The next Vancouver civic election is on October 17, 2026. As announced in “CityHallWatch launches civic party intro series, courtesy of FSGAC,” over the coming weeks, CityHallWatch will republish ...

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The next Vancouver civic election is on October 17, 2026. FSGAC e-mailed the following analysis to their subscribers on August 20. With Vancouver’s municipal election approaching on October 17, the ...

The federal housing fund carrot turns into a stick. But it doesn’t have to be that way. (Steadily being updated with more links, resources, video. This version July 21 noon.) (The Public Hearing Day ...

Above: Massing model shows a theoretical build-out of the Broadway Plan. This is what the City of Vancouver does NOT want you to see. Rendering by CityHallWatch. The Broadway Plan was passed in June ...

As Vancouverites pack City Hall to fight historic upzoning proposals, the city’s newly appointed Chief of External Relations is stepping directly into a trial by fire—one complicated by her immediate ...

The next Vancouver civic election is on October 17, 2026. FSGAC e-mailed the following analysis to their subscribers on August 18. To help inform residents, we will publish a weekly election series ...

Above: City of Vancouver real estate staff sold city-owned land at a real steal for PCI to build this 40-storey tower at Broadway and Granville. A 40-storey tower is currently being constructed on top ...

Above: 1225 Cardero in Vancouver’s West End, where tenants have battled landlord Larco for ten years to improve health and safety conditions in the building. On December 19, they won another case at ...

Did the City massively undercharge developer Brivia Group when it removed the original rezoning requirement to include 102 units of social housing in its CURV condo tower (granting it more condo and ...

Specimen tree at the corner of East 14th Avenue and Sophia Street (left) and rezoning sign (right) A specimen tree is a prominent, individual tree noted for its exceptional qualities, often used as a ...