Latest from Chad Pawson
Here's the plan to run electric ferries between downtown Vancouver, Bowen Island and Gibsons
A plan to have two all-electric, 150-passenger ferries run between downtown Vancouver, Bowen Island and Gibsons by 2027 is one step closer after City of Vancouver officials announced motions to expedite land use at Harbour Green Dock.
Vancouver Green Party nominates Annette Reilly as its candidate in upcoming byelection
Filmmaker and health advocate Annettee Reilly has won the Green Party of Vancouver’s nomination to run in the city's two-seat byelection on April 5.
Vancouver has vastly increased early child-care spots but is still short thousands of spaces
City staff say Vancouver now has 6,839 licensed child-care spaces for children aged 0 to five — with another 3,000 currently being built — but it's still not enough to meet provincial and federal guidelines for access to full-time child care.
Vancouver Park Board votes to make alcohol on select beaches permanent
Vancouver Park Board commissioners have voted to permanently allow drinking on seven of 12 public beaches in the city from the first week in June to the last week in September.
More candidates announced for Vancouver's 2-seat byelection
Two more Vancouver political parties named their candidates for the city’s April 5 byelection. The Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) announced Sean Orr, while TEAM for a Livable Vancouver will run Colleen Hardwick and Theodore Abbott.
Metro Vancouver asks for provincial help with governance review
The leader of the Lower Mainland's regional government will ask for provincial help with a governance review following scrutiny over a five-times over-budget wastewater treatment plant, along with how it spends money on remuneration, expenses and travel.
Vancouver Canadian Charter challenge seeks to give homeless campers daytime sheltering rights
A lawsuit from the B.C. Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) aims to prove that prohibiting people from sheltering in public spaces in Vancouver during the daytime violates sections of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
1st candidate in Vancouver's 2-seat byelection announced
OneCity is the first of Vancouver’s political parties to announce its candidate, environmental lawyer and transportation activist Lucy Maloney, for the city’s April 5 byelection.
Ottawa commits $663M in capital funding to cash-strapped TransLink
The Government of Canada has come through with $663 million in capital funding for transit in Metro Vancouver where Translink is facing costs pressure that, if unresolved, could result in a reduction of service by the end of the year.
Vancouver council confirms details of 2-seat byelection on April 5
Vancouver's city council hopes a staff election plan to replace the Greens' Adrian Carr and OneCity's Christine Boyle will attract meaningful civic engagement from eligible voters, despite a turnout in Vancouver's last byelection of just 11 per cent.