March 29, 2024

Low turnout for BC Ferries Annual General Meeting

Despite being widely publicized, fewer than 50 people turned out for the BC Ferries Annual General Meeting in Vancouver. Most people attending the AGM at a downtown building easily accessible by transit are board members, labour leaders and media. Only a few members of the public showed up. Several reports printed for those attending remain on a … [Read more...]

An app-t response to low voter turnout

Need information on how and where to vote in the upcoming civic election? There’s an app for that. Vancouver’s chief electoral officer Janie MacKenzie launched Thursday an array of voter-engagement initiatives they hope will appeal to younger voters and new Canadians. Advanced voting days have been doubled from four to eight ahead of the Nov. 19 … [Read more...]