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Oct. 29, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Mayor McCallum’s Surrey Skytrain

Like 15 other Metro Vancouver munis, the City of Surrey has a new Mayor — Doug McCallum. He’s also an…
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Oct. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Remember This?

As autumn changes from crisp and colourful to wet and grey, here’s a reminder of that stunning run of October…
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Oct. 23, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

The Axis of Urbanism — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Vancouver has scattered itself across a broad spectrum, two-dimensional no less, on its approach to housing. It’s now carved in…
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Oct. 22, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

It’s Over, Sim Concedes — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Having evidently found no compelling evidence of hanky-panky, blunders or malfeasance — the NPA concedes the mayor’s chair to Kennedy…
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Oct. 21, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Results and Comments – 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Gordon Price and Ken Ohrn have collected their thoughts. It’s not over yet, since a mayoral recount is in whisper…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Voting Day 3 — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

No matter how you get there, today’s the day to choose what Vancouver will become.…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Voting Day 2 — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Hey little puppy, it won’t take very long.…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Voting Day 1 — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

It’s a terrific day to vote.  Choose any of many polling places, get there before 8 pm.…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Poll Cats — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

No matter how you travel, get yourself, family and friends to ye olde polling place.  Join the cool cats.…
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Oct. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

It’s Voting Day . . .

. .  and, mercifully, now the robo-calls will stop.…
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Oct. 19, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Friday Funny — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Ever wonder what buildings think, what they’d say if they could talk ?  OK, well, me neither. But here’s one…
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Oct. 18, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Slanted Slates — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Had enough of earnest plodding efforts to sort the electoral gold from the heaps of ballot dross? Is it still…
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Oct. 18, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Taking an Election Break — 5

Charleson Park, Saturday, while I escaped for a few hours from the steady drumbeat of 2018 civic election tweets, robocalls,…
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Oct. 17, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Taking an Election Break — 4

Found this while taking a break last Saturday from the never ending flow of news from the 2018 civic election.…

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