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Ken Sim maybe told people Sean Orr is a drug dealer based on a dodgy photo but he's really sorry. Candidates are announcing their intention to run for election. Some housing is going ahead, some isn't and Vancouver impedes on Maritime Law. Links Matthew on Global BC Today Vancouver councillor calls his opponents drug users and dealers in social media video | CBC News Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says comments about councillor Sean Orr came from an unverified photo - BC | Globalnews.ca COPE Councillor Considering Next Steps After Mayor’s False Drug Accusations | The Tyee Vancouver Coun. Sean Orr sues Mayor Ken Sim for defamation | CBC News Sean Orr is Suing Ken Sim – Help Fund the Fight 2026 Candidates for Nomination - OneCity Vancouver Vancouver Green Candidates Andy Lin alleges Green disqualification Candidates & Caucus - Vancouver Liberals Vote Vancouver candidates Post by @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social Burnaby's ruling party announces council candidates for October election - Freshet News Annis reveals 4 Surrey First candidates for councillor, for 2026 election Surrey First council candidate withdraws UPDATE: Doug McCallum doesn’t want a SkyTrain station named after him | Surrey Now-Leader Our Team - Imagine Surrey Register of Elector Organizations Muhammad Ahmad for Mayor (@muhammadformayor) • Instagram photos and videos Vancouver council says proposal for 924 rental homes too dense, lacks amenities City enters deal with B.C. to close 3 Vancouver SROs in entertainment district City Council approves first Vancouver Official Development Plan Vancouver city staff recommend dropping Mayor Ken Sim's bitcoin motion | CBC News Vancouver airport parkade might never be finished, construction halted 6 years ago - BC | Globalnews.ca Vancouver to remove lifeguards from some beaches for 2026 season Opposition mounts to hydrotherapy barge plan for public dock at Vancouver Maritime Museum Finnish company proposes 250-room floating hotel on Vancouver waterfront Oakridge Park - Wikipedia Oakridge—The Postwar History of a Densifying Neighbourhood | MONTECRISTO

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's Auditor General has two damning reports. Links Pete Fry announces candidacy for mayor William Azaroff chosen as OneCity Vancouver's mayoral candidate | CBC News William Azaroff Progressive Primary - OneCity COPE responds The Greens respond Vancouver Liberals add park board commissioner Brennan Bastyovanszky to team Run with Vote Vancouver Team For A Livable Vancouver To Run Candidates For Mayor, Council, School And Park Board In This Fall’s Election Mayor Ken Sim Announces Re-Election Bid, Vows to Keep Fighting for Vancouver Former MLA launches Imagine Surrey mayoral run and city councillor slate | Urbanized Former MLA Mike Starchuk enters 2026 mayoral race in Surrey | Vancouver Sun Imagine Surrey Vancouver councillor wants to ‘eliminate double standards’ on remote work at city hall Residents, parents address city hall over proposed Olympic Village school Langara Gardens: 2,600 new homes approved by Vancouver City Council for Cambie Corridor site Approved Science World rental towers could raise $700 million for City of Vancouver | Urbanized Vancouver's auditor general criticizes city over lack of paper trail for lost developer amenities | CBC News Vancouver missed out on millions as land deals were struck without proper strategy: report Park Board seeking new permanent attraction for Stanley Park Train site | Urbanized Vancouver council approves increase of slots from 600 to 900 at downtown casino Coquitlam Mountie fired over vulgar messages in group chats - CTV News Richard Marpole - Wikipedia This Week in History: 1920 The CPR's Richard Marpole dies | Vancouver Sun Bill Miner - Wikipedia

