That most exciting point in the three-year cycle of any civic reporter approaches, as the deadline for disclosing campaign finance donations for all candidates and parties in the last fall’s election draws nigh. I know that the folks at Beyond Robson will mock me again for beating them repeatedly with long lists of numbers, but […]
NPA spends $1.3 million or so; Vision Vancouver rumoured $1.5
March 10th, 2009 · 9 Comments
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Many fresh faces on new NPA executive
February 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments
This post is a little belated, since NPA types told me early last week that a new executive was going to be chosen and on Thursday, just on schedule, the list of new names came out, which you can read, along with new president Michael Davis’s message, here. It’s interesting that the new executive is […]
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Police still on the trail of The Missing Olympic Village Document
February 24th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Mike Howell, the hardest-working reporter on the civic beat and someone who makes me feel tired whenever I look at the volume of stuff he produces on a weekly basis, has been keeping on top of the city hall investigation into the leaked document on the village’s finances last fall. His story is here.
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What is the NPA’s future? A one-time party campaigner weighs in
February 8th, 2009 · 7 Comments
Daniel Fontaine, the chief of staff to former mayor Sam Sullivan, has posted a thoughtful essay on his blog on where the city’s 80-year-old Non-Partisan Association needs to go. One idea he has? Out to pasture, leaving the field open for a new party. Thoughts all?
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Sam Sullivan enters the Olympic village fray
January 30th, 2009 · 21 Comments
Both citycaucus.com and the Tyee have posted the former mayor’s thoughts on the Olympic village, which you can read here and here. And apparently he’ll also be in the Vancouver Sun tomorrow. Quite the media blitz. Sam makes some strong arguments — I have my doubts about whether anyone’s opinion on this issue is now […]
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Sam Sullivan’s quarterback moves on
January 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments
This just in from the land of former city-hall staffers. David Hurford, who became legendary in this city for his ability to churn out press releases documenting Mayor Sam Sullivan’s every action, has moved on. He’s sent out this email to some: As of this week I have started as director of community and public […]
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Pennsylvania Hotel opens supportive housing
January 8th, 2009 · 5 Comments
It was quite the party scene in the Downtown Eastside today, as the Who’s Who of the neighbourhood and the province’s social-housing mafia gathered on Carrall Street to celebrate the opening of the new Pennsylvania Hotel with 44 housing units. Much oohing and ahing over the lovely new rooms, refurbished lobby and the restored ancient […]
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No Senator Sam
December 22nd, 2008 · 21 Comments
Prime Minister Harper’s appointments have just been announced and, in spite of rampant speculation from some that former mayor Sam Sullivan would be on the list, no such thing. The B.C. choices are Nancy Greene Raine, MLA Richard Neufeld (whew! won’t have to go through that May election) and Yonah Martin, a 43-year-old teacher, former […]
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Outsiders to check city’s Olympic village deal + What do we want in a mayor?
December 9th, 2008 · 24 Comments
Links here to my Globe story on what’s up for the first week with the new Vision council (Olympic village and homelessness the big priorities), plus my Maureen Dowdish analysis of our desperate search for a datable mayor on my CTV blog
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The Mayor Sam Sullivan non-roast roast
December 2nd, 2008 · 9 Comments
It was a strange event, befitting a strange term of government. And the tribute to Mayor Sam Sullivan, attended by about 400 in a banquet room at the Westin Bayshore, also felt kind of sad. Although several people said many nice things about Sam, mostly about his personal courage in overcoming his disability, the ashes […]
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