By NATASHA BARSOTTI, Xtra! January 09, 2012 The City of Vancouver’s LGBTQ advisory committee, which was among several city bodies required to dissolve after the Nov. 19 civic election, is now looking for volunteers to fill its 12 vacancies. Established in February 2009 to serve a three-year term, the committee is intended to facilitate the [...]
Read more →Vancouver’s Civic Agencies: Volunteers Needed The City of Vancouver is committed to providing opportunities for citizens to get involved throughout the city and is seeking volunteers from the general public for positions on the following civic agencies: Active Transportation Advisory Committee (new) Chinatown Historic Area Planning Committee Development Permit Board Advisory Panel First Shaughnessy Advisory [...]
Read more →By DAVID P. BALL, rabble.ca December 9, 2011 Nearly a month since Vancouver’s Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) were evicted from City Hall (but for Allan Wong’s single school board seat) in the November 19 elections, many on the Left are grappling with COPE’s loss. Lots has been written guessing at what went wrong. I explored the question with [...]
Read more →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 [...]
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