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Mar. 09, 2015 / Gordon Price

Referendum: MLA Response – Jordan Sturdy

Price Tags is asking every MLA in Metro Vancouver questions about the referendum.   Jordan Sturdy, Liberal MLA for West Vancouver-Sea-to-Sky:…
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Mar. 06, 2015 / Gordon Price

Outside the Cat Box – 1

Our Cat Box Contest may be closed for Yes-side posters, but still some great media is coming in – this…
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Mar. 06, 2015 / Gordon Price

Referendum: Responses from MLAs – Weekly Count – 6

Just ten days until the ballots go out – and here’s the update on the MLAs who have NOT responded to…
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Mar. 06, 2015 / Gordon Price

Good Reviews: “Our Story. Our Future.”

From Modacity:   “Our Story. Our Future”: Vancouver’s Transit Referendum     In the coming months, Metro Vancouver residents will…
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Mar. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Iced Tea Maker and the Overwaitea Man

Bob commented below on the announcement that Jimmy Pattison will chair a public accountability committee for the revenues raised if…
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Mar. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

Referendum Primer for Progressives

From Marc Lee at Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: Today, we released a primer on the referendum, and in it we…
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Mar. 05, 2015 / Gordon Price

Referendum: At Your Feet

I had wondered why there weren’t ads for a Yes vote on the transit system.  But then yesterday afternoon, at…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

Quote: The Consequences of No

From Peter Ladner: Former CEO Pat Jacobsen on Plan B (phone interview for my next Business in Vancouver column): “A…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

World Premiere: “Our Story. Our Future.”

Well, okay, a Regional Premiere – the reason why I believe so passionately that the referendum is about a lot…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

The Two-Hundred-Million-Dollar Coincidence

Keep in mind this number: a base amount of $200 million.  That (plus many millions more) measures three separate things…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

Winner: The Cat Box Contest

By a large margin – two-thirds of the 50 or so who voted: . . It was submitted by ‘Downtown…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

ULI BC: Keeping Metro Vancouver on Track – Apr 1

Urban Land Institute BC:  Keeping Metro Vancouver on Track – Transit Investment for a Liveable Region . Join ULI BC, City of Vancouver City…
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Mar. 04, 2015 / Gordon Price

PICS: Transit Vote Surrey – Mar 9, Burnaby – Mar 10

Transit Vote Surrey: Rapid Transit for Rapid Growth Speakers: Elizabeth Model and Stephen Dooley Date: March 9 – 1 to 2…
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Mar. 03, 2015 / Gordon Price

Forum: Let’s Talk Transit – Mar 12

. Join George Heyman, MLA for Vancouver-Fairview, and Official Opposition Spokesperson for Translink, for a conversation on transit in Metro Vancouver. Bahareh…

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