Two-years of Ken Sim, Crab Park residents evicted, some upcoming byelections, Burnaby affordable housing requirements axed, New West mayor chastised and Surrey gets its first weed store.
Links
<a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/ken-sim-reflects-on-two-year-anniversary-as-vancouver-mayor--9748020">Q&amp;A: Ken Sim reflects on two-year anniversary as Vancouver mayor</a>
<a href="https://x.com/PtFry/status/1852427034351542634">Chip Wilson Day</a>
<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/crab-park-eviction-nov-7-1.7376331">Vancouver&#8217;s CRAB Park residents left with few options as eviction looms | CBC News</a>
<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/local-politicians-elected-provincially-in-b-c-2024-1.7371401">13 local politicians were elected to the B.C. Legislature. Not all are giving up their municipal roles | CBC News</a>
<a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/christine-boyle-announces-resignation-from-vancouver-city-council-ndp-mla-little-mountain-9727533">Christine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city council</a>
<a href="https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-eliminates-affordable-rental-requirement-in-low-income-neighbourhood-9659228">Burnaby eliminates affordable rental requirement in low-income neighbourhood</a>
<a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/new-west-mayor-trip-dubai-breached-ethics">New West mayor&#8217;s all-expenses paid trip to Dubai breached ethics rules: Commissioner</a>
<a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/green-light-surrey-council-approves-12-new-pot-stores-across-the-city">Green light: Surrey council approves 12 new pot stores across the city</a>
<a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/metro-vancouver-approves-253-increase-to-regional-tax-bill-in-2025-9746589">Metro Vancouver approves 25.3% increase to regional tax bill in 2025</a>
<a href="https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/875">Metro Vancouver sells land set aside for Bowen Island Campground</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_Hotel_Vancouver">Paradox Hotel Vancouver &#8211; Wikipedia</a>

<description>What better way to mark Ken Sim's first two years as mayor than with Chip Wilson Day!</description>

What better way to mark Ken Sim's first two years as mayor than with Chip Wilson Day!

Two-years of Ken Sim, Crab Park residents evicted, some upcoming byelections, Burnaby affordable housing requirements axed, New West mayor chastised and Surrey gets its first weed store. 
Links 
<a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/ken-sim-reflects-on-two-year-anniversary-as-vancouver-mayor--9748020">Q&amp;A: Ken Sim reflects on two-year anniversary as Vancouver mayor</a> 
<a href="https://x.com/PtFry/status/1852427034351542634">Chip Wilson Day</a> 
<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/crab-park-eviction-nov-7-1.7376331">Vancouver&#8217;s CRAB Park residents left with few options as eviction looms | CBC News</a> 
<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/local-politicians-elected-provincially-in-b-c-2024-1.7371401">13 local politicians were elected to the B.C. Legislature. Not all are giving up their municipal roles | CBC News</a> 
<a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/christine-boyle-announces-resignation-from-vancouver-city-council-ndp-mla-little-mountain-9727533">Christine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city council</a> 
<a href="https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-eliminates-affordable-rental-requirement-in-low-income-neighbourhood-9659228">Burnaby eliminates affordable rental requirement in low-income neighbourhood</a> 
<a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/new-west-mayor-trip-dubai-breached-ethics">New West mayor&#8217;s all-expenses paid trip to Dubai breached ethics rules: Commissioner</a> 
<a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/green-light-surrey-council-approves-12-new-pot-stores-across-the-city">Green light: Surrey council approves 12 new pot stores across the city</a> 
<a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/metro-vancouver-approves-253-increase-to-regional-tax-bill-in-2025-9746589">Metro Vancouver approves 25.3% increase to regional tax bill in 2025</a> 
<a href="https://metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-release/875">Metro Vancouver sells land set aside for Bowen Island Campground</a> 
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_Hotel_Vancouver">Paradox Hotel Vancouver &#8211; Wikipedia</a>

