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City Caucus blog ceases after 3 1/2 years
photo by Clinton Hussey Co-founders Daniel Fontaine and Mike Klassen agree to retire City Caucus blog Vancouver, BC (July 3, 2012) – After 1,304 days as a go-to source of ... Read More»
Appreciating the oil sands
It's interesting what a bad rap the oil sands get If the countries of the world are buying oil – and they are – then why not buy it from ... Read More»
City Caucus passes 5,000,000 page views
Millions of 'unique' visits since December 2008 It's with a measure of pride that we announce that City Caucus has had five million page views since the site's launch in ... Read More»
Vancouver City Clerk Marg Coulson stepping down
Departure of "consummate public servant" the end of an era It came as an unceremonious email on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend. Marg Coulson, Vancouver's City Clerk and ... Read More»
Task force recommendations can make housing less expensive
"Affordable" is a relative term when it comes to housing in Vancouver This week, the Mayor's Task Force on Housing Affordability issued its interim report. The task force, co-chaired by ... Read More»
Let’s get real – making energy always has an environmental impact
Green message misleads public on the real impacts of creating electricity I just had one of those marvellous rant-inspiring moments reading a letter in which someone was complaining about the ... Read More»
Housing task force report both worthy, worrisome
It's "fundamentally flawed" to turn over the city’s land assets to developers to build rental-only buildings The Mayor’s Task Force on Affordable Housing released a report that as urban economists ... Read More»
My dog must think I’m a jerk
Marty on his role as a reluctant master My dog Bella is fascinated by the dishwasher. To her, it’s a big metal box filled with delicious smells and drippings that ... Read More»
Wino with a shotgun
Sandra Oldfield gives Canadians the disarming truth about selling wine between provinces The following is a cross-post with the BC Wine Lover blog. One of the most popular recent posts ... Read More»
Tremors are here to stay
Now, do you feel lucky? Do you? The Thought of The Day “One incident. One building. One location.” Six days later, and the rescue efforts in the Elliot Lake – ... Read More»
Mayor’s task force overlooks major tool to address housing affordability
Thousands of homes could be released into Metro Vancouver's costly rental market If you’ve lived in Metro Vancouver for any length of time, the topic of housing affordability has likely ... Read More»