We're back and this time intend to stay back as this election is shaping up to be chaotic with Ken Sim seeking re-election, Pete Fry launching a bid for mayor and the Vancouver Liberals getting their first caucus members in 90 years. Sim is praising his zero percent property tax increase budget but city employees are not happy. Council can agree on one thing: Headlights are too damn bright. Housing looks shaky but we are building on industrial land. And the dump will continue to take your trash.LinksRanking how much Vancouver councillors have distanced themselves from Mayor Ken SimKen Sim 'pivots' from park board and bitcoin, pushes safety and affordability in re-election bid | CBC NewsCould Pete Fry soon announce a mayoral run?Green Party of Vancouver endorses Pete Fry for Mayor or Council in 2026 Municipal ElectionEx-ABC Vancouver politician joins new civic party to seek re-electionSchool Board chair to run for Vancouver City Council in civic election | UrbanizedNew civic Liberals party propose amalgamating University Endowment Lands with City of VancouverVancouver City Council approves 2026 Budget with 0% property tax increase'Deceitful and unfair': Vancouver municipal workers' union files complaint alleging bad-faith negotiationVancouver council votes down living wage motion three years after scrapping policyVancouver city council calls on feds to address headlight brightness | CBC NewsVancouver mayoral candidate pitches $200-million traffic signal coordination plan | UrbanizedB.C. home prices at risk of 27% jump by 2032 due to delayed construction | UrbanizedVancouver city council approves massive 2-tower VGH expansionGoing against advice of city staff, Vancouver council approves residential tower on industrial landCity eyes federal and provincial loans to demolish downtown Vancouver viaducts | UrbanizedVancouver Landfill to stay open until 2050 under new regional agreement VancouverattaEverett Crowley Park - WikipediaVancouver’s Forgotten Monuments TikTok video

OneCity Vancouver is in the midst of their mayoral nomination contest, so we spoke to the two candidates: William Azaroff and Amanda Burrows about why they want to lead the city.Learn more:William AzaroffAmanda Burrows

Just one year to go until voters across Metro Vancouver go to the polls to elect their next mayors and city councils. New Westminster Mayor Patrick Johnstone joins Ian to preview the races to watch across the region, and whether Vancouver is facing a referendum or not.Life After Cars event on Nov 8Vancouver residents will have say on park board’s futureMayor Ken Sim provides updated statement on Park Board referendum legislationVancouver mayor cites 'Indigenous title issue' in fight to abolish park board

Did you miss us? We're back to talk UBCM, the preponderance of parties that will participate in next year's election, the war of the Langleys and the wizard in the park.LinksUBCM convention shows drift from 'compassion fatigue' to concern over crime and disorder | CBC NewsCodes of conduct and transit: UBCM convention sees municipal priorities pitted against provincial power | CBC NewsVancouver city councillor kicked out of ruling party announces mayoral bid | CBC NewsVancouver mayor's former chief of staff starts new political partyVancouver LiberalsB.C. Conservatives launch new municipal party before 2025 elections | Vancouver SunFormer federal Conservative minister to steer B.C. municipal party - Castanet.netRegister of Elector OrganizationsFormer Vancouver mayor launching court challenge of B.C.'s 'at-large' electoral systemFormer Vancouver mayor to challenge B.C.'s voting system in court | CBC NewsFix City HallWar of the Langleys: governance tensions between township and city mayors spills into the open | CBC NewsLangley township mayor sues political rivals over social media accusations | CBC NewsThis B.C. mayor promised to use $55M in real estate for charity. Now he’s ignored an order to open the booksRichmond, B.C., Mayor Malcolm Brodie won't seek re-election after 25 years in the role | CBC NewsTerrace-born Donny van Dyk is Vancouver's new city managerUp to 24 months of full pay for Paul Mochrie, Vancouver's departed city manager: DocumentsVancouver mayor and ABC councillors broke code of conduct, city integrity commissioner rules | CBC NewsIntegrity Commissioner Report COVIC-010: Complaint against Mayor Sim and Councillors Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato, Lenny ZhConcerns over secret meetings ‘politicized,’ Vancouver mayor saysProposal to suspend work of Vancouver's integrity commissioner quietly fizzles out | CBC NewsThird-party report recommends more independence for Vancouver's integrity commissioner | CBC NewsRelease of City of Vancouver Code of Conduct By-law No. 12886 Review and RecommendationsB.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments | Vancouver SunVancouver park board commissioner under fire for repeated absences: ‘Do you really want this job?’Why Vancouver's decision to host a Harry Potter attraction quickly became controversial | CBC NewsBright Nights leaves Vancouver for Surrey, as Stanley Park train remains sidelinedVancouveratta: The X-Files, Vancouver, and a Legendary Backlash | MONTECRISTO

What's in: Finance reports and new parties.What's out: Speeding, garburators, disabled housing, Pride, Stanley Park Train and the Mayor's GymLinksByelection finance reportsAdministrative Monetary Penalties Posted Online | Elections BCVancouver has a new civic party — the Vancouver LiberalsVancouver Liberals30 km/h speed limits coming to local streets in VancouverGarburators will officially be banned in Vancouver for a pricey reasonMetro loses legal bid in feud over millions of documents in North Shore poo plant trialHousing for residents with disabilities put on hold due to lack of parkingVancouver Pride in peril? Parade will proceed despite losing nearly half its sponsorsStanley Park Train will be off the rails for 2025 | CBC NewsKen Sim's gym closesVancouveratta - Vancouver’s fractured left cracks again