E3-709 Summer and Chip Wilson Day

Sarah Kirby-Yung is mad at Rebecca Bligh. Pete Fry is mad at Ken Sim. Everyone is acting like children. It&#8217;s the council we know and love. But at least with a majority, they passed most everything they wanted (for better or worse). And at least Vancouver&#8217;s mayor hasn&#8217;t been deemed likely to leak confidential documents via Staples print centres again.
Links
<ul>
<li><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/f-bomb-dropped-heated-vancouver-council-exchange">F-bomb dropped in heated Vancouver city council exchange</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Bambammon/status/1849245670907244939">The video (shoutout Spencer Powell)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/Bambammon/status/1849225544883433677">Pete Fry told to &#8220;live with it&#8221;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/l_christe/status/1849328133863817399 ">On procedure</a></li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/pwaldkirch/status/1849250800134234477">Just a very busy meeting</a></li>
<li><a href="https://council.vancouver.ca/20241023/documents/pspc2_revised.pdf">Gastown pedestrian pilot staff report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/vancouvers-non-abc-councillors-to-be-stripped-of-extra-roles-pay">Vancouver&#8217;s non-ABC councillors set to be stripped of extra roles and pay</a></li>
<li><a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/23/vancouver-city-council-police-access-traffic-camera-passed/">Vancouver passes motion granting police traffic camera access</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Mihai_Cirstea_/status/1849257198070947922">Amendment to subject camera plan to charter review passes with ABC split</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-councillors-call-for-lobbyist-registry-at-city-hall-lenny-zhou-pete-fry-9698710">Vancouver councillors call for lobbyist registry at city hall</a></li>
<li><a href="https://council.vancouver.ca/20241023/documents/pspcA5.pdf">MOTION &#8211; Establishing a Community Policing Centre in Gastown and Area to Enhance Safety and Security</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/Bambammon/status/1849285204210602014">Sim amends his own motion</a></li>
<li><a href="https://council.vancouver.ca/20241023/documents/pspcA7.pdf">MOTION &#8211; Protecting and Enhancing Greenspace for the East End, Chinatown, Hogan’s Alley and Strathcona &#8211; Standing Committee on</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/abc-vancouvers-promise-to-hire-100-mental-health-nurses-sits-at-35-ken-sim-9689510">ABC Vancouver&#8217;s promise to hire 100 mental health nurses sits at 35</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-rezoning-elimination-co-op-social-supportive-housing-proposal">No rezoning: Vancouver could expedite new social, supportive housing | Urbanized</a></li>
<li><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-real-estate-developer-delays-major-oakridge-project">Vancouver city council allows developer to delay major Oakridge project</a></li>
<li><a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/contentious-natural-gas-decision-could-test-unity-of-vancouvers-abc-majority">Contentious natural gas decision could test unity of Vancouver&#8217;s ABC majority</a></li>
<li><a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/questions-role-vancouver-mayors-adviser-controversial-natural-gas-vote">Questions raised about role of Vancouver mayor&#8217;s adviser in controversial natural gas vote</a></li>
<li><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-election-christine-boyle-vacates-vancouver-council-seat">After B.C. election, what happens next as Christine Boyle vacates her Vancouver council seat?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-park-board-amenity-improvement-fee-events-attractions">Park Board to raise revenue for upgrades by charging extra fees for Vancouver events and attractions</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-thwarts-provincial-transit-oriented-housing-laws-again-9690669">Burnaby thwarts provincial transit-oriented housing laws — again</a></li>
<li><a href="https://infotel.ca/newsitem/mayor-hamer-jackson-leaked-documents-in-april-investigation-ruled-it-unlawful/it106876">Mayor Hamer-Jackson leaked documents in April; investigation ruled it unlawful | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan&#8217;s News Source</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/spanish-banks-point-grey-vancouver-bc-nearly-made-gigantic-industrial-port-9630175">Vancou&#8217;d have been: Spanish Banks and Point Grey were nearly turned into a gigantic industrial port</a></li>
<li><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/3167212/how-a-proposed-airport-at-spanish-banks-almost-changed-vancouver-forever/">How a proposed airport at Spanish Banks almost changed Vancouver forever | Globalnews.ca</a></li>
<li><a href="http://100.ubc.ca/timeline/the-grand-campus-washout/">The Grand Campus Washout &#8211; UBC Centennial</a></li>
</ul>

