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Metro Vancouver civic races will provide a few surprises

21 Oct 2011

Who will come out on top on election day?When it comes to civic elections, incumbents usually rule the day. The upcoming election on Nov. 19 will likely continue that pattern – with a few notable exceptions.In Surrey, the ever-popular Mayor...

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CityCaucus Redux: Vision Vancouver arrogance caught on infamous audio tape

18 Oct 2011

This unbelievable video reveals that Mayor Robertson is completely out of touch It was this incident that helped catapult mayoral candidate Randy Helten into the media spotlight. We thought it might be timely to share it with you again...

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NPA's Streetohome Foundation once condemned by Vision Vancouver

16 Oct 2011

Ken Dobell (with Premier & L.G.) recently awarded an Order of B.C. (photo: Flickr) In one of a series of articles highly critical of the Vancouver NPA published by The Tyee online magazine, we learned about the beginnings of...

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COPE dumping David Cadman an 8.0 on political Richter scale

18 Sep 2011

The gathering of 1000 COPE members resulted in the dumping of a veteran politician**Note, we inadvertently left the comments off on this post. It has been activated.If you had told me earlier today that COPE would attract 1000 people to...

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CityCaucus Redux: Metro Vancouver infrastructure project costs balloon

17 Jul 2011

Metro Vancouver pours another $220,000,000 tax dollars down the drain for Capilano-Seymour filtration project As part of our regular CityCaucus Redux series, we bring you a story that was first published in February 2009. This week it was announced...

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Tweet lands Deal in more hot water than a Nova Scotia lobster

6 Jun 2011

Councillor Deal's tweet shows taxpayers what's left after FCM dinner in Halifax If you’re a civic politician, the challenges of social media can be quite daunting. Once you start, there is no going back as your supporters expect you’ll...

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Excuses for casino public hearing delays not believable

23 Feb 2011

Where there's a political smokescreen, there's usually fire It’s a Las Vegas style casino in the heart of downtown Vancouver and it’s causing the governing Vision party major headaches. After first scheduling a public hearing earlier this month, it...

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Vision vs COPE catfight made for good reality TV

16 Dec 2010

Coun. Stevenson: "That's a frickin' lie!" - see video As Vancouver City Council winds up it's last few items of business for 2010, we are truly entering what political watchers refer to as the silly season. What else could explain...

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Mayor Robertson's inconvenient truth regarding Olympic Village

7 Oct 2010

Who on today's council approved Olympic Village decisions? All the above. (Photos: Alex & Rob + Urban Mixer) A lot has been written over the last few weeks regarding the beleaguered Olympic Village. We've had numerous reports of special in-camera meetings...

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A tale of two upcoming nominations

16 Sep 2010

This vote map could well change depending on the outcome of the nomination process Back in the spring of 2008 former NPA Mayor Sam Sullivan was fighting for his political life. For weeks he waited anxiously as his caucus...

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Local commentators rankled by Mayor Gregor

13 Jul 2010

Not good media coverage for Gregor Robertson, and it doesn't end there Sometimes when the tide turns there's not much you can do but go with it. In the case of Gregor Robertson and Vision Vancouver, I would hardly put...

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Vision Vancouver arrogance exposed in off-guard moment

12 Jul 2010

This unbelievable video reveals that Mayor Robertson is completely out of touch It is a rare moment of candor from our slickly managed and pre-packaged Hollyhock figurehead Mayor. Gregor Robertson, sounding like he just landed in Vancouver from Mars,...

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CitySnapshot: Bridges, BP, NPA, Downtown Surrey & Xwayxway

5 Jul 2010

A rendering of the new Surrey City Hall – courtesy CivicSurrey.com You gotta love long weekend camping. It's a huge effort to pack out, and you're rewarded with lung-fuls of eye-burning smoke, restless sleeps, and long trips to a...

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CitySnapshot: Polls, buttongate, and more unexpected departures this week

16 May 2010

Oops...a Toronto city councillor pushed the wrong button, again We're adding a new feature called CitySnapshot to our regular lineup of activities. It's intended to provide our readers with a quick snapshot of the week that was in civic...

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Vision Vancouver was one of DERA's biggest defenders

28 Mar 2010

Councillor Tim Stevenson argued nothing immoral or illegal was happening at DERA Last week we learned the Province of BC had filed an unprecedented lawsuit against the Downtown Residents Association (DERA) located in Vancouver. They allege that DERA conducted...

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Five more Vancouver councillors heading to BC resort

18 Mar 2010

The LMLGA can be a gruelling affair as five Vancouver councillors will soon find out It's that time of the year again when City staff bury into the council package a thin two-page report on who's been naughty and who's...

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FOI reveals City of Vancouver still purchasing bottled water

9 Mar 2010

Water delivery continues into the Mayor of Vancouver's officeDuring the last term of council, Tim Stevenson, a senior member of Vision’s caucus, put forward a motion to ban bottled water at Vancouver City Hall. As the head of Metro Vancouver’s...

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Seven Vancouver councillors off to Harrison Hot Springs

2 Mar 2010

Harrison Hot Springs will play host to a number of Vancouver City CouncillorsIs it any wonder with all the attention being paid to the Olympics and BC's latest budget, that a small report seeking funding approval to send seven Vancouver...

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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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Vision voted against "Live Site" program which Gregor Robertson now embraces

7 Oct 2009

Artist rendering of the David Lam Park Live Site Vancouver's Mayor is about to hold a news conference today touting the benefits to his city of the Olympic Live Site program initiated by the previous NPA council. He's expected...

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