Richmond councillor Harold Steves says that the continuing attempt to develop the 55-hectare Garden City Lands is a classic example of why Native peoples should be vigilant about in their dealings with the government.
Carbon taxes are old news in Europe, but in Canada provincial and federal politicians are still wrangling about the cost of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in order to abate global warming.
Vancouver has grown from a very small West Coast city into a major one that needs to evaluate whether or not its existing governance system remains relevant to its needs.
The Non-Partisan Association wasn’t exactly looking for a crushing victory over the opposition this fall when it selected Coun. Peter Ladner over incumbent Mayor Sam Sullivan as its mayoral candidate.
The NDP MLA for Vancouver–Mount Pleasant has introduced a member’s bill to have Insite designated as a provincial health facility, so that the federal government wouldn’t be able to shut it down without a messy court fight.
According to light-rail advocate Malcolm Johnston, any transit authority that encourages people to do anything but take transit in the age of high gas prices is “incompetent”.
Taser International Inc. chair Tom Smith told the Braidwood Inquiry that his company's weapons aren’t entirely risk-free, but stressed that the stun gun actually prevents other injuries and even deaths.
According to a study, secondary-school students in the province are not learning enough about Asia, a part of the world that is a major source of new immigrants to Canada.
If Kitsilano-based strategic planner Richard Balfour's predictions are correct, “20 to 30 million people” could be living in the Georgia Basin in the next 15 to 20 years.
Big-box stores may not be popular with some Vancouverites, but Hadi Dowlatabadi thinks they could play a critical role in helping the elderly survive climate change.
As a volunteer in this year’s homeless count, Michelle Patterson didn’t expect to find a lot in her assigned section in Vancouver’s West End. But she found four homeless men.
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