<description>Council has gone off the rails</description>

Council has gone off the rails

Sarah Kirby-Yung is mad at Rebecca Bligh. Pete Fry is mad at Ken Sim. Everyone is acting like children. It&#8217;s the council we know and love. But at least with a majority, they passed most everything they wanted (for better or worse). And at least Vancouver&#8217;s mayor hasn&#8217;t been deemed likely to leak confidential documents via Staples print centres again. 
Links 
 
* <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/f-bomb-dropped-heated-vancouver-council-exchange">F-bomb dropped in heated Vancouver city council exchange</a> 
* <a href="https://x.com/Bambammon/status/1849245670907244939">The video (shoutout Spencer Powell)</a> 
* <a href="https://x.com/Bambammon/status/1849225544883433677">Pete Fry told to &#8220;live with it&#8221;</a> 
* <a href="https://x.com/l_christe/status/1849328133863817399 ">On procedure</a> 
* <a href="https://x.com/pwaldkirch/status/1849250800134234477">Just a very busy meeting</a> 
* <a href="https://council.vancouver.ca/20241023/documents/pspc2_revised.pdf">Gastown pedestrian pilot staff report</a> 
* <a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/vancouvers-non-abc-councillors-to-be-stripped-of-extra-roles-pay">Vancouver&#8217;s non-ABC councillors set to be stripped of extra roles and pay</a> 
* <a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/23/vancouver-city-council-police-access-traffic-camera-passed/">Vancouver passes motion granting police traffic camera access</a> 
* <a href="https://twitter.com/Mihai_Cirstea_/status/1849257198070947922">Amendment to subject camera plan to charter review passes with ABC split</a> 
* <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-councillors-call-for-lobbyist-registry-at-city-hall-lenny-zhou-pete-fry-9698710">Vancouver councillors call for lobbyist registry at city hall</a> 
* <a href="https://council.vancouver.ca/20241023/documents/pspcA5.pdf">MOTION &#8211; Establishing a Community Policing Centre in Gastown and Area to Enhance Safety and Security</a> 
* <a href="https://twitter.com/Bambammon/status/1849285204210602014">Sim amends his own motion</a> 
* <a href="https://council.vancouver.ca/20241023/documents/pspcA7.pdf">MOTION &#8211; Protecting and Enhancing Greenspace for the East End, Chinatown, Hogan’s Alley and Strathcona &#8211; Standing Committee on</a> 
* <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/abc-vancouvers-promise-to-hire-100-mental-health-nurses-sits-at-35-ken-sim-9689510">ABC Vancouver&#8217;s promise to hire 100 mental health nurses sits at 35</a> 
* <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-rezoning-elimination-co-op-social-supportive-housing-proposal">No rezoning: Vancouver could expedite new social, supportive housing | Urbanized</a> 
* <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-real-estate-developer-delays-major-oakridge-project">Vancouver city council allows developer to delay major Oakridge project</a> 
* <a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/contentious-natural-gas-decision-could-test-unity-of-vancouvers-abc-majority">Contentious natural gas decision could test unity of Vancouver&#8217;s ABC majority</a> 
* <a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/questions-role-vancouver-mayors-adviser-controversial-natural-gas-vote">Questions raised about role of Vancouver mayor&#8217;s adviser in controversial natural gas vote</a> 
* <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bc-election-christine-boyle-vacates-vancouver-council-seat">After B.C. election, what happens next as Christine Boyle vacates her Vancouver council seat?</a> 
* <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-park-board-amenity-improvement-fee-events-attractions">Park Board to raise revenue for upgrades by charging extra fees for Vancouver events and attractions</a> 
* <a href="https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-thwarts-provincial-transit...