An emergency motion for a Lapu Lapu Day tragedy memorial event surprises even Filipino BC. The Kitsilano Coalition is happy to see the city concede on the planned supportive housing project. The Vancouver Renters' Office also isn't coming back anytime soon. Metro Vancouver and the Langleys debate governance and policing. But with luck, we'll see a new worker-owned co-op news outlet in the Tri-Cities, Burnaby, and New West00:55 Strange Developments: Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy Memorial06:35 Kitsilano Coalition's Victory Against Supportive Housing09:20 Vancouver Park Board Controversy12:44 Vancouver Renter's Office Debate15:47 Ken Sim's Defamation Lawsuit17:24 Granville Street Entertainment District Plan27:43 Langley Policing Dispute32:09 Worker-Owned Co-op News Outlet34:42 Vancouveratta - Invasive Wall LizardsLinksCommunity Update l Tuesday, June 3 — Filipino BCB.C. Filipino community group upset with Vancouver city council's sudden Lapu Lapu Day memorial event decisionHave the Doors Closed on New BC Supportive Housing? | The TyeeDissolution of Vancouver Park Board on pause: CityMotion to bring back Vancouver renter office defeated in tie vote – CTVNewsVancouver Mayor Ken Sim launches defamation lawsuit against former chief of staff and local businessmanCar-free revival plan for Granville strip approved by Vancouver City Council | UrbanizedPhoto ready: City votes to install giant $1M Vancouver sign along waterfront | CBC NewsMetro Vancouver has 41 directors. After a governance review, will that change? | CBC NewsUnder fire for wasteful spending, Metro Vancouver touts award for ‘excellence in financial reporting’Former Premier Mike Harcourt calls for big changes at Metro VancouverPolicing ‘divorce’ going ahead between City and Township of Langley - BC | Globalnews.caSave Our Local NewsAxed local reporters aim to launch first worker-owned co-op news outlet in Western Canada, covering Tri-Cities, Burnaby, New WestminsterVancouverattaThe wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island - Macleans.caBC Bob | Oopsies 🦎 | Instagram

We mourn with everyone who lost friends and loved ones at the recent Lapu Lapu tragedy. In the coming months, we'll be sure to follow the ongoing political fallout of the failures that led to this event. In the meantime, support the Kapwa Strong fundraiser.Looking back at the byelection, it should probably have been quite clear what was going to happen but few (besides Peter Meiszner) would have predicted Vancouver's elections to be run so poorly. Plus we have a trove of fundraising data from the 2024 annual reports and the VPD are in the news for all the wrong reasons.Plus we remember the McBarge.LinksFilipino BC - Kapwa Strong fundraiser‘Hard to accept’ festival attack suspect was under mental health care: Vancouver mayor - CTV NewsCity of Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival planning called into question compared to other eventsHigh interest and 62% cut in staffing lead to major lines in Vancouver byelection | CBC NewsChief Election Officer declares candidates elected | City of VancouverBy-election resultsAnonymous ballot marking — City of Vancouver Open Data PortalVancouver mayor to reflect on resident satisfaction following party's byelection defeats | CBC NewsVancouver's byelection a story of big lines, big passion, and ABC coping with a big loss | CBC News'We got our butts handed to us:' ABC Vancouver pledges to learn from byelection defeat - Dan FumanoWhat can we learn from the 2024 annual reports - Cambie ReportVPD whistleblower alleges ‘Task Force Barrage’ arrest quotas - BC | Globalnews.caUnredacted email from alleged anonymous VPD officerVancouver Police Department to be over budget by millions: reportFormer Vancouver Police Board member questions budget approval process for $5M crackdown on DTES crime – CTVNewsVancouveratta - McBargeIconic Expo 86 'McBarge' capsizes in Fraser River | CBC NewsJustin McElroy 🇨🇦: "i had to say goodbye with one drawing and one song" — BlueskyAbandoned BC Ferry on fire in Mission

