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December 17, 2009 - 11:03am
Four-and-a-half years after Canada’s only Virgin Megastore closed its shutters, Vancouver has once again coupled with dashing English knight Sir Richard Branson.
Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is attending the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, announced yesterday that the city is partnering with...
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December 16, 2009 - 12:40pm
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is teaming up with Virgin founder Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room in a bid to get entrepreneurs to tackle climate change and make the city greener.
The so-called “philanthropic initiative,” founded by Branson, will be launched in Vancouver during...
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December 16, 2009 - 10:42am
Area residents cheered as fencing surrounding Pigeon Park came down for good.
After five years of planning to upgrade the concrete patch at Carrall and Hastings Streets, the refurbished public space opened yesterday offering increased seating, an accessible water fountain and a self-cleaning public...
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December 15, 2009 - 12:03pm
Some of B.C.'s top politicians and environmentalists are heading to the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen this week to show how local leaders can make significant international contributions to fight global warming.
Premier Gordon Campbell will be the keynote speaker at a forum on setting up...
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December 14, 2009 - 12:31pm
Vancouver is bracing for its first major snowfall of the season and the city says it's prepared for whatever Mother Nature brings now, and during the Olympics in February.
Flurries are being reported across Metro Vancouver, and Environment Canada is expected to issue a snowfall warning later today...
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December 11, 2009 - 10:46am
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is hoping to take his city's green message worldwide as he speaks at the United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen Friday.
Robertson is taking part in a mayor's conference on climate change in an effort to attract eco-friendly businesses to the area and brag to...
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December 10, 2009 - 2:52pm
Vancouver has a 'green' message for the world. Mayor Gregor Robertson is off to Copenhagen tomorrow for a mayors' conference on climate change, and he's got a little bit to brag about.
Robertson's main goal is to attract eco-friendly businesses to Vancouver, but he also says Vancouver has proven a...
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December 10, 2009 - 10:28am
Mayor Gregor Robertson is appealing to Vancouver's faith communities to help find 700 shelter beds needed this winter as well as long-term solutions to the city's homelessness crisis.
Over 40 representatives from various religious groups -- including the United churches, Anglican churches, Catholic...
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December 9, 2009 - 12:04pm
The City of Vancouver is hunting for buildings in which to establish four or more temporary homeless shelters this winter. "City staff are out looking at a number of sites right now," Councillor Kerry Jang told The Tyee. "They’re figuring out how much work needs to be put in to...
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November 27, 2009 - 11:09am
Succumbing to a growing tide of criticism, Vancouver has made a dramatic shift to alleviate concerns that free speech and political expression might be limited during the 2010 Winter Olympics. On the scrap heap is a city bylaw passed just last July that drew heavy fire from activists and civil...
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November 26, 2009 - 4:19pm
City bylaw officers will only use new Olympic hurry-up laws to remove commercial signs from private property, say officials.
And anyone displaying a protest sign will get 30 days notice to remove it, say city staff.
"Our commitment has always been the protection of people's Charter rights and...
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November 24, 2009 - 2:09pm
Monsters. Eyesores. Two words renowned architect Bing Thom and Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs use to describe the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts.
And with those descriptions, guess what the architect and the politician want done with the concrete structures?
Knock 'em down, they say.
And in...
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November 23, 2009 - 10:49am
It can go 120 kilometres on a single charge and has a maximum speed of 130 kilometres an hour. The world's first highway-ready electric car is now in North America.
Mayor Gregor Robertson accepted the keys to a new i-MiEV Friday on behalf of the City of Vancouver. "We are very excited in...
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November 19, 2009 - 11:13am
Vancouver is opting for denser communities at the expense of open public spaces in its bid to become the world’s greenest city by 2020.
The latest plan — endorsed by city council this week — to transform the former Expo lands in northeast False Creek into a neighbourhood for 7,000...
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November 18, 2009 - 10:45am
Last night (November 16), Vancouver’s arts community honoured and celebrated arts and culture at the Mayor’s Art Awards.The evening was hosted by Bill Richardson who warmed the crowd with funny anecdotes and genuine passion for the arts. Vancouver’s mayor Gregor Robertsonvoiced...
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November 17, 2009 - 11:52am
As international leaders prepare to meet at the December 2009 UN climate conference to discuss solutions to climate change, citizens are being asked to contact their local leaders to make their own views known about this important issue. Vancouver hopes to move ahead aggressively with its climate...
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November 16, 2009 - 10:12am
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says he likes his job, plans to seek re-election and has zero interest in standing for provincial office.
In a wide-ranging interview marking his first full year at city hall, Robertson said he's happy with the progress he's made so far. But he still has a long list...
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November 13, 2009 - 11:47am
Shifting gears in politics is generally looked at in one of two ways: either it’s a sign of weakness – a rebuke of a government’s initial plans and policies, or an indication that you have an administration that isn’t afraid to incorporate input into their decision-making....
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November 12, 2009 - 12:05pm
When Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson handed over a giant key to the Olympic Village to Vanoc CEO John Furlong recently, one person who could breathe a big sigh of relief was Roger Bayley. As the design manager of the project, his job has been to coordinate and manage professionals working on...