E3-721 The Wild West of Fucking Procedure

ABC backtracks on the city&#8217;s integrity commissioner, while ending City Hall lighting for (foreign) national holidays. Burnaby signs a gag order with TransMountain. Police in the region are over budget and saying some wildly bigoted things. A quirky by-election in Harrison Hot Springs. The Park Board&#8217;s existential plea, legal battles over tree removal in Stanley Park, and the return of the ghost train serve as the lighter notes.
Timestamps and Links
01:20 Integrity Commissioner Controversy
<ul>
<li><a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/abc-vancouver-councillors-reversing-course-on-integrity-commissioner-freeze">&#8216;Pause the pause&#8217;: ABC Vancouver reversing course on integrity commissioner freeze</a></li>
</ul>
04:46 City Hall Lighting Policy Changes
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.newwestrecord.ca/highlights/vancouver-council-limits-groups-from-lighting-up-city-hall-burrard-bridge-9610235">Vancouver council limits groups from lighting up city hall, Burrard Bridge</a></li>
</ul>
09:39 Public Opinion on Mayor and Council
<ul>
<li><a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/25/citynews-poll-vancouver-city-governance/">Majority of Vancouverites feel Mayor and city council are out of touch: CityNews poll</a> </li>
</ul>
12:22 VPD Budget Overrun and RCMP Accountability
<ul>
<li><a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/02/vpd-10-million-over-budget-q2/">Vancouver Police department overspending by millions: report</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/racism-sexism-rcmp-chat-coquitlam-1.7327477">&#8216;Atrocious&#8217; comments by RCMP officers alleged in internal probe | CBC News</a></li>
</ul>
17:07 Victoria Citizens Assembly on Amalgamation
<ul>
<li><a href="https://cheknews.ca/victoria-saanich-amalgamation-report-begins-after-years-of-delay-1216657/">Victoria-Saanich amalgamation report begins after years of delay</a> </li>
</ul>
20:29 Burnaby&#8217;s Gag Order with Trans Mountain
<ul>
<li><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10791697/burnaby-trans-mountain-agreement/">Burnaby barred from ‘negative public communications’ about Trans Mountain under $20M deal &#8211; BC | Globalnews.ca</a></li>
</ul>
22:57 Vancouver Park Board&#8217;s Fight for Existence
<ul>
<li><a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/24/vancouver-park-board-votes-to-remain/">Vancouver Park Board votes to remain an elected body</a></li>
</ul>
26:01 Stanley Park Tree Removal Lawsuit and SCC Rejects Vancouver&#8217;s SRO Vacancy Control Appeal
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stanley-park-tree-cutting-court-1.7342088">B.C. court rejects attempt to stop tree removal in Stanley Park | CBC News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/info/sum-som-eng.aspx?cas=41198">Supreme Court of Canada &#8211; SCC Case Information &#8211; Summary &#8211; 41198</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sro-vacancy-control-vancouver-1.7203247">B.C. law change will let City of Vancouver enact SRO vacancy control | CBC News</a></li>
</ul>
30:47 Harrison Hot Springs By-Election
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/harrison-hot-springs-byelection-results-1.7330645">Harrison Hot Springs elects new mayor, councillor in byelection | CBC News</a></li>
</ul>
33:25 Stanley Park Ghost Train Returns
<ul>
<li><a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/19/stanley-park-ghost-train/">Stanley Park Ghost Train to ride again in October</a></li>
</ul>
34:48 Vancouveratta: BC&#8217;s First General Election
<ul>
<li><a href="https://elections.bc.ca/docs/map/Province_1871.pdf">1871 BC Election Map</a></li>
<li><a href="https://elections.bc.ca/2024-provincial-election/outreach-and-education/electoral-history-of-bc/">Electoral History of B.C. | Elections BC</a></li>
</ul>

