March 28, 2024

Former deputy Minister beats former Vancouver Councilor for Vancouver Quilchena Liberal nomination

A lawyer, licensed physician and former Deputy Minister of Economic Development will be the BC Liberal candidate for Vancouver Quilchena. Andrew Wilkinson won the nomination Sunday night. He was up against former Vancouver City Councilor Suzanne Anton. Wilkinson thanked Anton, adding the party has a renewed team, a strong leader and … [Read more...]

Vancouver Councilor upset over increased tanker traffic

With Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline expansion, Vancouver’s harbor will see seven-times its current tanker traffic. City Councilor Andrea Reimer says council was taken by surprise by the numbers—and they’re not happy about the increase. She says they're looking at bringing back a bylaw making sure companies are responsible … [Read more...]

Vancounver Councilor defending city’s consultation process after protest

A Vision Vancouver Councilor says the city undertakes a lot of consultation efforts.  This after a protest outside city hall, with demonstrators claiming they aren't consulted enough about development proposals. Andrea Reimer says as a public official, she hears from a lot of citizens on top of consultation efforts. "One of the big concerns I … [Read more...]

NPA Councilor Disqualified from Next Civic Election

An NPA city council candidate is among those disqualified from running in the next civic election. Vancouver Non-Partisan Association council candidate Francis Wong is included on a list of people who can't seek civic office in Vancouver in 2014, because they did not file campaign financial disclosure statements during the 30-day late filing … [Read more...]