"I'm sorry" - Ken Sim about five times in the last month.Also featuring Annette Reilly of the Vancouver Green's statement.LinksVancouver byelection: Seven candidates from five parties make their pitchVancouver sees 2,876 ballots cast on first day of advance voting for byelectionByelection candidates question ABC Vancouver’s debate absence'Oops': Vancouver mayor apologizes for series of recent slip-upsVancouver municipal council by-election candidate forced to apologize for e-mail outreach to police officersA Police Union Leader’s Controversial Run for Vancouver Council | The TyeeAudio leaked of Vancouver byelection candidate discussing running mate - BC | Globalnews.caKen Sim Bitcoin video (Bitcoin)ABC Vancouver's 'repudiation of the rule of law' shows gap in B.C.'s municipal oversight, Ombudsperson saysVancouver Mayor Ken Sim gets booed at Juno Awards | NewsCandidates for Vancouver Municipal Party Say They Attended Multiple Events with Conspiratorial Far-Right Groups By AccidentPolicies/platformsABC VancouverCOPEVancouver GreensOneCityTEAMVancouverattaBure once helped pull off the ultimate Vancouver Canucks April Fools' prank | Sports

We turned the mics over to the candidates for the Vancouver byelection so you can hear directly from them.Featuring Lucy Malone (OneCity), Colleen Hardwick (TEAM), Sean Orr (COPE), Jaime Stein (ABC) and Theodore Abbott (TEAM). Unfortunately, we didn't receive clips from Ralph Kaisers (ABC) or Annette Reilly (Greens) by our deadline.

With 38 days until the Vancouver by-elections, we delve into the DUI allegations against Mayor Ken Sim, which were reportedly dismissed by police investigations. We discuss Task Force Barrage, a new initiative targeting organized crime and public safety. As well: Rebecca Bligh and is out of ABC, Adam Palmer is out of the VPD - the latter by choice. ABC announces its byelection candidates. And, Surrey withdraws from the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy, community newspapers close and our Vancouveratta.LinksVancouver Mayor Ken Sim, police, cleared of ‘baseless’ DUI allegation - BC | Globalnews.caOPCC says allegations against Vancouver mayor 'baseless' but won't publish reportVancouver mayor, police to roll out plan to tackle crime, public safety concernsAfter four decades of policing in Vancouver, Chief Adam Palmer retiresABC Vancouver Introduces By-Election CandidatesVDLC Endorses Vancouver City Council Byelection CandidatesVancouver Coun. Rebecca Bligh kicked out of ABC caucus | CBC NewsLeaked document shows new plan by Vancouver city council to alter the Downtown Eastside - The Globe and MailVancouver council gets update on efforts to ‘uplift’ Downtown Eastside - BC | Globalnews.caABC Vancouver park board politicians violated policy on open meetings, watchdog findsIntegrity Commissioner Report PBIC-003: Complaint against Vancouver Park Board Commissioners Bastyovanszky, Christensen, Haer, HCity of Surrey to withdraw from Metro Vancouver's Regional Growth StrategyTax dollars subsidized IKEA, The Brick electric vehicles, Metro Vancouver board hears - BC | Globalnews.caBurnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News to closeVancouveratta: The Vancouver Daily World - Wikipedia

Byelection candidates, supportive housing pause, Metro Van boycott and the Delta Police spark an international incident.LinksOneCity candidate - Lucy Maloney: OneCity Vancouver By-election CandidateCOPE - COPE Nominates Local Housing Activist and Writer Sean Orr as By-Election Candidate — COPE VancouverGreens - Annette Reilly - Green Party of Vancouver beats Pamela Dudas - Green Party of VancouverTEAM - Colleen Hardwick and Theodore AbbottVancouver mayor rejects new supportive housing projects, promises ‘crackdown’ on gangs – CTVNewsTwo ABC Vancouver councillors question Ken Sim’s plan to ‘freeze’ new supportive housingB.C. housing minister says Vancouver's plan for Downtown Eastside could increase crime | CBC NewsDowntown Eastside at 'tipping point' as London Drugs considers leaving Woodward's buildingVancouver mayor to boycott Metro Vancouver meetings over ‘broken’ governance - BC | Globalnews.caB.C. fires Victoria School Board over ban on police in schools | CBC NewsEnd to public access at some Vancouver school fields has neighbourhood group frustrated | CBC NewsThis is the proposed car-free transformation of the Granville Entertainment DistrictSummer boozing allowed at 7 Vancouver beaches on ‘permanent basis’ – CTVNewsShelter is Survival - BC Civil Liberties AssociationKelowna blows past provincial housing target30 metre-long B.C. fence along stretch of U.S. border sparks international investigation | CBC NewsBorder fence erected along stretch of Canada-U.S. border now taken down - BC | Globalnews.ca. Revelstoke city council votes to rescind 1985 policy forbidding nuclear weapons - Salmon Arm News - Castanet.netHere's why Vancouver has 'nuclear weapons free zone' signs'It's not a fight we've won': Vancouver's iconic nuclear war activists renew calls for peace | CBC News

