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Sep. 27, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Ballot Assistance — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Choosing which candidates to get your vote for mayor, council, park and school boards is hard enough, given the huge…
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Sep. 26, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Whispers From the Dark Side — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Thanks to Charlie Smith in the Straight for this pretty much humorous fiction imagining the Satan of Spin giving demonic…
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Sep. 26, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver Public Library Downtown Expansion – Opening Event

Saturday, September 29 is the date if you’d like to check out the new rooftop garden and top floors at…
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Sep. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Public Art — Jerry Whitehead at Raymur

Artist Jerry Whitehead has a lovely set of murals at Raymur in Vancouver (located near Campbell Ave. and Keefer St.,…
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Sep. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Stewart Speaks — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Vancouver mayoral candidate Kennedy Stewart speaks to the Cambie Report. It’s another in a series of hour-or-so-long interviews by these…
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Sep. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Triple Tweets — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

On the emerging election issue of a subway to UBC, we have a few diverging opinions — within the same…
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Sep. 24, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Cycling Survey — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

HERE‘s another terrific job being done by HUB, the cycling advocacy group, on behalf of its members and all people…
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Sep. 22, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

And All That Is Old Shall Be New Again — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

What’s happened with zoning changes in Vancouver is a cultural change, and a fight that’s as old as Vancouver.  The…
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Sep. 22, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

The Bingo Drum of Fate — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

The October 20, 2018 Vancouver civic election will present voters with a really big, but name-randomized ballot.  This eliminates the…
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Sep. 21, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Jobs Jar — Digital Journalist, Vancouver

Wanna work for PostMedia in Vancouver?  HERE’S a chance. The Vancouver Sun and The Province are seeking an experienced digital…
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Sep. 20, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Doubling Up — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Two candidates running in the October 20, 2018 Vancouver civic election have filed nomination papers for two positions each. Apparently…
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Sep. 19, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Bike Share — A New Generation

UBC’s Dropbike is in operation at the Point Grey campus. You can see the bright orange and white bikes rolling…
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Sep. 18, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

A Test of Character — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

The 2018 civic election campaign in Vancouver is steadily ramping up.  At last night’s Mayoral candidate debate, we saw a…
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Sep. 18, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

The Random Order Ballot — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Amid concerns about an advantage conferred to some candidates because their name appeared at the top of the ballot, the…

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