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COPE at 2010 PRIDE Parade

The 2010 PRIDE Parade is this Sunday. Come and march with COPE at this year’s Pride Parade!  If you are interested in joining us please contact aaron@cope.bc.ca and let him know! The parade will take place on Aug. 1st at 12 pm and we encourage you to show your PRIDE!

Summer Message from Ellen

Dear Friends,

It’s been a very busy year and a lot has been accomplished to make our city a Vancouver for everyone. I wanted to send you a brief note about some of my work before we wind up for the summer.

These are some of the areas I have focused on in 2010:

  • Worked hard on issues around housing and homelessness including joining the seven day fast for a national housing program
  • Stood clear in fighting for civil liberties during the Olympics and not accepting any free tickets
  • Supported the expansion of bike lanes
  • Opposed the tax shift from businesses to residential properties
  • Opposed Mixed Martial Arts in Vancouver
  • Introduced several motions regarding the need for electoral reform, including hard caps on donations
  • Convinced city council to join the Canadian Municipalities Against Racial Discrimination
  • Proposed an Office of Public Consultation
  • Stood for a lower tax rate for small business
  • Brought forward motions opposing the HST
  • Brought forward a motion for a visioning process for the West End
  • Worked as Council liaison with the Women’s and LGTBQ Advisory Committees on a number of issues

Despite all this, however, there is much more work we need to do. This fall I will urge Council to refocus around three key issues:

  • Creating a new “Office of Public Consultation” that is transparent, accountable, and has teeth
  • Fighting for strong visioning processes for all neighbourhoods, especially the neighbourhoods that haven’t had one – West End, Grandview Woodlands, Downtown Eastside and Marpole
  • Implementing all of Vancouver’s electoral reform submissions, including hard donation caps and spending limits

In the meantime, I plan to take advantage of the summer break to consult with citizens from all over Vancouver about the pressing issues they want to see acted upon at Council.

I wish you all a wonderful summer!

All the best,
Ellen Woodsworth

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Ellen’s website now has a Video page! Check out Ellen in action talking about the HST and Social Housing, among other topics.

What’s Up at City Hall

Council is currently on summer break and meetings will resume in September.

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