How is Mayor Gregor Robertson going to make bike-sharing work in Vancouver, when programs have failed in other cities? That's what CKNW Dave Pratt asked him on Sportstalk Thursday evening. Robertson says more than 300 cities have bike-share programs. Robertson: "Almost all of them that I've looked at, some of them that I've tried are … [Read more...]
Mayor Gregor wants insurance policy against oil spills
April 24, 2012 by
The governing party at Vancouver City Hall is taking steps to fight a proposed 5-billion-dollar expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline. Mayor Gregor Robertson says he's strongly opposed to plans for a five-fold increase in oil tanker traffic through Vancouver. He plans to introduce a motion at Tuesday's Council Meeting, calling on … [Read more...]
Sweet taste of victory for Gregor Robertson
November 21, 2011 by
“Gregor. Gregor. Gregor.” That’s what hundreds of Vision Vancouver supporters chanted Saturday night as Gregor Robertson earned the right to be the city’s mayor for another three years. “Thank you people of Vancouver for electing every single candidate on the Vision Vancouver team,” a beaming Robertson told a raucous crowd at the party’s election … [Read more...]
Gregor Robertson re-elected mayor of Vancouver
November 20, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Gregor Robertson was re-elected to a second term as mayor of Vancouver on Saturday, but the hold his Vision Vancouver party had on city council has been reduced.Longtime Green Party activist Adriane Carr was declared elected to one council seat, while the Non-Partisan Association picked up two seats on the 10-seat council.Carr has … [Read more...]
Gregor Robertson re-elected
November 20, 2011 by
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson has been re-elected, bringing with him another majority slate on council.Robertson's been re-elected to a second term and his seven council candidates have topped the polls.His Vision Vancouver team also kept control of the park board and school board.... "We have shown that we can manage budgets responsibily … [Read more...]
