Michael Geller

Still waiting to know why Vancouver police are not arresting and charging with manslaughter more known drug dealers who are essentially killing people.

Listening to @sarahblyth.bsky.social & @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social discussing overdoses and drug-related deaths in the DTES and elsewhere. How many of the dealers who police know are selling these drugs ever been charged with manslaughter?

PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT! My letter and speaking notes in opposition to Vancouver's Social Housing Initiative
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Hey @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social how dare you suggest the Saab convertible looked like a bathtub? It was a beautiful car. We were the proud owners of one for more than a decade.

Interesting interview between former mayor now, housing minister Gregor Robertson and @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social this morning. As a former CMHC Program Manager Social Housing, overseeing 1000s of nonprofit homes I can't understand why federal government wants to create a NEW ENTITY to build homes.

I fear the City of Vancouver is about to make a terrible mistake - URGENT - Establishing a Wholly Owned Government Business Enterprise for the purpose of developing market rental housing Michael Geller   <...

I fear the city of Vancouver is about to make a terrible and expensive mistake. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-fe...

CTV Interview regarding Vancouver's forthcoming Official Development Plan - October 8, 2025 Yesterday morning a got a call from a very delightful Demetra Maragos, a journalist with CTV. She was doing a story about the City of Vancou...

Were you aware the City of Vancouver has issued a Draft Official Development Plan for public review and comments? Nor was I until I received a call from a delightful @ctvnewsvancouver.bsky.social journalist yesterday morning. You can find details here: gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/10/ctv-...

YouTube video by 730CKNW "WE ARE IN DIRE STRAITS" || Developer Michael Geller on layoffs in the housing sector || 730 CKNW

I recently discussed with Jas Johal the sad reality that we are losing 20,000 development/construction industry jobs in Metro. Why? You can find out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFYY...

Using Lateral Thinking to solve Housing problems - Vancouver is Awesome October 7, 2019 Edward de Bono Malcolm Gladwell Six years ago I wrote this article for the Vancouver Courier on alternative approaches to addressing the hou...

While I am the first to agree we need to build more housing to bring down rents and home prices, we also need to make better use of the housing we already have. What do I mean? Read on. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/10/usin...

Deferring Property Taxes - Vancouver Sun October 4, 2025 Last week I received a telephone call from Dan Fumano of the Vancouver Sun. He was writing a story about deferring property taxes and came a...

So how did I end up on the front page of yesterday's Vancouver Sun? Here's some background. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/10/defe...

at least this proves there are people out there listening to you early in the morning!

:-)

thanks for this. now you need to correct yourself since it won't be the Blue Jays playing the Seattle Mariners in the world series. but perhaps in the American League Championship series. they are both American League teams. the World series is the American League versus the National League

@cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social Hang on Stephen. It won't be the Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners in the World Series. They may be playing for the American League Championship. The World Weries is an American League Team against a National League team. See below.

One problem is that if too many ugly multiplex homes are built, neighbouring residents will ultimately convince politicians to shut down the multiplex program. Also, if the ugly homes don't sell, builders will be liable for Empty Home Taxes. So better designs will be in everyone's best interest

for some reason nearly all the multiplexes I have seen are big boxy ugly structures

How to advance housing affordability in BC? Some background and a link to this morning's CBC Early Edition interview with David Ley and me.
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Another bad day for America...
An effort to gut another source of reliable, accurate, local news...

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This is an approval. Not a start!

I have two things to say about this. I'm sure some of these purchases were due to the fact that foreign buyers are banned in Canada. That said, I'm surprised the second most active buyers were Canadians.

Oh, Honey! America has functioned for 249 years with every president having co-equal branches of government checking their power. It was set up that way on purpose by the Founding Fathers. You really skipped civics class, didn't you?

thanks for being there and supporting this. it's going to make life much more appealing to a lot of households that have been building laneways as intergenerational Housing solutions

I've asked for this in numerous Vancouver Sun Year-end Outlook columns. I certainly hope Council approves this change

At the Canadian Institute of Planners Conference @alexbozikovic.bsky.social asks panelists to identify small changes that could enhance public life. One panelist asks "Why not allow small kiosks in parks that sell coffee in the day and other drinks at night?"

Failed New Zealand scheme is cautionary tale for Carney's homebuilding agency: report Free-market think tank the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) says Canada's new federal homebuilding agency is likely to overpromise.

I sure hope Mark Carney and Gregor Roberston read this since it confirms all of my concerns about their federal housing supply ambitions! nationalpost.com/news/politic...

Artificial Intelligence - Canada among least AI Literate Nations I woke up today to the news that Canada ranks 44 out of 47 countries when it comes to our  Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy. https://kp...

How literate are you about Artificial Intelligence? You might enjoy reading this. gellersworldtravel.blogspot.com/2025/06/how-...

Vancouver's Proposed Social Housing Initiative - What are they thinking? While I am the first to admit, as some of my critics claim, that I am becoming a grumpy old man with old fashioned planning ideas and should...

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Developer pulls the plug on Anmore South Proposal - Memories of the 1989 Spetifore Lands Last night the developer of the Anmore South development proposal pulled the plug on their highly  controversial   application just hours be...

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The most ridiculous thing I heard last week was Vancouver Councillor Brian Montague telling @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social how the city was going to keep taxes low by making $$$ developing rental housing on lands in Property Endowment Fund. Trust me. Quinn will be a grandfather before any $$$ come in!