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Aug. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Savvy: Is there a path for independents?

Given that almost no independent candidates for Vancouver council have ever won (nod to Carole Taylor in ’86), why does…
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Aug. 17, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Province Says They Are Going to Stop the Private Estating of Agricultural Lands

Finally — entering the final stretch of a hot, dry summer, the Province of BC’s Minister of Agriculture says she…
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Aug. 16, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

2018 Civic Election – the Practice of Persuasion

The upcoming civic election in Vancouver (and elsewhere in BC) has something new — controlled campaign spending, less of it,…
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Aug. 15, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Savvy: Vision might get a majority

Another conversation with a savvy insider on the civic election – one who deserves the moniker of ‘pundit’ (in the…
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Aug. 14, 2018 / Gordon Price

Civic Savvy: What’s going on with the local elections?

  Not much is going on.  It’s August; no one seems to care about an election in October.  Not at…
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Aug. 09, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Broadway Line: Ransford vs. Walker

We’re reviving a Vancouver-oriented Price Tags Golden Oldie from December 2012 that rings with resonance today, as we enjoy lively and…
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Aug. 09, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Time to Stop the Destruction of the Agricultural Land Reserve

Finally the Agricultural Land Reserve’s independent committee  has stepped in on the ongoing repurposing of the best agricultural land in Canada to…
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Aug. 08, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

2018 Vancouver City Elections — Rookie Council Concerns

There is little doubt that in October 2018, Vancouver voters will put in place an almost all-rookie City Council (40…
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Aug. 02, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

The Dwindling Of the Incumbents — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

In October, Vancouver’s 2018 civic election will produce a Council with, at the most, 3 incumbents: Adriane Carr Heather Deal…
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Jul. 31, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

2018 Vancouver Civic Election — the Party Scene

It’s almost completely an NPA news day in the upcoming 2018 Vancouver civic election.  But the party scene is getting…
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Jul. 30, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver 2018 Civic Election – Yes Vancouver Slate

Vancouver’s field of candidates in the 2018 civic election has just widened, now that Yes Vancouver (not to be confused…
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Jul. 28, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

City of Surrey — Congestion Relief Strategy

The City of Surrey is ready to “speed up traffic”, reports the Surrey Now-Leader, in transportation news from the second-most…
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Jul. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Ending of the Housing Crisis

Note the gerund in the headline — I’m asking whether we’re in a moment when the housing crisis, as we’ve…
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Jul. 25, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver 2018 Civic Election Update: Summer Swelter Edition

Incremental change in the still-big field of entrants, as we edge under the 90-day mark on our trudge towards the…

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