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Mike Howell

Mike Howell

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Elections BC continues to investigate ABC Vancouver’s finances

Elections BC continues to investigate ABC Vancouver’s finances

Four rival parties call on Elections BC to conclude probe before April 5 byelection
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Crime continued to fall in Vancouver in 2024

Crime continued to fall in Vancouver in 2024

Break-ins to businesses saw 30% drop from 2023-24
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Deterioration of trees in Stanley Park ‘progressing much faster than anticipated’

Deterioration of trees in Stanley Park ‘progressing much faster than anticipated’

Staff report cites urgency to continue tree removal, with additional cost of $3M
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'Better call Saul' in Vancouver: City's top building official on demolitions and the fight for safe housing

'Better call Saul' in Vancouver: City's top building official on demolitions and the fight for safe housing

Saul Schwebs: "I saw beautiful young people shooting heroin in the middle of the day. I saw floors covered in feces and blood, needles everywhere. It was just awful."
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Vancouver council byelection tentatively set for April 5

Vancouver council byelection tentatively set for April 5

Former councillor Colleen Hardwick seeking nomination with Team for a Livable Vancouver
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Green Party’s Adriane Carr resigns Vancouver council seat

Green Party’s Adriane Carr resigns Vancouver council seat

Carr: 'I have lost trust and confidence in the mayor. In my opinion, some of his actions do not genuinely mesh with his mantra that we are all one team.'
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Canada has 2.4M households in ‘core housing need’

Canada has 2.4M households in ‘core housing need’

Parliamentary budget officer report says need driven by high interest rates, slow adjustment of housing stock to higher immigration
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Remaining Little Mountain social housing buildings under construction in Vancouver

Remaining Little Mountain social housing buildings under construction in Vancouver

One building is open, a second one will be completed in March and three others by spring and summer of 2026
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Vancouver mayor, councillors get 2.2% pay increase to begin 2025

Vancouver mayor, councillors get 2.2% pay increase to begin 2025

Ken Sim’s base salary now at $210,444, councillors at $104,180
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City of Vancouver website now lists ‘gifts’ council received in 2024

City of Vancouver website now lists ‘gifts’ council received in 2024

Concert tickets, Canucks games among freebies received by Mayor Ken Sim and councillors
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