Municipal Politics

Tents go down, tents go up, it's quite the dance

West Vancouver columnist Kirk LaPointe argues a code of conduct for his local council members probably isn’t needed

Continuing to ban a broad social and income housing mix needs to be rethought

In the last two weeks, there were finally signals that the themes of the party's election campaign were aligning with the tactics of the council

Regarded by some as part of an ongoing "war on the car," the concept can be polarizing, and opinions vary across Canada

Vancouver council needs to move ahead, and not slowly, on development

News flash to new municipal councils: Life in British Columbia is expensive enough. We don’t need you to pile on. Fact: Your constituents are dealing with household costs rising faster than at any time in the last four decades.

On Saturday, October 15, B.C.’s citizens went to the polls to vote for mayor and council candidates in each of their respective municipalities.

There was a time when B.C. politicians, a conservative Vancouver mayor and an NDP BC premier had the right stuff.

Premier David Eby took great pains Monday to emphasize that his new housing legislation was part of a “collaborative” process with municipalities, with ample room for “cooperation” and “negotiation” with mayors and local councils over housing targets