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November 10, 2009 - 10:38am
The opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are just weeks away and the eyes of the world will soon be on Metro Vancouver and British Columbia as never before.
We are both proud and honoured to represent our communities to the world. But both of us, along with the mayors...
Four-and-a-half years after Canada’s only Virgin Megastore closed its shutters, Vancouver has once again coupled with dashing English knight Sir Richard Branson. Mayor Gregor Robertson, who is attending the UN climate talks in Copenhagen, announced yesterday that the city is partnering with...
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is teaming up with Virgin founder Richard Branson’s Carbon War Room in a bid to get entrepreneurs to tackle climate change and make the city greener. The so-called “philanthropic initiative,” founded by Branson, will be launched in Vancouver during...
Area residents cheered as fencing surrounding Pigeon Park came down for good. After five years of planning to upgrade the concrete patch at Carrall and Hastings Streets, the refurbished public space opened yesterday offering increased seating, an accessible water fountain and a self-cleaning public...
Some of B.C.'s top politicians and environmentalists are heading to the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen this week to show how local leaders can make significant international contributions to fight global warming. Premier Gordon Campbell will be the keynote speaker at a forum on setting up...
Vancouver is bracing for its first major snowfall of the season and the city says it's prepared for whatever Mother Nature brings now, and during the Olympics in February. Flurries are being reported across Metro Vancouver, and Environment Canada is expected to issue a snowfall warning later today...
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson is hoping to take his city's green message worldwide as he speaks at the United Nations climate summit in Copenhagen Friday. Robertson is taking part in a mayor's conference on climate change in an effort to attract eco-friendly businesses to the area and brag to...
Vancouver has a 'green' message for the world. Mayor Gregor Robertson is off to Copenhagen tomorrow for a mayors' conference on climate change, and he's got a little bit to brag about. Robertson's main goal is to attract eco-friendly businesses to Vancouver, but he also says Vancouver has proven a...
Mayor Gregor Robertson is appealing to Vancouver's faith communities to help find 700 shelter beds needed this winter as well as long-term solutions to the city's homelessness crisis. Over 40 representatives from various religious groups -- including the United churches, Anglican churches, Catholic...
The City of Vancouver is hunting for buildings in which to establish four or more temporary homeless shelters this winter. "City staff are out looking at a number of sites right now," Councillor Kerry Jang told The Tyee. "They’re figuring out how much work needs to be put in to...
Succumbing to a growing tide of criticism, Vancouver has made a dramatic shift to alleviate concerns that free speech and political expression might be limited during the 2010 Winter Olympics. On the scrap heap is a city bylaw passed just last July that drew heavy fire from activists and civil...
City bylaw officers will only use new Olympic hurry-up laws to remove commercial signs from private property, say officials. And anyone displaying a protest sign will get 30 days notice to remove it, say city staff. "Our commitment has always been the protection of people's Charter rights and...
Monsters. Eyesores. Two words renowned architect Bing Thom and Vision Vancouver Coun. Geoff Meggs use to describe the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts. And with those descriptions, guess what the architect and the politician want done with the concrete structures? Knock 'em down, they say. And in...
It can go 120 kilometres on a single charge and has a maximum speed of 130 kilometres an hour. The world's first highway-ready electric car is now in North America. Mayor Gregor Robertson accepted the keys to a new i-MiEV Friday on behalf of the City of Vancouver. "We are very excited in...
Vancouver is opting for denser communities at the expense of open public spaces in its bid to become the world’s greenest city by 2020. The latest plan — endorsed by city council this week — to transform the former Expo lands in northeast False Creek into a neighbourhood for 7,000...
Last night (November 16), Vancouver’s arts community honoured and celebrated arts and culture at the Mayor’s Art Awards.The evening was hosted by Bill Richardson who warmed the crowd with funny anecdotes and genuine passion for the arts. Vancouver’s mayor Gregor Robertsonvoiced...
As international leaders prepare to meet at the December 2009 UN climate conference to discuss solutions to climate change, citizens are being asked to contact their local leaders to make their own views known about this important issue. Vancouver hopes to move ahead aggressively with its climate...
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson says he likes his job, plans to seek re-election and has zero interest in standing for provincial office. In a wide-ranging interview marking his first full year at city hall, Robertson said he's happy with the progress he's made so far. But he still has a long list...
Shifting gears in politics is generally looked at in one of two ways: either it’s a sign of weakness – a rebuke of a government’s initial plans and policies, or an indication that you have an administration that isn’t afraid to incorporate input into their decision-making....
When Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson handed over a giant key to the Olympic Village to Vanoc CEO John Furlong recently, one person who could breathe a big sigh of relief was Roger Bayley. As the design manager of the project, his job has been to coordinate and manage professionals working on...
The opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games are just weeks away and the eyes of the world will soon be on Metro Vancouver and British Columbia as never before. We are both proud and honoured to represent our communities to the world. But both of us, along with the mayors...
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