A prominent Vancouver City Councillor says his main concern about BC's new watchdog for municipal governments was who's paying her salary. Now that's been settled, so Raymond Louie says he's confident Basia Ruta won't find anything wrong with how this city is run, "City of Vancouver, I know, is well run and we just were confirmed by our credit … [Read more...]
Housing suggestions welcomed at City Hall
July 30, 2012 by
The winners of an online contest aimed at the future of affordable housing in the City of Vancouver have been announced. The Re:think Contest say more than 70 entries were received from all over the world. Councillor Geoff Meggs says the ideas range from re-designing city streets to building on top of existing structures, "Whether or not … [Read more...]
Legislative crack down on Translink fare cheats welcomed by Mayors council
May 7, 2012 by
The vice chair of the mayors council on regional transportation is hoping a crack down on fare evasion will get transit expansion back on track. Langley city Mayor Peter Fassbender says transit expansion south of the Fraser has been paused as Translink battles with a $ 30-million shortfall. He says "My view of that is it is not a … [Read more...]
