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Sep. 24, 2018 / Colin Stein

Small Housing Summit — Nov 17 (Vancouver)

Small Housing BC (SHBC), a Vancouver-based non-profit advocating for smaller housing forms throughout British Columbia, is hosting the Small Housing…
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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. 24, 2018 / Sandy James Planner

Is Planning a Man’s World? Why “Manels”, All Male Panels are Wrong in the 21st Century

  It was exactly a year ago that Price Tags published an article about all male panels and why diversity matters. That…
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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 / Colin Stein

Questions for Candidates: The Independents (Part VI)

We hope our series of independent Vancouver City Council candidate Q&As has been informative. That said, these are just four…
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Sep. 21, 2018 / Gordon Price

Failure and Reform: BC’s Local Elections Campaign Financing Act – 3

More well-researched analysis by a knowledgeable insider.  We want to commission more investigations and analyses like this.  You can help…
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Sep. 20, 2018 / Colin Stein

Questions for Candidates: The Independents (Part V)

In this penultimate post, diving deep into the positions and ideas of four independent candidates for Vancouver City Council, we…
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Sep. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

‘If you don’t like the product, criticize the process’

I  I’m going to claim credit for that line.  It’s something I coined after sitting through countless hours of public…
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Sep. 20, 2018 / Gordon Price

Failure and Reform: BC’s Local Elections Campaign Financing Act – 2

This is the kind of coverage Price Tags aims to increase: well-researched analysis by knowledgeable insiders, regardless of political persuasion. …
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Sep. 20, 2018 / Colin Stein

Pavement to Plaza: Vancouver’s 14th & Main (Video)

Any macchiatto tour of Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant hood must now begin (or end) at one of the most west coast…
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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 / Gordon Price

The most exciting election event of the year!

Next to election night.    Last Candidate Standing turns the typical deate format on its head, allowing each and every party-affiliated…
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Sep. 19, 2018 / Colin Stein

Questions for Candidates: The Independents (Part IV)

Well, party people — this is the week we slip in under the 30-day countdown to the BC-wide municipal elections.…

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