<description>The integrity commissioner lives to fight another day, Burnaby silences itself and a Harrison by-election</description>

The integrity commissioner lives to fight another day, Burnaby silences itself and a Harrison by-election

ABC backtracks on the city&#8217;s integrity commissioner, while ending City Hall lighting for (foreign) national holidays. Burnaby signs a gag order with TransMountain. Police in the region are over budget and saying some wildly bigoted things. A quirky by-election in Harrison Hot Springs. The Park Board&#8217;s existential plea, legal battles over tree removal in Stanley Park, and the return of the ghost train serve as the lighter notes. 
Timestamps and Links 
01:20 Integrity Commissioner Controversy 
 
* <a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/abc-vancouver-councillors-reversing-course-on-integrity-commissioner-freeze">&#8216;Pause the pause&#8217;: ABC Vancouver reversing course on integrity commissioner freeze</a> 
 
04:46 City Hall Lighting Policy Changes 
 
* <a href="https://www.newwestrecord.ca/highlights/vancouver-council-limits-groups-from-lighting-up-city-hall-burrard-bridge-9610235">Vancouver council limits groups from lighting up city hall, Burrard Bridge</a> 
 
09:39 Public Opinion on Mayor and Council 
 
* <a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/25/citynews-poll-vancouver-city-governance/">Majority of Vancouverites feel Mayor and city council are out of touch: CityNews poll</a>  
 
12:22 VPD Budget Overrun and RCMP Accountability 
 
* <a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/10/02/vpd-10-million-over-budget-q2/">Vancouver Police department overspending by millions: report</a> 
* <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/racism-sexism-rcmp-chat-coquitlam-1.7327477">&#8216;Atrocious&#8217; comments by RCMP officers alleged in internal probe | CBC News</a> 
 
17:07 Victoria Citizens Assembly on Amalgamation 
 
* <a href="https://cheknews.ca/victoria-saanich-amalgamation-report-begins-after-years-of-delay-1216657/">Victoria-Saanich amalgamation report begins after years of delay</a>  
 
20:29 Burnaby&#8217;s Gag Order with Trans Mountain 
 
* <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10791697/burnaby-trans-mountain-agreement/">Burnaby barred from ‘negative public communications’ about Trans Mountain under $20M deal &#8211; BC | Globalnews.ca</a> 
 
22:57 Vancouver Park Board&#8217;s Fight for Existence 
 
* <a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/24/vancouver-park-board-votes-to-remain/">Vancouver Park Board votes to remain an elected body</a> 
 
26:01 Stanley Park Tree Removal Lawsuit and SCC Rejects Vancouver&#8217;s SRO Vacancy Control Appeal 
 
* <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stanley-park-tree-cutting-court-1.7342088">B.C. court rejects attempt to stop tree removal in Stanley Park | CBC News</a> 
* <a href="https://www.scc-csc.ca/case-dossier/info/sum-som-eng.aspx?cas=41198">Supreme Court of Canada &#8211; SCC Case Information &#8211; Summary &#8211; 41198</a> 
* <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sro-vacancy-control-vancouver-1.7203247">B.C. law change will let City of Vancouver enact SRO vacancy control | CBC News</a> 
 
30:47 Harrison Hot Springs By-Election 
 
* <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/harrison-hot-springs-byelection-results-1.7330645">Harrison Hot Springs elects new mayor, councillor in byelection | CBC News</a> 
 
33:25 Stanley Park Ghost Train Returns 
 
* <a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/09/19/stanley-park-ghost-train/">Stanley Park Ghost Train to ride again in October</a> 
 
34:48 Vancouveratta: BC&#8217;s First General Election 
 
* <a href="https://elections.bc.ca/docs/map/Province_1871.pdf">1871 BC Election Map</a> 
* <a href="https://elections.bc.ca/2024-provincial-election/outreach-and-education/electoral-history-of-bc/">Electoral History of B.C. | Elections BC</a>

