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Vivian Krause signs off
Her quest for fairness and compassion for rural communities isn't putting food on the table I was introduced to Vivian Krause just about two years ago. It was in June 2010 that City Caucus published this story about how Krause ... Read More »
VENI, VIDI, VIVI…AN
Vivian Krause signs off — good night, and good luck Thought of The Day “The Krause Brief…” I've just found out that Vivian Krause is taking a break from blogging and investigative journalism. "Family comes first!" concludes Vivian here: http://fairquestions.typepad.com/rethink_campaigns/2012/06/thank-you-bye-for-now.html ... Read More »
Media ramp up ‘fair questions’ about Vision Vancouver funding
Tides Canada connections to Vision Vancouver and associates now under scrutiny by Revenue Canada Was money from charitable sources funneled into Vision Vancouver's coffers to pay down their debt and to mount their 2008 election bid? That's a question we've ... Read More »
Audit of Tides Canada has been underway for past year
An influential environmental organization battles to save its reputation and charitable status The charity that had its humble beginnings in Vancouver early last decade, with an organic farmer named Gregor Robertson as one of its founding board members, is now ... Read More »
Baby Vancouver and King Solomon’s Dilemma
Glissando keeps busy on chess, bureaucrats, the Mayor, and a Levant rant The Thought of The Day "What's new Pussycat?" Ask the current Vancouver dweller that question, and you'll invariably get the same answer: "Nothing. Same Ol' Same Ol'." I ... Read More »
Oil and Water Part One: Asia exports off the table (for now)
Public opinion is too strong against oil tankers for even the federal majority government to take on In this two-part post we'll analyze the politics of shipping oil from BC's coast. Vancouver Sun columnist Craig Macinnes, who has struck a ... Read More »
Director of Planning? Whatever.
Vancouver's post of ‘Director of Planning’ has become 'merely a facade', argues architect/planner Robert Chester On January 31 of this year, City of Vancouver announced the dismissal of its Director of Planning, but it did not announce a Council-appointed successor. ... Read More »
Best of the Net: Bright lights, food cart dismay and letting off steam
It's that time of the week again to review some of the more interesting blog posts and tweets. Bright Lights at BC Place VancityBuzz posted a fine piece titled Bright Lights: The Anger Over BC Place’s Video Screens about how the ... Read More »
Political accountability earns some ink this week
If you visited Vancouver City Hall this week, you may have stumbled upon a very unusual sight taking place just beneath Mayor Gregor Robertson’s newly renovated office. Elected politicians from the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) and Green Party were teaming up ... Read More »
Should we care about being kept in the dark about City Hall spending?
The sealed fortress: who'll shine the light on Vancouver city hall finances for the public? Earlier this week both the NPA and Green Party members of Vancouver city council raised the alarm bell on the 2012 Budget. They weren't citing ... Read More »
