Just a few weeks from the municipal election; Vancouver's dominant political party raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars Wednesday night in its single biggest fundraiser of the year. Vision Vancouver Executive Director Ian Baillie says the turnout proves the party has tremendous support in the community, "This is the largest gala that I know, … [Read more...]
Vision touts affordable housing
Vision Vancouver has rolled out its platform to deal with homelessness and affordable housing ahead of the civic election Nov. 19. The plan includes more support for emergency shelters, increased support for seniors' housing, and more incentives for new rental units. Suzanne Anton and the NPA didn't escape Vision's line of fire, with council … [Read more...]
Vision Vancouver stands by bike lanes
Vision Vancouver will not be abandoning its hotly debated downtown bike lanes, even though a new economic-impact study estimates that the 150 businesses along the lanes will likely lose $ 2.4-million ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
Blinded student’s vision can’t be saved, doctors say
Rumana Monzur, who was beaten and blinded in an alleged domestic dispute in Bangladesh, arrives at Vancouver International Airport July ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]