You have to look at this survey out in Maclean’s this morning, looking at the best and worst run cities in Canada. Burnaby, Surrey and Vancouver are in the top four — with Vancouver down from the usual number-one spot it enjoys in other lists because of inefficiency in “recreation and culture.” ???? I haven’t […]
Burnaby #1, Surrey #2 in national cities ranking
July 17th, 2009 · 39 Comments
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Surrey mayor outlines dramatic changes to spur city economy
March 12th, 2009 · 7 Comments
A month ago, I did a story about cities thinking about ways to entice developers into building again. At that point, there were a lot of rumblings coming out of Vancouver about bold new possibilities for luring developers into building, especially building affordable housing, while Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts was still pondering. Yesterday, Dianne came […]
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When will we see shovels?
February 8th, 2009 · 5 Comments
There was much talk about shovel-ready projects to get the nation moving again when the budget was announced Jan. 27. But no one quite knows yet when or how those projects will roll out. I checked with both Surrey and Vancouver in the last week and neither has heard yet what the process is going […]
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A closer look at the reigning queen of Surrey, Dianne Watts
January 5th, 2009 · 5 Comments
I’ve profiled Mayor Dianne Watts before, but I did something more in-depth and personal for my column this month in Vancouver magazine here on the mayor who has charmed Surrey and many in the media.
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The campaign begins: Developers in disarray, Vision peppy, Peter sick
October 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Oh yes, another election. Don’t forget. The billboards are starting to go up. (There’s one a half block from my house with Peter Ladner and his smiling team saying something about creating a green and affordable city.) The Visionistas are happily out delivering lawn signs. Yes, it’s time for the main battle. Well, almost, as […]
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