<p>Did you miss us? We&#8217;re back to talk UBCM, the preponderance of parties that will participate in next year&#8217;s election, the war of the Langleys and the wizard in the park.</p> <p><strong>Links</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubcm-crime-and-disorder-taking-centre-stage-1.7640758">UBCM convention shows drift from &#8216;compassion fatigue&#8217; to concern over crime and disorder | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubcm-day-two-2025-mcelroy-1.7641885">Codes of conduct and transit: UBCM convention sees municipal priorities pitted against provincial power | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rebecca-bligh-to-run-for-mayor-in-vancouver-2026-1.7639887">Vancouver city councillor kicked out of ruling party announces mayoral bid | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-mayor-ken-sim-former-chief-of-staff-kareem-allam-starts-new-political-party">Vancouver mayor&#8217;s former chief of staff starts new political party</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouverliberals.com/">Vancouver Liberals</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-conservatives-register-new-municipal-party">B.C. Conservatives launch new municipal party before 2025 elections | Vancouver Sun</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/572969/Former-federal-Conservative-minister-to-steer-B-C-municipal-party#572969">Former federal Conservative minister to steer B.C. municipal party &#8211; Castanet.net</a></p> <p><a href="https://elections.bc.ca/docs/fin/List-of-elector-organizations.pdf">Register of Elector Organizations</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/former-vancouver-mayor-kennedy-stewart-launching-court-challenge-of-b-c-s-at-large-electoral-system">Former Vancouver mayor launching court challenge of B.C.&#8217;s &#8216;at-large&#8217; electoral system</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kennedy-stewart-vancouver-electoral-system-lawsuit-1.7639499">Former Vancouver mayor to challenge B.C.&#8217;s voting system in court | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.fixcityhall.ca/">Fix City Hall</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/war-langleys-township-city-woodward-pachal-1.7630843">War of the Langleys: governance tensions between township and city mayors spills into the open | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/langley-eric-woodward-lawsuit-1.7632028">Langley township mayor sues political rivals over social media accusations | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://theijf.org/eric-woodward-charity">This B.C. mayor promised to use $55M in real estate for charity. Now he’s ignored an order to open the books</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mayor-malcolm-brodie-won-t-seek-re-election-1.7635389">Richmond, B.C., Mayor Malcolm Brodie won&#8217;t seek re-election after 25 years in the role | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/new-vancouver-city-manager-donny-van-dyk-delta">Terrace-born Donny van Dyk is Vancouver&#8217;s new city manager</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/departed-vancouver-city-manager-severance-paul-mochrie">Up to 24 months of full pay for Paul Mochrie, Vancouver&#8217;s departed city manager: Documents</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-integrity-commissioner-1.7617152">Vancouver mayor and ABC councillors broke code of conduct, city integrity commissioner rules | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/covic-010-investigation-report-complaint-mayor-sim-councillors-aug-2025.pdf">Integrity Commissioner Report COVIC-010: Complaint against Mayor Sim and Councillors Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, Lenny Zh</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/concerns-over-secret-meetings-politicized-vancouver-mayor-says/">Concerns over secret meetings ‘politicized,’ Vancouver mayor says</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-integrity-commissioner-debate-ends-2025-1.7565230">Proposal to suspend work of Vancouver&#8217;s integrity commissioner quietly fizzles out | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/integrity-commissioner-report-1.7484430">Third-party report recommends more independence for Vancouver&#8217;s integrity commissioner | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://council.vancouver.ca/20250311/documents/icre-ReleaseofCityofVancouverCodeofConductBy-lawNo.12886ReviewandRecommendations-RTS17852.pdf">Release of City of Vancouver Code of Conduct By-law No. 12886 Review and Recommendations</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/bc-says-it-will-strengthen-oversight-of-municipal-governments">B.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments | Vancouver Sun</a></p> <p><a href="https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-park-board-commissioner-absences">Vancouver park board commissioner under fire for repeated absences: ‘Do you really want this job?’</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-harry-potter-park-board-1.7628680">Why Vancouver&#8217;s decision to host a Harry Potter attraction quickly became controversial | CBC News</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/bright-nights-leaves-vancouver-for-surrey-as-stanley-park-train-remains-sidelined/">Bright Nights leaves Vancouver for Surrey, as Stanley Park train remains sidelined</a></p> <p>Vancouveratta: <a href="https://montecristomagazine.com/arts/the-x-files-vancouver-david-duchovny-backlash">The X-Files, Vancouver, and a Legendary Backlash | MONTECRISTO</a></p>