9 h. ago Vancouver mayor ‘frustrated’ with slow pace to abolish city’s park board

Ken Sim asked the provincial government to amend the Vancouver Charter in December 2023, a critical step in his plan to dissolve the Vancouver Park Board.

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20 h. ago 'We just want this done': Vancouver mayor vents frustration over province not abolishing park board fast enough

Dan Fumano: When the B.C. government made dozens of changes last week to the Vancouver charter, there was no mention of the city's park board, 18 months after the mayor and his ABC-majority council sought its abolition

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7 d. ago Lapu Lapu festival suspect was on ‘extended leave’ from care of mental health

Speaking on Wednesday morning, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim confirmed that the suspect was under the care of a mental health care team and on extended leave.

Culture

8 d. ago Lawyer appointed as supervisor of Thames Valley school board

A labour and employment lawyer has been appointed supervisor of the Thames Valley District school board school board in the wake of a sweeping audit, Queen’s Park announced Tuesday.

Society

9 d. ago U.S. company rushing to ship security barriers to Vancouver before marathon, after deadly festival attack

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he has ordered a "full review" of the city's event-safety measures, including barriers, traffic control and safety protocols.

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1 week ago Vancouver mayor to speak following tragedy at Lapu Lapu festival

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim will speak, alongside representatives from the Vancouver Police Department and Vancouver Fire Rescue Services, at 2 p.m. PT.

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1 week ago Victims of tragedy at Vancouver Lapu Lapu festival range from 5 to 65 years old

The suspect approached the festival from East 43rd Avenue on Saturday night and drove through the crowd as the event was wrapping up and many were heading home.

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1 week ago If trustees are no longer in charge of the Thames Valley school board, who is?

Ontario education minister Paul Calandra has put the Thames Valley District school board – home to 84,000 students – under Queen’s Park supervision following a controversial three-day Toronto retreat by top officials last summer that cost $38,000. Investigators, auditing the board’s books, found a lack of financial oversight in the budgeting process led to a […]

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2 w. ago Queen's Park taking control of embattled Thames Valley school board

Investigators have recommended Queen’s Park take control of the Thames Valley District school board in the wake of a pricey three-day retreat to Toronto by top officials last summer. The trip to the former SkyDome hotel in Toronto – details of which were first uncovered by The Free Press – was cited by provincial officials […]

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2 w. ago Letters to The Sun: Undercutting supportive housing will lead to a downward spiral

Re: Concentration of supportive housing in Vancouver needs to end: Mayor Ken Sim Mayor Ken Sim’s decision to freeze supportive housing development in Vancouver raises a fundamental question. Do people in our city without a safe place to sleep deserve stable housing? Or do we say just go some place else, anywhere else, as long […]

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2 w. ago Park board is 'broken,' says commissioner after south Vancouver pool vote

Vancouver park board commissioner Jas Virdi says he is being discriminated against after storming out of meeting

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2 w. ago Vancouver park board is 'broken,' says commissioner after pool vote

Vancouver park board commissioner Jas Virdi says he is being discriminated against after storming out of meeting

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2 w. ago Vancouver gears up for annual unsanctioned 4/20 cannabis ‘protestival’

In a Thursday media release, the park board said it was aware of a single, informal gathering planned to mark the April 20 event at Sunset Beach.

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2 w. ago Vancouver Park Board preparing for ’unpermitted’ cannabis events on 4/20

Dana Larsen, who was involved in organizing past 4/20 gatherings, says he's not aware of any large-scale events planned for Sunset Beach this year.

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3 w. ago No more free parking at these eight Vancouver community centres and facilities

The park board voted on a plan to implement paid parking to some of the city's busiest community centres

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3 w. ago Paid parking proposed at these eight Vancouver community centres and facilities

The park board voted on a plan to implement paid parking to some of the city's busiest community centres

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4 w. ago New Vancouver park bordering Kitsilano and Fairview coming in 2027

The Vancouver park board is asking for feedback on the new park's draft concept plan

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4 w. ago Vancouver mayor, Jewish leaders to speak about antisemitism concerns in politics

This availability comes after some comments by one of ABC Vancouver’s unsuccessful byelection candidates, which have once again raised concerns about antisemitism in B.C. politics.

Politics

4 w. ago Letters to the Sun: We need local pools we can walk or cycle to

Re. Loss of 50-metre pool part of Vancouver park board’s trend of reducing aquatic facilities Professor Scott Lear made some valuable points about people (especially children) needing swimming pools to keep fit and healthy. However I was disappointed that he didn’t mention the enormous needs for outdoor pools that people can walk or cycle to. […]

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last month Vancouver will do ‘anything we can’ to keep Whitecaps in town amid stadium talks: Mayor

Mayor Sim vowed to try to keep the Vancouver Whitecaps Monday as the city and the club confirmed high-level talks about a possible new stadium on the PNE grounds in East Vancouver.

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