E3-741 A feather made of helium

Pete Fry foils Ken Sim&#8217;s effort to put the Integrity Commissioner&#8217;s office into a medically-induced coma. The Park Board releases a legal opinion suggesting a mid-term abolition may be unconstitutional. Surrey wants a Charter. A North Van chemical company runs an astroturf campaign. The People&#8217;s Park defeats the fire station. And lots of housing &#8211; and little parking &#8211; coming to Vancouver&#8217;s east end.
Links
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-council-integrity-commissioner-1.7285897">Vancouver council defers vote on integrity commissioner&#8217;s review | CBC News</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-park-board-dissolution-legal-advice-1.7318437">Vancouver Park Board seeks legal advice over dissolution motion | CBC News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i_ohadtM91F9z8_o9jgBHkq7UpKh_BAm/view?usp=drive_link">PRIVILEGED LEGAL OPINION &#8211; Memo to B. Bastyovanszky 4 Sept 2024.pdf</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-city-charter-vote-1.7317197">Surrey, B.C., council votes unanimously to request city charter | CBC News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/surrey-mayor-surrey-charter">Mayor Brenda Locke calls for more control, exemptions with proposed Surrey Charter</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/north-van-chlorine-plant-campaign-1.7319259">Campaign against B.C. chlorine plant was secretly funded by rival | CBC News</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-pauses-plan-to-build-temporary-fire-hall-on-strathcona-green-space-1.7027125">Vancouver pauses plan to build temporary fire hall on Strathcona green space</a></li>
<li><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/east-village-westbank-bc-housing-vancouver-hastings-street-towers">East Village: Over 900 rental homes and social housing units in towers up to 39 storeys to transform East Hastings Street in Vancouver&#8217;s Downtown Eastside</a></li>
<li><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/this-week-in-history-1935-a-religious-cult-run-by-a-charlatan-bamboozles-a-wealthy-housewife">This Week in History, 1935: A &#8220;religious cult&#8221; run by &#8220;a charlatan&#8221; bamboozles a wealthy housewife | Vancouver Sun</a></li>
</ul>

<description>The integrity commissioner, the park board and the astroturf campaign</description>

The integrity commissioner, the park board and the astroturf campaign

Pete Fry foils Ken Sim&#8217;s effort to put the Integrity Commissioner&#8217;s office into a medically-induced coma. The Park Board releases a legal opinion suggesting a mid-term abolition may be unconstitutional. Surrey wants a Charter. A North Van chemical company runs an astroturf campaign. The People&#8217;s Park defeats the fire station. And lots of housing &#8211; and little parking &#8211; coming to Vancouver&#8217;s east end. 
Links 
 
* <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-council-integrity-commissioner-1.7285897">Vancouver council defers vote on integrity commissioner&#8217;s review | CBC News</a>  
* <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-park-board-dissolution-legal-advice-1.7318437">Vancouver Park Board seeks legal advice over dissolution motion | CBC News</a> 
* <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i_ohadtM91F9z8_o9jgBHkq7UpKh_BAm/view?usp=drive_link">PRIVILEGED LEGAL OPINION &#8211; Memo to B. Bastyovanszky 4 Sept 2024.pdf</a> 
* <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-city-charter-vote-1.7317197">Surrey, B.C., council votes unanimously to request city charter | CBC News</a> 
* <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/surrey-mayor-surrey-charter">Mayor Brenda Locke calls for more control, exemptions with proposed Surrey Charter</a> 
* <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/north-van-chlorine-plant-campaign-1.7319259">Campaign against B.C. chlorine plant was secretly funded by rival | CBC News</a> 
* <a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-pauses-plan-to-build-temporary-fire-hall-on-strathcona-green-space-1.7027125">Vancouver pauses plan to build temporary fire hall on Strathcona green space</a> 
* <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/east-village-westbank-bc-housing-vancouver-hastings-street-towers">East Village: Over 900 rental homes and social housing units in towers up to 39 storeys to transform East Hastings Street in Vancouver&#8217;s Downtown Eastside</a> 
* <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/this-week-in-history-1935-a-religious-cult-run-by-a-charlatan-bamboozles-a-wealthy-housewife">This Week in History, 1935: A &#8220;religious cult&#8221; run by &#8220;a charlatan&#8221; bamboozles a wealthy housewife | Vancouver Sun</a>

