The Provincial Government is currently debating two Bills in the legislature that will, once passed, grant itself extraordinary powers over developments “of provincial significance.” This means forgoing wait times, intervening in municipal developments, or bypassing them altogether.According to those with knowledge of Bills 13 (Miscellaneous
The CIty of Vancouver has voted to approve an ODP for the MST Corporation's massive development at Jericho.
Progressives sweep Vancouver By-election; Jericho Lands requests ODP When the dust finally settled on the woefully mismanaged Apr. 5 by-election — where people faced tortuous line-ups of up to 3.5 hours to cast their votes — COPE candidate Sean Orr and OneCity’s Lucy Maloney were
It’s been almost three years since Mayor Ken Sim and the ABC Party clinched a super majority on Vancouver City Council. In an overwhelming victory, The ABC (A Better City) Mayor promised to get things done—and faster— than his predecessor, former Mayor Kennedy Stewart, who
NDP Premier David Eby and City Council work towards putting "social" housing in every neighbourhood.
It Takes a Village to Raze a NeighbourhoodDear UKRA members:Council’s unanimous Dec. 12 vote to hyper-densify the Broadway Plan with towers between 20 and 40 storeys should have come as no surprise. It had the blessing of Mayor Ken Sim, all City Councillors, and Vancouver’s
Council voted unanimously to turbocharge housing density in established neighbourhoods along the subway line.
Hundreds of citizens gathered at City Hall Saturday to tell the Mayor and City Council to pause the Broadway Plan and work with residents on a new plan that would avoid mass demovictions.Residents from neighbourhoods all along the Broadway Corridor came together under grey skies
Vancouver residents tell Council to slow down the Broadway Plan.
David Eby and his cabinet to be sworn in on Nov. 18.