non-event

12 Sep 2011

Mayor Gregor was very involved in the planning of the parade that never happenedIf you’re wondering why I haven’t posted here in a few days, it’s because I’ve been wading through reams of riot-related documents the City of Vancouver posted...

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Robertson's Riot report ignores critical issue of political accountability

1 Sep 2011

Does this politician not bear any responsibility for what happend the night of the riot? Photo: Stephen HuiOn June 15th, Vancouver was turned into a virtual war zone. Our streets were torn up and cars were set ablaze as Mayor...

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Fan zone? Secrecy zone!

31 Aug 2011

Gregor Robertson's fun zone turned out to be anything but after Game 7 was overWe are pleased to feature a cross-post written by Bob Mackin who is the editor of the 2010 Goldrush blog. Here is his most recent column...

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David "Carbon" Cadman's travel expenses making headlines again

11 Jun 2011

Carbon Cadman's luggage looking a little worn after all that globetrotting As part of our regular CityCaucus Redux, we are bringing back one of our more popular stories which generated a lot of buzz and travel policy changes over at...

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FOI reveals Vision Vancouver doesn't like FOI all that much

30 May 2011

Would new rules discourage people from filing an FOI request at City Hall?Over the last 2 1/2 years, CityCaucus.com has filed a series of freedom of information requests with the City of Vancouver. It's not a preferred method of gathering...

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CityCaucus.com wins privacy challenge against City of Vancouver

1 Feb 2011

City Hall as a sealed fortress: a small victory against Vision's secrecy The staff here at CityCaucus Tower held back tears of joy at a small victory for accountability at Vancouver City Hall. We reported last June about how...

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EXCLUSIVE: George Abbott responds to our urban issues survey

26 Jan 2011

Abbott open to discussion regarding transfering funds from AirCare into new transitIn a post we published a few weeks back, we asked each of the BC Liberal leadership candidates to provide us with answers to a series of urban-focused...

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Gregor's excuse for last June's oil meeting not very slick

20 Jan 2011

Yuck! No, it's not Survivor English Bay. It's the molasses people! Photo: PNG The following is a re-publishing of my 24 Hours column from this week, with an addendum below... Last summer, Mayor Gregor Robertson surprised many when he...

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Christy Clark supports ban on foreign donations to civic campaigns

12 Jan 2011

Bob Rennie, Pamela Martin, Christy Clark & Harry Bloy MLA at a rally last week Last week we published Dr. Moira Stilwell's response to our urban affairs questionnaire which was sent to each of the BC Liberal candidates vying...

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Dr. Moira Stilwell agrees 3-year civic terms long enough

8 Jan 2011

The approachable Dr. Moira Stilwell meets with campaign supporters Saturday morning Last week CityCaucus.com wrote to each of the candidates vying to become leader of the BC Liberal party. So far George Abbott (via Twitter) and Christy Clark have...

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24 Hours: City Hall or Sealed Fortress at 12th & Cambie?

17 Dec 2010

Vancouver City staff put the final touches on the new door to the FOI Manager's office This is my Thursday column from 24 Hours, which was titled "City's Chokehold Tightens on Info" ...Is Vancouver City Hall becoming a “sealed...

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Mayor Gregor Robertson's shaky record on the gang wars

13 Dec 2010

An AK47 was found at the scene of a recent gang shooting in VancouverYou just knew it was bound to happen in Vancouver at some point. I'm referring to the 10 person gang-related shooting that took place over the weekend...

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An NPA government must be more open than Vision

27 Nov 2010

Who governs Vancouver next must be totally transparent Now that Councillor Suzanne Anton is kicking the openness debate at Vancouver City Hall up a notch by requesting a review by Provincial government authorities, it might be time to stand...

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Vancouver City Hall-ituburo controlling "the message"

23 Nov 2010

Vancouver City Hall has now centralized all of their messaging As we thankfully enter the final twelve months of what some refer to as Vision Vancouver's reign of error, it's pretty clear that City Manager Penny Ballem & her Vision...

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Mayor's noise variance permit quietly appears on City's website

16 Oct 2010

Gregor Robertson signed a noise by-law exemption over a week before council approval A few weeks ago I paid a visit to one of Vancouver's iconic structures the Burrard Street bridge. Although it remains a grand piece of art...

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City refuses to release noise exemption letter signed by Mayor

13 Oct 2010

Gregor Robertson authorized a noise exemption prior to Hornby bike lane vote The debate is over and the fat lady is singing. Despite a rushed process that many referred to as a "sham", the permanent $3.2M Hornby Street separated...

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City Manager stonewalls on access to information request

27 Sep 2010

Is access to public information being stonewalled again by Dr. Penny Ballem? First the Mayor saluted communism. Now we can say that in at least one instance Vancouver City Hall is about as transparent as the Politiburo once was....

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