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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. 06, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

NPA’s Sim Speaks — 2018 Vancouver Civic Election

Mr. Sim of the NPA will probably be among those Vancouver mayoral candidates who actually make it onto the October…
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Sep. 05, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Vancouver – the Evil Bicycle Becomes Normal

As the 2018 civic election rolls onward, we await the list of candidates who’ve filed nomination papers with Elections BC…
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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. 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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Apr. 02, 2018 / Ken Ohrn

Coupar's Dilemma; Bremner's Direction

We watch Vancouver’s NPA with great interest as a movement of new faces with strong ideas knocks on the fusty…
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Dec. 14, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

High Density Rental in the very West of Point Grey?

In the thinking out of the box department newly minted City of Vancouver Councillor Hector Bremner introduced a motion at Council…
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Nov. 15, 2017 / Scot Bathgate

Daily Scot – Cambie Bridge Bike Lane

CTV News Vancouver had a feature last night on the City of Vancouver’s proposal to test a separated bike lane…
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May. 12, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

More Power to the Transpo Engineers?

As reported in Metro News, by  Matt Kieltyka there’s a report going to Vancouver City Council next Tuesday with the title “Complete…
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Aug. 25, 2015 / Gordon Price

Twinning Tweets: Blind spots and enlightenment on health care, helmets and bike lanes

Ken Ohrn writes: . Health-care dollars are in the news – this time, with twinning of one sickening and one…
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Jul. 23, 2015 / Gordon Price

Politics and Engineering on the Burrard Bridge

Well, that only took two decades: Vancouver approves Burrard Bridge upgrade … On Wednesday, after listening to contradictory, but equally impassioned, views…
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Jan. 01, 2015 / Gordon Price

New Point Grey Road: The Cycle of Success

This is too good to leave to Monday.  The Globe and Mail has done the first piece on the success…
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Dec. 17, 2014 / Gordon Price

BIV Column: A New Strategy (and Opportunity) for the NPA

My latest Business in Vancouver column: . The NPA has lost the last two civic elections. It’s time for a…
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Dec. 01, 2014 / Gordon Price

The Daily Durning: Failure and Success on Burrard Bridge

Tom was the first to pick up this piece from CityLab: After a Series of Failures, This Is How Vancouver Finally…

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