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Entries from January 2016

BC Housing, Insite, Carnegie brace for media hordes in Downtown Eastside

December 2nd, 2009 · 6 Comments

Oh, it’s not just VANOC ramping up the public-relations machine. Groups in the Downtown Eastside, knowing that all those international reporters are going to come looking for something to do in their spare time, are getting ready for the “here’s the dark heart of the glittering city” stories. Here’s my story on same in the […]

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City hall fires back with defence of budget

December 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments

This just out from the printing presses at city hall. The criticisms must be getting to them. Proposed 2010 budget protects homeless, environment, arts programs Property tax increase limited to 2% Staff will present the 2010 proposed operating budget to council today, which Mayor Robertson says invests in Council’s priorities despite difficult budget circumstances, and […]

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Multi-party opposition spreads to Vancouver’s budget cuts

December 1st, 2009 · 6 Comments

I’m continuing to hear complaints and suspicions grow about Vancouver’s draconian budget-cutting process, which started out with people feeling like “okay, it’s a recession, we need to bit the bullet” and is morphing into “why is it only Vancouver that seems to be going through a budget cataclysm while other municipalities are managing to pass […]

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