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VSB hire deserves more scrutiny

22 Jul 2011

The Vancouver School Board is building up its partisan bench strengthParents across BC are watching closely as negotiations between the BC Teachers Federation and the Province of BC heat up. It’s still early days, but it would appear we may...

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Former Vision staffer given $72K PR job at School Board

15 Jul 2011

Wow! A Vision Vancouver staffer is now doing public relations for the Vancouver School BoardOur CityCaucus.com research team have just received this note from NPA command headquarters. We don't have a lot of time for additional analysis at this...

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Trustee Carol Gibson: reflections on her term in office

11 May 2011

School board Trustee Carol Gibson has never sought the media limelight, but has remained one of the most dedicated elected officials in our city. Earlier this year Carol decided that she would not be running for re-election, choosing instead...

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Race for NPA council spots about to heat up over coming weeks

4 May 2011

Many of these candidates will be tasked with rebuilding the civic NPAIn a matter of hours the deadline for anyone wanting to run as an NPA candidate will have come and gone. If you are interested in running with...

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Safety a priority over heritage

17 Mar 2011

An older brick building lays in tatters after recent Christchurch, NZ quakeThis is my latest column at 24 Hours newspaper...Do Vancouverites need to sacrifice heritage for seismic safety? In light of the recent earthquake disasters in Japan and Christchurch, New...

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Vision decides to make no decision on school closures

5 Dec 2010

A VSB poll shows the public prefers closures over program & staff cuts – photo: Wikimedia CommonsIn what has become a surprisingly common practice by Vision Vancouver-led governments, another hasty political decision has been made in the backrooms of power....

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No money for schools? Then conduct a $25,000 poll!

10 Nov 2010

Ipsos-Reid landed the $25,000 VSB School Survey contract to poll 18-34 year olds Where to begin.In my opinion Vancouver's public education has never been more poorly governed in its history. This board have no management skills, no tact when...

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Former NPA adversaries bury the hatchet & focus on 2011

22 Oct 2010

In some ways the NPA dinner last Wednesday evening was like a high school reunion. Many faces, young and not so young gathered to show their support for change in Vancouver's government. The concept of bringing together some of the...

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Vancouver Board of Education: no ideas, no leadership, lotsa politics

4 Oct 2010

Sir Guy Carleton Elementary slated for closure – photo: Janice S Monday was a low point for Vancouver's Board of Education, aka the VSB. After releasing a absurdly long list of eleven schools proposed for closure back in June...

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Why didn't Vancouver close schools during the Games?

22 Feb 2010

Kids playing at an Inukshuk exhibit at Canada's Northern House It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that staging an Olympic Games in your city is a decision that brings on strong political reactions, both in support of the...

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CityCaucus.com's 1st Annual Civic Report Card

26 Oct 2009

Vancouver City Council needs to turn down the political rhetoric, and turn up the results Every local columnist and media outlet covering the city beat will soon be giving you their views on the first year of Vision Vancouver's...

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Seven days to go! More NPA candidates disclose their donors

8 Mar 2009

Just a quick post as our CityCaucus.com Official Donor Disclosure Countdown Clock™ is at the one week mark and nearing a close. It looks like Vision and COPE are holding out to the bitter end in their donor disclosure details,...

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NPA begins renewal process with Davis at the helm

20 Feb 2009

He's one of the nicest guys you could ever meet, and now communications professional Michael Davis is the new President of the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) in Vancouver. On Wednesday, the NPA Board came back to life and elected a new...

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