It seemed like just another Christmas party, but clearly there was a lot going on Saturday night at the traditional gathering, hosted by Bill Tieleman, Harvey McKinnon and Vanessa Geary among others, of the green/progressive/media/COPE/Vision/NDP crowd — which has also attracted NPA councillors Peter Ladner and Gordon Price in the past — frequently called “the […]
Entries from January 2016
Traditional lefty party precedes NDP make-up, school-closure delay, rent protest
December 6th, 2010 · 28 Comments
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Queen of Vancouver art: Catriona Jeffries
December 6th, 2010 · 13 Comments
Every so often, it’s great to take a break from Vancouver politics and do something totally different. This time, I got to spent time with gallerist Catriona Jeffries at her unique art space in the False Creek Flats — a little like going on a mini-trip to Berlin or a quiet corner of the Tate […]
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Toronto’s new mayor declares “transit city is dead” as he takes aim at streetcars, not just bikes
December 3rd, 2010 · 79 Comments
Yikes, we think road rage against nasty cyclists who take up pavement space is bad here. Didn’t realize that anyone who got in the way of cars, i.e. light rail or streetcars, might be next on the list. Watch out, people in crosswalks! Your days may be numbered
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Virginia Greene dies
December 3rd, 2010 · 5 Comments
So sad to hear this news about Virginia Greene, the former head of the Business Council of B.C. I met Virginia years ago at a party, not having a clue who she was. We spent half the evening swapping stories about dealing with difficult teenagers. Her utter frankness about how hard it was (she didn’t […]
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Vancouver employee survey shows lack of confidence in leadership — but people want to stay working at the city
December 1st, 2010 · 12 Comments
Didn’t get this up last night, but here is my story on the Vancouver city hall employee survey that popped up as a surprise item at the last minute for yesterday’s council meeting, with city manager Penny Ballem doing a two-hour presentation and Q and A with council on the survey plus a report on […]
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