City of Vancouver's response to scathing land-sales audit report a 'smokescreen,' whistleblower says
'We will never know what decisions council may have reached had it been provided with more complete information.'
"...city staff failed to track whether $6m in community amenity contributions..."
"City of Vancouver's response to scathing land-sales audit report a 'smokescreen,' whistleblower says" told by Joanne Lee-Young via @vancouversun.bsky.social
#vanpoli #vanre
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Auditor casts doubt on $6M in promised public amenities for downtown Vancouver tower
Report: βThe actions and inactions of the city mean there is significant doubt that this amount of value was delivered to the city.β
Where did it go? Is there a systemic monitoring of CACs in the CoV?
"Auditor casts doubt on $6M in promised public amenities for downtown Vancouver tower" as told by Mike Howell via @bivnews.bsky.social
#vanpoli #vanre
www.biv.com/news/economy...
11.02.2026 00:43 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
Tell Vancouver City Council: Reject Parq Casino Gaming Expansion
Vancouverites have already said no to downtown casino expansion. Will City Council ignore the will of the people and reverse that decision for minimal public benefit?
The BC Lottery Corporation (B...
Tell City Council: Not another giveaway!
Reject Parq Casino gambling expansion
On Tues, Feb 17, Council will hold a public hearing to decide whether Parq Casinoβs can the slots by 50% - effectively adding another casino downtown.
#vanpoli #vanre
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
11.02.2026 03:48 β π 13 π 7 π¬ 1 π 1
Tell Vancouver City Council: Reject Parq Casino Gaming Expansion
Vancouverites have already said no to downtown casino expansion. Will City Council ignore the will of the people and reverse that decision for minimal public benefit?
The BC Lottery Corporation (B...
Tell City Council: Not another giveaway!
Reject Parq Casino gambling expansion
On Tues, Feb 17, Council will hold a public hearing to decide whether Parq Casinoβs can the slots by 50% - effectively adding another casino downtown.
#vanpoli #vanre
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
11.02.2026 17:58 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
*PLEASE* sign up to speak against an expansion of predatory gambling in Vancouver. A vast majority of Vancouverites opposed & defeated this in 2011 but Ken Sim & ABC Van are paving the way to quietly undo all that. Hearing is this Tues: please sign up! In person or by phone (& email) #vanvpoli
12.02.2026 21:01 β π 12 π 11 π¬ 1 π 2
Happy Canada Day!
01.07.2025 19:25 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Many thanks to Uncle Will for his endorsement. Our friendship goes back over decades of extended family relationships. Willie is a member of the Squamish Nation and a long-time aboriginal cultural educator. I am grateful for the wisdom and insight he has shared over our time together.
04.04.2025 19:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Trust in government is at an all-time low. Trust in media is at a historically low level. Digital trust is under assault. This is why Patrick Cormier's endorsement means so much. Innovating in the area of digital identity is the antidote for much of what is ailing our democracy.
03.04.2025 16:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Don McBrearty and I worked together when I was Secretary-Treasurer of the Directors Guild of Canada - National. During our shared tenure we established a retirement savings plan for the membership and other key organizational improvements. His endorsement is much appreciated.
02.04.2025 21:05 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
VOTE TEAM!
01.04.2025 22:34 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Legendary former City of Vancouver Director of Planning, Ray Spaxman, has endorsed my candidacy for City Council. While his leadership of the planning department ended in 1989, his thoughtful legacy and staff choices led the department into the millennium.
01.04.2025 17:43 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Who should we vote for in the Vancouver by-election April 5, 2025? Hereβs some analysis. (Advance voting Apr 1) (updated today with revamped scorecard & rationale) #vanelxn25 #vanpoli
wp.me/p18o1P-qb3
01.04.2025 05:46 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
When I was working toward establishing an independent Auditor General for the City of Vancouver, the Canadian Audit & Accountability Foundation helped guide me through the process. At the time, Carol Bellringer, FCPA, ICD.D was the President and CEO. Her endorsement is enormously appreciated.
