By MIKE HOWELL, Vancouver Courier February 14, 2012 Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t COPEr Ellen Woodsworth narrowly lose her seat on city council in the fall election? I thought so. So did NPAer Suzanne Anton. But unlike Anton, who has quietly carried on with life outside the civic scene, Woodsworth appears feisty as [...]
Read more →By STEPHEN HUI, Georgia Straight February 7, 2012 The Coalition of Progressive Electors says Vision Vancouver’s Gregor Robertson should reconsider the membership of his Mayor’s Task Force on Housing Affordability. Former COPE councillor Ellen Woodsworth argues the new task force, co-chaired by Robertson and developer and former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Olga Ilich, doesn’t include key [...]
Read more →By NAOIBH O’CONNOR, Vancouver Courier January 31, 2012 The City of Vancouver fired Brent Toderian, its director of planning Tuesday. Toderian had been with the city for six years and led programs including the eco-density initiative, the laneway housing program, and the Cambie corridor plan. “Following due consideration, it has been determined that it is [...]
Read more →By YOLANDA COLE, Georgia Straight January 24, 2012 Vancouver city council will discuss a motion next week aimed at making changes to the city’s municipal election rules. A motion from Vision Vancouver councillor Andrea Reimer calls for the B.C. Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development to update the Vancouver Charter to allow the city [...]
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