Vancouver votes down councillor’s motion to reverse pause on net new supportive housing

Union launches petition to restore funding for lifeguards at Vancouver beaches

The Vancouver Park Board has confirmed to CTV News that it will save an estimated $400,000 to $600,000 by reducing seasonal, auxiliary lifeguards at five outdoor beaches this summer. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

The Vancouver Police Department’s new training academy in the Woodward’s development on Hastings Street will likely save the building’s owner more than $170,000 a year in property taxes, CTV News has learned. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

The mayor's team confirmed today that Sim, "will not be using any taxpayer dollars in the lawsuit."

Who’s giving the mayor the advice to keep this very damaging (for him) issue on the front burner for another day? Was it his initiative? Vancouver politics is weird but this is terrible strategically, especially considering he took only a handful of questions www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Mayor says someone showed him a photo that he didn’t verify. He is now admitting his mistake. Only

The City of Vancouver has made changes to two of its financial teams, resulting in job losses. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

I don’t think anyone is going to be satisfied with these answers. Apologies for the lop sided video.

At a housing announcement event. The mayor is here. Let’s see if he talks to media.

The Province has still not approve this training facility. Westbank was there but didn't take interviews. Chief Rai tapped Westbank founder Ian Gillespie on the shoulder and said, "Thanks for working with us."

Do we think the Mayor and Zhou will speak to media tomorrow?

In a recording of Sim’s remarks to Chinese-speaking reporters about three weeks ago, the mayor says in English that Orr “was handing out illegal drugs on Christmas Day to people on the streets.” www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

They made the announcement in front of this massive art piece.

VPD Chief Cst. Steve Rai has just announced their own training facility in the Woodward’s building.

This motion passed. No surprises there, but I tried to delve into the back story behind this training facility. Sources say the mayors chief of staff told them the developer behind the project risks foreclosure if Woodward’s is not tenanted.

no idea why this was brought up today. reporter's frequently write stories based solely on motions.

Coun. Bligh is withdrawing her supportive housing motion due to “misinformation that was spread”. It will be tabled next month she says.

The Justice Institute of British Columbia is issuing a warning ahead of a Vancouver city councillor’s motion to ask for more than $1 million in funding for a new police training facility. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Part of Mayor Ken Sim's reponse: “I want to thank Councillor Zhou for acknowledging his mistake and taking responsibility for sharing information that was not accurate."

We tried to get a response from the Mayor. We also waited for Coun. Zhou but he did not turn up.

Posting this whole clip so you can watch. Opposition councillors say a video posted by Coun. Zhou on We Chat claims they have openly distributed drugs and use drugs.

A Vancouver municipal party has shared its plans for a progressive primary, but it’s not landing well with the two left-leaning parties meant to be part of it. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

As the only (I think?) local reporter in Tumbler Ridge, Trent Ernst has been heroically covering the tragedy unfolding in his town. Most of his reporting is happening on Facebook, which you can find here, along with links to his Patreon. www.facebook.com/tumblerridge...

In its new report on the Hastings forced evictions, the BC Human Rights Commissioner just identified a, uh, pretty major gap in oversight:

The closure of the Thomus Donaghy OPS comes as numerous health authorities have issued alerts due to a rise in drug poisonings. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

City of Vancouver to offer unionized staff voluntary departure program

Green City Coun. Pete Fry's motion to address this issue passed unanimously. This is the second time I've reported on make-shift walls at this building. In both stories, the city said it had not issued any permits nor received any applications to subdivide units. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Vancouver council votes down living wage motion three years after scrapping policy

Vancouver council is debating whether the city will become a Living Wage employer again. Right now the city offers a fair wage. Motion tabled by Fry and Maloney. Council axed program in 2023 in an in-camera meeting. Zhou asks Maloney if province is a living wage employer. She says ask the province.

Vancouver tenants say landlord is converting units into multiple rooms with makeshift walls

Health-care workers appeal to reopen wound care clinic in Downtown Eastside

Vancouver Fire Rescue Services ends public information officer role

why the hellll aren't journalists included on this updated eligibility list for Canada student loan forgiveness. who do I complain to

Michelle Bryant-Gravelle knew it wouldn’t be an easy journey when she accepted a position at the City of Vancouver as its first senior director of Indigenous relations three years ago. She’s now stepped away from her role, due to a number of incidents at the city over the past year.

📣 We're calling on Vancouver city councillors to reject a plan that would introduce a $10 fee on freedom of information requests at its upcoming council meeting today. #cdnfoi caj.ca/vancouver-ci...

Update on this staff proposal, which have been for 2026 only but suggested under the auspices of saving some money: it’s been pulled from this week’s agenda — and given the optics, I can’t see it coming back

I've been wanting to know when the 'Bitcoin Friendly City' report from staff would be presented. It was supposed to happed in the Fall. Now, staff say: "the motion has been deferred until further notice while staff focus their work on other Council priorities." www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Alida Oegema Thomas, a co-chair, with the women’s advisory committee, said she was disappointed, but not surprised. “We’ve seen this council almost actively undermine this process,” she said. “They don’t have a great track record of really uplifting community perspective.”

NEW: The City of Vancouver has notified 30 non-unionized staff members that their roles will be ending, according to an email from the city manager. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

Being wet, cold, stressed and not having anywhere warm, clean and dry to rest means when people in Vancouver's DTES get an infection it can be incredibly difficult to recover, even with the help of antibiotics. My latest for @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...

Vancouver, Surrey mayoral hopefuls make public safety promises

Amanda Burrows, the executive director of First United Church announces she’s running as a mayoral candidate for OneCity. OneCity is also running William Azaroff as a mayoral candidate.

The mayor on CBC right now talking about not getting involved in "operational issues". Yet, he did get involved in pushing through Task Force Barrage. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/vi...

In an email sent to staff Tuesday, Donny van Dyk wrote: “We know that some teams will experience adjustments in the coming weeks, and we are very committed to supporting you through this process.” www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

The decision came after council heard from 100’s of speakers, mostly in opposition. Asked about the turnout, Sim called it a rigorous process. “And yes, when people come to the chamber, we will listen to their comments & wherever we feel that something makes a lot of sense we will incorporate it.”

About a dozen parents and children here at Vancouver city hall this morning for a change-in protest in response to the city looking at removing change tables and hygiene stations. Today, council votes on the 2026 budget that would see a zero percent property tax increase.

Vancouver mayor credits DTES task force with reducing overdoses. Here’s what public health experts say

New opinion piece in the @vancouversun.bsky.social: A turn to austerity will cost Vancouver dearly. vancouversun.com/opinion/opin...