What’s happening to Vancouver? Iconic HMV gone. Now Sears.
Vancouver then HMV used be the icon at the corner of Burrard and Robson, the crossroads of Vancouver to many folks around the world. It was the image that many people first saw during the coverage of...
View ArticleCuriosityCat: Enbridge, the Storyteller & The Breaking of the Social Contract
Enbridge's Al Monaco - The StorytellerJust read Nathan Vanderklippe's interview with Al Monaco, CEO of Enbridge Inc., in Saturday's Globe & Mail. Extracts from the interview:Al Monaco pauses, for a...
View ArticleCowichan Conversations: BC NDP Leadership Rules – A Cash Grab That Is...
Just when you think that the BC NDP inner circle has run out of stupid they unveil a leadership race package that would look more at home in a big business Liberal or Conservative party race than what...
View ArticleMelissa Fong: DTES LAP Amendments that Cllr Carr shuts down: Watch the speech...
I already posted snippets of the full documents (4 separate PDFs here). This post is specifically the first pdf Amendment doc from Reimer and the speaking points Cllr Carr was […]
View ArticleMelissa Fong: #25kLunch Meme Competition to shame Mayor Gregor Robertson’s...
So I’ve started a #25kLunch tag – the good people on twitter who have engaged throughout this whole process have kept spirits high and helped suggest a meme competition. 1) Create your own meme...
View ArticleMelissa Fong: #25kLunch Meme Competition Update #1
The #25KLunch meme has received more press than I would have ever imagined! Amazing what a group of really dedicated “mockticians” can do to bring the issues out there. #25KLunch […]
View ArticleMelissa Fong: Admitting to not knowing until it was too late: The DTES Local...
…I admit that I didn’t know how REAL it was until the 3 days came to an end and even after it passed…. After that the reality sunk in, I got more and more angry as I realized the implications of the...
View ArticleMelissa Fong: Financial reform: Taking responsibility as public servants and...
Facts: I don’t hate Vision Vancouver. I’m indifferent to the overall career of Gregor Robertson. I actually like Andrea Reimer, from what I know of her. (Confession: I really like […]
View ArticleMelissa Fong: Top 25 of #25KLunch Meme Finalists Announced!
Okay, folks! The moment has come to see your Top 25 Finalists for the #25KLunch meme competition! I can’t even tell you how many messages I’ve received telling me […]
View ArticleMelissa Fong: #25KLunch WINNERS Announced! Who said there’s no free lunch?
Other than the fact that I should win the best prize for dragging out a meme that would have otherwise had the life-span of a fruit fly… I’ve got some […]
View ArticleMelissa Fong: Downtown Eastside Local Area Plan- Summary
Like last time, I did some LiveTweeting of the evening- My strategy is to summarize the main point of all the voices; add in my OWN commentary (I can be […]
View ArticleMelissa Fong: DTES Local Area Plan- Speaker #5, on Amendments
We need to respect the experiential knowledge of DTES residents that understand how the plan violates their security. Not fundamentally opposed to Vision- but you have to realize reality. If you insist...
View ArticleMelissa Fong: Once upon a time, there was a Vancouver Mayor who promised he’d...
Once upon a time… There was a handsome young prince named Gregor Angus Bethune Robertson. He was a much envied prince. He represented his fiefdom, Vancouver-Fairview, for years before he, […]
View ArticleMelissa Fong: Vision Vancouver creating false dilemma of Left vs Right
Let me talk to you about Vision Vancouver (for the umpteenth time)… I am just incredibly surprised with how slick they have become. As I told you yesterday- they have […]
View ArticleSong of the Watermelon: Some Thoughts on the Vancouver Election … Plus...
With a week and a half to go before voting day in municipalities across British Columbia, the campaign here in Vancouver seems to have devolved into a veritable hatefest against two-term mayor and...
View Articledaveberta.ca - Alberta politics: Iveson and Nenshi in strong position for...
TweetAs the collapse of the Wildrose Party and speculation about Alberta’s next provincial budget dominate political discussions, one of the most politically important discussions impacting governance...
View ArticleLeft Over: No Seniors Need Apply……
WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Senior struggles to find affordable housing in Vancouver It’s a story too common among seniors, says executive director of the Seniors Services SocietyBy The Early Edition, CBC News...
View ArticleLeft Over: No Seniors Need Apply……
WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Senior struggles to find affordable housing in Vancouver It’s a story too common among seniors, says executive director of the Seniors Services SocietyBy The Early Edition, CBC News...
View ArticleLeft Over: Who Defines “Affordable?”
Vancouver mayor offers $250M of city land for social housing Gregor Robertson is asking the federal government give $500M in return for affordable housing projects CBC News Posted: Feb 02, 2016 8:11 AM...
View ArticleLeft Over: No Non-Polluting Victories on Victoria Day…
Stephen Hume: Province’s secrecy puts people’s health at risk STEPHEN HUME More from Stephen Hume Published on: May 20, 2016 | Last Updated: May 20, 2016 3:25 PM Finally, the Mayor of Vancouver,...
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