<p>William Azaroff wins the OneCity mayoral nomination and his first act is a “progressive primary” ultimatum to COPE and the Greens. The Liberals pick up another candidate and nominations for council seats are underway. Lucy Maloney wants councillors to attend in person, the Olympic Village school is further delayed, Langara Gardens is going ahead, and so is a city-owned development on the Main Street McDonalds. The City&#8217;s Auditor General has two damning reports.</p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.vangreens.ca/pete_fry_announces_candidacy_for_mayor_of_vancouver" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pete Fry announces candidacy for mayor</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/william-azaroff-onecity-vancouver-9.7087604" rel="noopener noreferrer">William Azaroff chosen as OneCity Vancouver&#8217;s mayoral candidate | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.williamforvancouver.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer">William Azaroff</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.onecityvancouver.ca/progressive_primary_2026" rel="noopener noreferrer">Progressive Primary &#8211; OneCity</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.votecope.ca/news/cope-update-on-unity-negotiations" rel="noopener noreferrer">COPE responds</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.vangreens.ca/greens_call_for_concrete_agreement_on_limiting_and_unity" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Greens respond</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.straight.com/city-culture/vancouver-liberals-add-park-board-commissioner-brennan-bastyovanszky-to-team" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vancouver Liberals add park board commissioner Brennan Bastyovanszky to team</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.votevancouver.ca/run-with-us" rel="noopener noreferrer">Run with Vote Vancouver</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.voteteam.ca/post/team-for-a-livable-vancouver-to-run-candidates-for-mayor-council-school-and-park-board-in-this-fal" rel="noopener noreferrer">Team For A Livable Vancouver To Run Candidates For Mayor, Council, School And Park Board In This Fall’s Election</a> </p> <p> <a href="https://abcvancouver.ca/2026/02/mayor-ken-sim-announces-re-election-bid-vows-to-keep-fighting-for-vancouver/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mayor Ken Sim Announces Re-Election Bid, Vows to Keep Fighting for Vancouver</a></p> <p><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/imagine-surrey-party-mike-starchuk" rel="noopener noreferrer">Former MLA launches Imagine Surrey mayoral run and city councillor slate | Urbanized</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/former-mla-mike-starchuk-enters-2026-mayoral-race-surrey" rel="noopener noreferrer">Former MLA Mike Starchuk enters 2026 mayoral race in Surrey | Vancouver Sun</a></p> <p><a href="https://imaginesurrey.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Imagine Surrey</a></p> <p> <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/vancouver-councillor-wants-to-eliminate-double-standards-on-remote-work-at-city-hall/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vancouver councillor wants to ‘eliminate double standards’ on remote work at city hall</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/02/13/vancouver-olympic-village-school-proposal/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Residents, parents address city hall over proposed Olympic Village school</a></p> <p><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/langara-gardens-vancouver-rezoning-redevelopment-approved" rel="noopener noreferrer">Langara Gardens: 2,600 new homes approved by Vancouver City Council for Cambie Corridor site</a></p> <p><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1405-main-street-1510-quebec-street-vancouver-rental-housing-towers-approved" rel="noopener noreferrer">Approved Science World rental towers could raise $700 million for City of Vancouver | Urbanized</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-house-auditor-general-criticism-developer-amenities-9.7076838" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vancouver&#8217;s auditor general criticizes city over lack of paper trail for lost developer amenities | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/auditor-general-city-of-vancouver-land-sales-report-9.7080267" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vancouver missed out on millions as land deals were struck without proper strategy: report</a></p> <p><a href="https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-park-board-begins-bidding-process-for-a-new-permanent-attraction-at-stanley-park-train-site" rel="noopener noreferrer">Park Board seeking new permanent attraction for Stanley Park Train site | Urbanized</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.biv.com/news/economy-law-politics/vancouver-council-approves-increase-of-slots-from-600-to-900-at-downtown-casino-11895798" rel="noopener noreferrer">Vancouver council approves increase of slots from 600 to 900 at downtown casino</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/coquitlam-mountie-fired-over-vulgar-messages-in-group-chats/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Coquitlam Mountie fired over vulgar messages in group chats &#8211; CTV News</a></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Marpole" rel="noopener noreferrer">Richard Marpole &#8211; Wikipedia</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/this-week-in-history-1920-the-cprs-richard-marpole-dies" rel="noopener noreferrer">This Week in History: 1920 The CPR&#8217;s Richard Marpole dies | Vancouver Sun</a></p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Miner" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bill Miner &#8211; Wikipedia</a></p>