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Dec. 17, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond Gets Serious about Finally Downsizing Farmland McMansions

Meanwhile back in Richmond it is no surprise that there is pushback from people owning farm property about Richmond’s proposed …
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Dec. 14, 2018 / Gordon Price

One Good Podcast Deserves Each Other

We at Price Tags are having a great time with our new podcast, PriceTalks.  So we appreciate the opportunity to…
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Dec. 12, 2018 / Colin Stein

Price Talks – The Conversation of the Blog

This fall, we launched Price Talks, our new podcast series. Price Talks are conversations with past, current, and emerging leaders…
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Dec. 10, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

City of Delta Reinforces Motordom in Tsawwassen

Back to Delta, which unfortunately still advocates for through vehicular traffic befitting a 20th century suburb and does not champion…
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Dec. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Savvy: The Import of Unanimity

The first major motion has passed Vancouver City Council – unanimously!   A unanimous vote on an ideological issue is…
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Dec. 02, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

A Champion Ends His Ride

Arno Schortinghuis has passed away, and many people feel deep sadness today. He’s gone now, but his kindness, even disposition,…
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Nov. 30, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

King Tide Comes To Vancouver

It’s baby steps, or rather baby incursions by the ocean onto various parts of Vancouver. We begin our adaptation to…
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Nov. 29, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Unsuccessful Council Candidate on Mayor’s Slate Gets Six Figure Job in Delta

It’s been a strange couple of weeks south of the Fraser River in Delta, where new Mayor (and old city…
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Nov. 21, 2018 / Gordon Price

Irony in the Morning Mail

Now that the election season is over and politicians are doing what they promised (that’s way more common than you…
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Nov. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

The End of the Housing Crisis As We Knew It

Okay, the headline is clickbait.  The housing crisis is not over.  But its causes are being addressed in a substantive…
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Nov. 16, 2018 / Gordon Price

Duplex Rezoning: Consultation and Consequences

Petard, meet Hoist. Dan Fumano at The Sun did a nice job reporting on Colleen Hardwick’s desire to quickly reverse…
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Nov. 14, 2018 / Gordon Price

City Council: Duplexing and Messaging

Council may soon be dealing with the motion presented by NPA Councillor Colleen Hardwick to reconsider the duplex rezoning passed…
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Nov. 12, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Election: The Real Dividing Line between Right and Left

  Aaron Licker posted these maps, showing where each party got their votes.  Click here for a closer look.  …
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Nov. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Richmond FINALLY stopping McMansion Cropping on Best Farmland in Canada?

Time to  close the barn door on illicit mansion cropping in the City of Richmond. The  previous Council’s majority was…

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