E3-765 Lisa Southern is not an airplane

Council controversies: Brian Montague&#8217;s integrity commissioner review, Vancouver&#8217;s rollback on climate action policies, and the city&#8217;s purchase of an almost completed market rental building. Delayed suicide prevention barriers on Granville Bridge, TransLink&#8217;s funding crisis, and the debate over Vancouver&#8217;s view cones. Cities try to meet the deadline to pass multiplex bylaws, except West Vancouver. City council and the park board battle over bike lanes in the West End. And we dig into a heavily redacted FOI on when Ken Sim decided to move to abolish the Park Board.
Links
<ul>
<li>01:57 <a href="https://twitter.com/Mihai_Cirstea_/status/1813768873285722552 ">Integrity Commissioner Review</a></li>
<li>05:05 <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-continues-to-fall-short-of-climate-goal-set-for-2030-carbon-pollution-9253789">Climate Action Report</a> and <a href="https://x.com/AdrianeCarr/status/1815936946843054250">Natural Gas Debate</a></li>
<li>09:47 <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10641303/granville-bridge-suicide-barrier/">Granville Bridge Suicide Barriers Delayed</a> (see <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/more-debris-falls-off-granville-bridge-landing-on-streets-and-shops-below">also re debris</a>)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-new-dedicated-bus-lanes-translink-2024-9267523">Vancouver to get new dedicated bus lanes on these key routes</a></li>
<li>13:43 <a href="https://link.etranslink.ca/v/443/61496305bc86358c6bbecab345f78052a39b6fdbd2987c3c23f1f694ea28508">TransLink Funding Crisis</a> and Potential Cuts</li>
<li>21:08 <a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/07/18/Vancouver-Protected-View-Cones-Started-Melt/">View Cones Debate</a></li>
<li>26:43 <a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/exclusive-vancouver-enters-new-territory-buying-38-million-apartment-building ">City Purchases Market Rental Building</a></li>
<li>30:36 <a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/07/08/Can-Kits-Pool-Be-Saved-Summer/ ">Ken Sim&#8217;s Quick Fix for Kits Pool</a></li>
<li>33:37 <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/there-clearly-is-dysfunction-vancouvers-park-board-council-infighting-likely-to-continue-for-months ">Bike Lane Battle: Park Board vs. Council</a></li>
<li>36:06 <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11J32wnH7kSA0JTfftXifM-HLM9PeQs4a/view?usp=sharing">FOI Requests and Park Board Abolishment</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/bc-city-wants-housing-plan-disclosure-order-quashed-9226599">FOI fight</a></li>
<li>43:01 <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024HOUS0132-001192 ">Provincial Housing Compliance and West Vancouver&#8217;s Defiance</a></li>
<li>45:55 <a href="https://www.surrey.ca/news-events/news/surrey-city-council-explore-creation-of-surrey-charter ">Surrey&#8217;s Push for a City Charter</a></li>
<li>48:33 <a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/this-is-a-vital-community-hub-temporary-fire-hall-prompts-opposition-from-some-vancouver-residents-1.6969749">NIMBYs Oppose New Fire Station</a></li>
<li>50:56 <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-sign-summer-2024-junction-public-market ">Vancouver&#8217;s New Sign</a> and <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/unique-transit-shelter-demolition-mount-pleasant-trolley-vancouver-bc-9258159 ">Historical Homages</a></li>
<li>53:45 <a href="https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/vancouver-radio-station-lg73-fizzles-out-long-after-its-glorious-heyday ">Farewell to AM 730 Traffic Radio</a></li>
</ul>
Outro audio credit: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@uncouver/video/7384966926340148485">TikTok @unCOUVER</a>