Two byelections at the same time folks. With Vancouver's longest-serving councillor, Adriane Carr, stepping down and Christine Boyle's election to the BC Legislature, Vancouver needs two new councillors. We look at the race and everything else that's happened recently.LinksVancouver Coun. Adriane Carr resigns, setting up 2-seat byelection | CBC NewsVancouver council confirms details of 2-seat byelection on April 5 | CBC NewsTeam promises 2 candidatesHardwick confirms her interestVote Socialist takes a passBut Sean Orr seeks COPE nominationBob Kronbauer: The NPA is gone and nobody gives a crapVANCOUVER POLITICAL PARTIES UNITED IN DEMANDING ELECTIONS BC DISCIPLINE FOR KEN SIM PARTY’S CAMPAIGN FINANCE IRREGULARITIESOpposition parties demand Elections BC complete investigation before Vancouver by-electionYou may have to pay to spray as Vancouver considering water metering for all homes, buildingsVancouver city council votes to look into residential water metering - BC | Globalnews.caVancouver property tax to increase by 3.9% in 2025Vancouver City Council approves 2025 operating and capital budget with 3.9% property tax increaseNo, Vancouver is not that unsafe, actually - Ian's article on crimeBurnaby unveils 'housing library' for pre-reviewed multiplex home designsStandardized designs arrive to help build more homes fasterBC Court of Appeal social housing judgementEby says there ‘will be affordable social housing’ in Kits neighbourhood, despite pushback - BC | Globalnews.caKingsgate Mall: Developer wins multi-million-dollar rent battle with Vancouver School Board - BC | Globalnews.caBC Supreme Court Beedie vs VSB judgementPalestinian Symbols Banned at Vancouver Public LibraryVancouver Public Library staff banned from wearing watermelon pins to show support for PalestineVancouver mayor defends bitcoin motion, says it's better than gold | CBC NewsNew West to become first B.C. city restricting the delivery of graphic abortion images'There is nothing historic about Peachland,' argues councillor in debate over welcome signsHidekazu Tojo - WikipediaCalifornia roll - Wikipedia

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.LinksQ&A: Ken Sim reflects on two-year anniversary as Vancouver mayorChip Wilson DayVancouver's CRAB Park residents left with few options as eviction looms | CBC News13 local politicians were elected to the B.C. Legislature. Not all are giving up their municipal roles | CBC NewsChristine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city councilBurnaby eliminates affordable rental requirement in low-income neighbourhoodNew West mayor's all-expenses paid trip to Dubai breached ethics rules: CommissionerGreen light: Surrey council approves 12 new pot stores across the cityMetro Vancouver approves 25.3% increase to regional tax bill in 2025Metro Vancouver sells land set aside for Bowen Island CampgroundParadox Hotel Vancouver - Wikipedia

Sarah Kirby-Yung is mad at Rebecca Bligh. Pete Fry is mad at Ken Sim. Everyone is acting like children. It'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's mayor hasn't been deemed likely to leak confidential documents via Staples print centres again.LinksF-bomb dropped in heated Vancouver city council exchangeThe video (shoutout Spencer Powell)Pete Fry told to "live with it"On procedureJust a very busy meetingGastown pedestrian pilot staff reportVancouver's non-ABC councillors set to be stripped of extra roles and payVancouver passes motion granting police traffic camera accessAmendment to subject camera plan to charter review passes with ABC splitVancouver councillors call for lobbyist registry at city hallMOTION - Establishing a Community Policing Centre in Gastown and Area to Enhance Safety and SecuritySim amends his own motionMOTION - Protecting and Enhancing Greenspace for the East End, Chinatown, Hogan’s Alley and Strathcona - Standing Committee onABC Vancouver's promise to hire 100 mental health nurses sits at 35No rezoning: Vancouver could expedite new social, supportive housing | UrbanizedVancouver city council allows developer to delay major Oakridge projectContentious natural gas decision could test unity of Vancouver's ABC majorityQuestions raised about role of Vancouver mayor's adviser in controversial natural gas voteAfter B.C. election, what happens next as Christine Boyle vacates her Vancouver council seat?Park Board to raise revenue for upgrades by charging extra fees for Vancouver events and attractionsBurnaby thwarts provincial transit-oriented housing laws — againMayor Hamer-Jackson leaked documents in April; investigation ruled it unlawful | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan's News SourceVancou'd have been: Spanish Banks and Point Grey were nearly turned into a gigantic industrial portHow a proposed airport at Spanish Banks almost changed Vancouver forever | Globalnews.caThe Grand Campus Washout - UBC Centennial

