By NATASHA BARSOTTI, Xtra! Thursday, December 08, 2011 COPE’s Ellen Woodsworth says she was expected to win her bid for reelection to city council on Nov 19 but fell short by 91 votes. Conversely, people didn’t give her much of a chance in the 2008 municipal election, but she prevailed there, Woodsworth observes.Xtra sat down [...]
Read more →By DAVID P. BALL, Vancouver Observer December 7, 2011 Ellen Woodsworth, in her east Vancouver home, is surrounded by cards of thanks and support from across the city following the loss of her City Council seat November 19. Photo by David P. Ball Former city councillor Ellen Woodsworth offers me a pair of hand-knit blue [...]
Read more →By JEFF LEE, Vancouver Sun November 29, 2011 Vancouver’s non-secular council still holds to a tradition of offering a prayer at the start of every council meeting. Done on a rotational basis, it’s not so much a prayer as an opportunity for councillors to reflect on issues from Remembrance Day to the need for better [...]
Read more →By SANDRA THOMAS AND ELLEN WOODSWORTH, Vancouver Courier November 30, 2011 The 411 Seniors Centre building on Dunsmuir Street recently sold for $8 million, but what will become of the society that’s been operating the popular facility is unknown. Judith Stark, past president of the 411 Seniors Centre Society’s board of directors, describes the organization [...]
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