31.03.2025 18:46 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Join me for a very important public meeting on Sunday March 30 at 1:30 pm regarding the future of #Kitsilano, Point Grey & #Vancouver!
Hear speakers, a video & ask questions on the enormous Jericho Lands luxury high-rise tower development & UBC-X before the city council hearing April 16!
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Big crowd out Sunday at St. James Community Centre to protest the massive Jericho Lands luxury high-rise development! Saying NO to 49-storey towers, 13,000 units! #Vancouver #vanpoli #bcpoli @JerichoCoalition
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Speakers at Sunday rally against massive Jericho Lands concrete towers plan - MC Frank Heinzelmann, TEAM council candidate Theodore Abbott, ex-urban planner & developer Arny Wise, TEAM candidate Colleen Hardwick & architect Brian Palmquist #vanpoli #Vancouver @JerichoCoalition
30.03.2025 22:20 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Thanks for the endorsement Mark Angus. Blue and I have known each other since we worked on "April Fool's Day" back in 1985. Our association has ranged from the film and television industry to Vancouver politics over decades.
29.03.2025 18:52 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Very much appreciate the endorsement of Brian Palmquist, who has been actively involved in shaping the City of Vancouver since he was the Managing Architect of the $2 billion Concord Pacific Place (Expo 86 Lands) Community Plan 1986-1988.
28.03.2025 16:35 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Heartfelt thanks to Judy Graves for her endorsement. An extraordinary force for positive change, a pioneer and leader working to end homelessness, Judy was awarded the Freedom of the City award in 2014.
Her work is respected by citizens across Canada.
27.03.2025 17:01 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Many thanks to Tom Adair, long time Executive Director of the BC Council of film unions, for his endorsement. Tom and I worked together over many years, beginning in the early '90s, building the foundation of the BC Film Industry.
26.03.2025 15:59 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you to Dr. David Ley, professor emeritus, former Geography department head, Order of Canada, for your endorsement.
25.03.2025 22:56 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Thank you to accomplished architect and best-selling author, David Wong for your endorsement and ongoing support. David is a no-nonesense advovate for local issues.
25.03.2025 18:11 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Vote TEAM!
23.03.2025 21:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
YouTube video by TEAM for a Livable Vancouver
Vote for Colleen Hardwick on April 5th
VOTE for Colleen HARDWICK on April 5th in the City of Vancouver civic By-election. VOTE for Theodore ABBOTT.
VOTE for CHANGE! @voteteam.bsky.social
youtu.be/3LGDQAYkDtU
15.03.2025 19:05 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Harold Steves Agroecologist, ecosocialist, Researched climate change & Ag UBC 1960, BC Ag Land Reserve 1972, Metro Van Food Security 2006, Hon Member Planning Institute of BC, UBC Land & Food Hall of Fame, Vancouver & Richmond Heritage Awards, King's medal
Vancouver, B.C. journalist covering politics and housing for TheTyee.ca
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Email: jstdenis at thetyee dot ca
Vancouver business owner, occasional musician, and political obsessive trying not to give up on the world.
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#WilfulBlindness & gaslighting harms all, our economy, costs lives. Data transparency, science, evidence-based decisions, strong actions needed YESTERDAY. Vision mass-upzone "30 yr plan" (2008-18); Sim/ABC & BCNDP continually upzone & worsen #vanre
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The real emergency is the #forestemergency and the urgent need to protect #oldgrowth forests. No deforestation for wind turbines. #StopFakeRenewables #StopBurningTrees #SaveStanleyPark #urbanforests
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PlaceSpeak is a location-based civic network. Its mission to is build trust in digital citizen engagement. PlaceSpeak makes it possible to consult with people online based on where they live in a privacy-protecting way.
Founder of civ.works, and CivicSky.io -platforms for indie news, opinion, and civic action.
Any form of democracy requires an educated, informed, & engaged society.
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