<description>Council &amp; Park Board drama, housing targets and no fire stations in my backyard</description>

Council & Park Board drama, housing targets and no fire stations in my backyard

Council controversies: Brian Montague&#8217;s integrity commissioner review, Vancouver&#8217;s rollback on climate action policies, and the city&#8217;s purchase of an almost completed market rental building. Delayed suicide prevention barriers on Granville Bridge, TransLink&#8217;s funding crisis, and the debate over Vancouver&#8217;s view cones. Cities try to meet the deadline to pass multiplex bylaws, except West Vancouver. City council and the park board battle over bike lanes in the West End. And we dig into a heavily redacted FOI on when Ken Sim decided to move to abolish the Park Board. 
Links 
 
* 01:57 <a href="https://twitter.com/Mihai_Cirstea_/status/1813768873285722552 ">Integrity Commissioner Review</a> 
* 05:05 <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-continues-to-fall-short-of-climate-goal-set-for-2030-carbon-pollution-9253789">Climate Action Report</a> and <a href="https://x.com/AdrianeCarr/status/1815936946843054250">Natural Gas Debate</a> 
* 09:47 <a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10641303/granville-bridge-suicide-barrier/">Granville Bridge Suicide Barriers Delayed</a> (see <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/more-debris-falls-off-granville-bridge-landing-on-streets-and-shops-below">also re debris</a>) 
* <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-new-dedicated-bus-lanes-translink-2024-9267523">Vancouver to get new dedicated bus lanes on these key routes</a> 
* 13:43 <a href="https://link.etranslink.ca/v/443/61496305bc86358c6bbecab345f78052a39b6fdbd2987c3c23f1f694ea28508">TransLink Funding Crisis</a> and Potential Cuts 
* 21:08 <a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/07/18/Vancouver-Protected-View-Cones-Started-Melt/">View Cones Debate</a> 
* 26:43 <a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/exclusive-vancouver-enters-new-territory-buying-38-million-apartment-building ">City Purchases Market Rental Building</a> 
* 30:36 <a href="https://thetyee.ca/News/2024/07/08/Can-Kits-Pool-Be-Saved-Summer/ ">Ken Sim&#8217;s Quick Fix for Kits Pool</a> 
* 33:37 <a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/there-clearly-is-dysfunction-vancouvers-park-board-council-infighting-likely-to-continue-for-months ">Bike Lane Battle: Park Board vs. Council</a> 
* 36:06 <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/11J32wnH7kSA0JTfftXifM-HLM9PeQs4a/view?usp=sharing">FOI Requests and Park Board Abolishment</a> 
* <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/bc-city-wants-housing-plan-disclosure-order-quashed-9226599">FOI fight</a> 
* 43:01 <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024HOUS0132-001192 ">Provincial Housing Compliance and West Vancouver&#8217;s Defiance</a> 
* 45:55 <a href="https://www.surrey.ca/news-events/news/surrey-city-council-explore-creation-of-surrey-charter ">Surrey&#8217;s Push for a City Charter</a> 
* 48:33 <a href="https://bc.ctvnews.ca/this-is-a-vital-community-hub-temporary-fire-hall-prompts-opposition-from-some-vancouver-residents-1.6969749">NIMBYs Oppose New Fire Station</a> 
* 50:56 <a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-sign-summer-2024-junction-public-market ">Vancouver&#8217;s New Sign</a> and <a href="https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/unique-transit-shelter-demolition-mount-pleasant-trolley-vancouver-bc-9258159 ">Historical Homages</a> 
* 53:45 <a href="https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/vancouver-radio-station-lg73-fizzles-out-long-after-its-glorious-heyday ">Farewell to AM 730 Traffic Radio</a> 
 
Outro audio credit: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@uncouver/video/7384966926340148485">TikTok @unCOUVER</a>

E3-814 Did a Global News question kill the Park Board?

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