Vancouver’s former chief planner Larry Beasley said the Broadway Plan ticks all the right technical-planning boxes, including transit-oriented development (TOD) to support the Broadway subway, and higher densities to increase the supply of housing. But it neglects the public’s need for neighbourliness, community visioning and housing that is affordable for middle incomes. Vancouver has the … Read more
In 2024 the corruption and discrimination and malfeasance is stronger than ever. And again it is white city hall corrupt employees getting 200 000 year combined. Please join is in contacting Mark McLellan, who is the Manager of the Property Use Inspections and demand he repremand these two moral reprobates and melfaeancants 604-873-7174, mark.mclellan@vancouver.ca The … Read more
Corruption BC considers this report one of the top 3 acts of corruption of 2019. When Corruption BC found out that taxpayers are paying over 100k a year for “Ray Robb” with the “Air quality & Enforcement department” to act recklessly and negligently while abusing and treating poor citizens with bias and contempt, it became … Read more
Many of you are aware that BC Homeless was conceived in order to help the homeless get justice, get their voices heard. BC Homeless also aims at public awareness. The more the public is made aware of the crisis of the homeless the greater the chance action will be taken in order to alleviate the … Read more
Here are two recent proofs that Vancouver is prejudice and perhaps even racist. In late 2018 the CEO of Mountain Equipment Coop finally came out and published AN OPEN LETTER TO MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT COOP MEMBERS FROM CEO DAVID LABISTOUR Do white people dominate the outdoors? Let that question sink in for a moment. If you consider … Read more
COPE announced our Three steps to a Rent Freeze plan at a campaign rally in September, where a tenant under pressure of renoviction named Travis and I smashed a “4% rent increase” piñata with a Rent Freeze bat. Remember the three steps? They were: 1) Stop renovictions, 2) Track all rent increases through a municipal landlord registry, … Read more
For years, an empty lot at 58 West Hastings has been at the centre of a fight for social housing in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). Since 2007, it has been the site of numerous actions including the 2010 Olympic Tent Village, when women- and Indigenous-led tent cityforced Concord Pacific to abandon its condo plans for the … Read more
Deplorable conditions are routine in many rental buildings in the city, including those owned by the Sahota family. While officials have issued fines and court injunctions to force necessary repairs, a steady stream of bylaw violations continues. Shelly Ingram says she never gets used to the sound of mice falling through the gaping hole in … Read more
What a stunning and disturbing scene when we saw Paul Mochrie standing in front of reporters pretending that he is doing his job by taking action against the notorious Balmoral Hotel. However, the truth is that we never saw Paul Mochrie in front of reporters before. How hard would have it been been for Paul … Read more
Please contact Sadhu Johnston, City Manager sadhu.johnston@vancouver.ca 604-873-7627 ASAP. He is not taking any action either because he is complicit with the malfeasance, or too afraid of the hostility of the witch hunt below. Please read: Those who have a formal education will recall the famous phrase: “power corrupts but absolute power corrupts absolutely” Rennie … Read more