ABC backtracks on the city'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'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 Links01:20 Integrity Commissioner Controversy'Pause the pause': ABC Vancouver reversing course on integrity commissioner freeze04:46 City Hall Lighting Policy ChangesVancouver council limits groups from lighting up city hall, Burrard Bridge09:39 Public Opinion on Mayor and CouncilMajority of Vancouverites feel Mayor and city council are out of touch: CityNews poll 12:22 VPD Budget Overrun and RCMP AccountabilityVancouver Police department overspending by millions: report'Atrocious' comments by RCMP officers alleged in internal probe | CBC News17:07 Victoria Citizens Assembly on AmalgamationVictoria-Saanich amalgamation report begins after years of delay 20:29 Burnaby's Gag Order with Trans MountainBurnaby barred from ‘negative public communications’ about Trans Mountain under $20M deal - BC | Globalnews.ca22:57 Vancouver Park Board's Fight for ExistenceVancouver Park Board votes to remain an elected body26:01 Stanley Park Tree Removal Lawsuit and SCC Rejects Vancouver's SRO Vacancy Control AppealB.C. court rejects attempt to stop tree removal in Stanley Park | CBC NewsSupreme Court of Canada - SCC Case Information - Summary - 41198B.C. law change will let City of Vancouver enact SRO vacancy control | CBC News30:47 Harrison Hot Springs By-ElectionHarrison Hot Springs elects new mayor, councillor in byelection | CBC News33:25 Stanley Park Ghost Train ReturnsStanley Park Ghost Train to ride again in October34:48 Vancouveratta: BC's First General Election1871 BC Election MapElectoral History of B.C. | Elections BC

Pete Fry foils Ken Sim's effort to put the Integrity Commissioner'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's Park defeats the fire station. And lots of housing - and little parking - coming to Vancouver's east end.LinksVancouver council defers vote on integrity commissioner's review | CBC News Vancouver Park Board seeks legal advice over dissolution motion | CBC NewsPRIVILEGED LEGAL OPINION - Memo to B. Bastyovanszky 4 Sept 2024.pdfSurrey, B.C., council votes unanimously to request city charter | CBC NewsMayor Brenda Locke calls for more control, exemptions with proposed Surrey CharterCampaign against B.C. chlorine plant was secretly funded by rival | CBC NewsVancouver pauses plan to build temporary fire hall on Strathcona green spaceEast Village: Over 900 rental homes and social housing units in towers up to 39 storeys to transform East Hastings Street in Vancouver's Downtown EastsideThis Week in History, 1935: A "religious cult" run by "a charlatan" bamboozles a wealthy housewife | Vancouver Sun

Council controversies: Brian Montague's integrity commissioner review, Vancouver's rollback on climate action policies, and the city's purchase of an almost completed market rental building. Delayed suicide prevention barriers on Granville Bridge, TransLink's funding crisis, and the debate over Vancouver'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.Links01:57 Integrity Commissioner Review05:05 Climate Action Report and Natural Gas Debate09:47 Granville Bridge Suicide Barriers Delayed (see also re debris)Vancouver to get new dedicated bus lanes on these key routes13:43 TransLink Funding Crisis and Potential Cuts21:08 View Cones Debate26:43 City Purchases Market Rental Building30:36 Ken Sim's Quick Fix for Kits Pool33:37 Bike Lane Battle: Park Board vs. Council36:06 FOI Requests and Park Board AbolishmentFOI fight43:01 Provincial Housing Compliance and West Vancouver's Defiance45:55 Surrey's Push for a City Charter48:33 NIMBYs Oppose New Fire Station50:56 Vancouver's New Sign and Historical Homages53:45 Farewell to AM 730 Traffic RadioOutro audio credit: TikTok @unCOUVER