- 41 minutes 35 secondsE3-184 The math doesn’t add up
Vancouver’s centre-left has reached a unity deal that ensures they can still split the vote. Elections BC releases the parties annual reports, giving us a glimpse into everyone’s financial situation. Candidates are lining up to be mayor in New West, Surrey and West Van. Vancouver council agrees to play nice, while Ken Sim wants to fund community centres and Major League Baseball without raising your taxes. The BC Government wants councils to be nicer to one another and give councillors parental leave. North Van says no to chlorine production and we look at Vancouver’s drink history.
Links
- Progressive agreement
- Trio of progressive parties agree to cap candidates in upcoming Vancouver election | CBC News
- Colleen Hardwick picked by TEAM for mayor
- 2025 Annual Financial Reports Available | Elections BC
- After 4 years of council fights, New Westminster has a clear mayoral race in October | CBC News
- Kirk LaPointe Announces Candidacy for Mayor of West Vancouver
- Vancouver council approves respectful discourse pledge as mayor faces defamation suit
- Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s response to defamation lawsuit states Sean Orr ‘supported drug use’ | CBC News
- Upcoming motion to propose $400M investment into aging Vancouver community centres | CBC News
- ‘There’s a lot of excitement’: Vancouver mayor Ken Sim explains desire for MLB expansion bid – Sportsnet.ca
- Improving conduct standards for local governments
- Post by @jmcelroy.bsky.social
- Introducing parental leave for local elected officials
- District of North Vancouver rejects Chemtrade chlorine proposal
- Background Campaign against B.C. chlorine plant was secretly funded by rival | CBC News
- Who invented the London Fog? – Vancouver Is Awesome
- We’ve Been Making the ‘Vancouver Cocktail’ Wrong for 15 Years… – Scout Magazine
16 April 2026, 9:21 pm - 56 minutes 36 secondsE3-204 We called Councilor Orr and Apologized
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
27 March 2026, 8:38 pm - 44 minutes 38 secondsE3-240 A parcel of Ps
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
Vancouver Liberals add park board commissioner Brennan Bastyovanszky to team
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
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 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
This Week in History: 1920 The CPR’s Richard Marpole dies | Vancouver Sun
19 February 2026, 10:11 pm - 38 minutes 4 secondsE3-261 Greenlight the Green Mayoral Candidate
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.
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Ranking how much Vancouver councillors have distanced themselves from Mayor Ken Sim
Could Pete Fry soon announce a mayoral run?
Green Party of Vancouver endorses Pete Fry for Mayor or Council in 2026 Municipal Election
Ex-ABC Vancouver politician joins new civic party to seek re-election
School Board chair to run for Vancouver City Council in civic election | Urbanized
New civic Liberals party propose amalgamating University Endowment Lands with City of Vancouver
Vancouver City Council approves 2026 Budget with 0% property tax increase
Vancouver council votes down living wage motion three years after scrapping policy
Vancouver city council calls on feds to address headlight brightness | CBC News
Vancouver mayoral candidate pitches $200-million traffic signal coordination plan | Urbanized
B.C. home prices at risk of 27% jump by 2032 due to delayed construction | Urbanized
Vancouver city council approves massive 2-tower VGH expansion
Going against advice of city staff, Vancouver council approves residential tower on industrial land
City eyes federal and provincial loans to demolish downtown Vancouver viaducts | Urbanized
Vancouver Landfill to stay open until 2050 under new regional agreement
Vancouveratta
30 January 2026, 6:13 am - 41 minutes 11 secondsE3-281 OneCity’s mayoral candidates
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.
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9 January 2026, 9:03 pm - 43 minutes 17 secondsE3-366 Interesting races in an interesting region ft Patrick Johnstone
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 8
- Vancouver residents will have say on park board’s future
- Mayor Ken Sim provides updated statement on Park Board referendum legislation
- Vancouver mayor cites ‘Indigenous title issue’ in fight to abolish park board
Image via Wikimedia
17 October 2025, 5:17 am - 42 minutes 47 secondsE3-388 A true efflorescence of political parties
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.
Links
UBCM convention shows drift from ‘compassion fatigue’ to concern over crime and disorder | CBC News
Vancouver city councillor kicked out of ruling party announces mayoral bid | CBC News
Vancouver mayor’s former chief of staff starts new political party
B.C. Conservatives launch new municipal party before 2025 elections | Vancouver Sun
Former federal Conservative minister to steer B.C. municipal party – Castanet.net
Register of Elector Organizations
Former Vancouver mayor launching court challenge of B.C.’s ‘at-large’ electoral system
Former Vancouver mayor to challenge B.C.’s voting system in court | CBC News
Langley township mayor sues political rivals over social media accusations | CBC News
Richmond, B.C., Mayor Malcolm Brodie won’t seek re-election after 25 years in the role | CBC News
Terrace-born Donny van Dyk is Vancouver’s new city manager
Up to 24 months of full pay for Paul Mochrie, Vancouver’s departed city manager: Documents
Concerns over secret meetings ‘politicized,’ Vancouver mayor says
Proposal to suspend work of Vancouver’s integrity commissioner quietly fizzles out | CBC News
Third-party report recommends more independence for Vancouver’s integrity commissioner | CBC News
Release of City of Vancouver Code of Conduct By-law No. 12886 Review and Recommendations
B.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments | Vancouver Sun
Vancouver 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 News
Bright Nights leaves Vancouver for Surrey, as Stanley Park train remains sidelined
Vancouveratta: The X-Files, Vancouver, and a Legendary Backlash | MONTECRISTO
24 September 2025, 7:51 pm - 34 minutes 11 secondsE3-457 Purest centrism
What’s in: Finance reports and new parties.
What’s out: Speeding, garburators, disabled housing, Pride, Stanley Park Train and the Mayor’s Gym
Links
Administrative Monetary Penalties Posted Online | Elections BC
Vancouver has a new civic party — the Vancouver Liberals
30 km/h speed limits coming to local streets in Vancouver
Garburators will officially be banned in Vancouver for a pricey reason
Metro loses legal bid in feud over millions of documents in North Shore poo plant trial
Housing for residents with disabilities put on hold due to lack of parking
Vancouver Pride in peril? Parade will proceed despite losing nearly half its sponsors
Stanley Park Train will be off the rails for 2025 | CBC News
Vancouveratta – Vancouver’s fractured left cracks again
17 July 2025, 9:17 pm - 38 minutes 55 secondsE3-499 Backing down and loving it
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 West
00:55 Strange Developments: Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy Memorial
06:35 Kitsilano Coalition’s Victory Against Supportive Housing
09:20 Vancouver Park Board Controversy
12:44 Vancouver Renter’s Office Debate
15:47 Ken Sim’s Defamation Lawsuit
17:24 Granville Street Entertainment District Plan
27:43 Langley Policing Dispute
32:09 Worker-Owned Co-op News Outlet
34:42 Vancouveratta – Invasive Wall LizardsLinks
Community Update l Tuesday, June 3 — Filipino BC
Have the Doors Closed on New BC Supportive Housing? | The Tyee
Dissolution of Vancouver Park Board on pause: City
Motion to bring back Vancouver renter office defeated in tie vote – CTVNews
Car-free revival plan for Granville strip approved by Vancouver City Council | Urbanized
Photo ready: City votes to install giant $1M Vancouver sign along waterfront | CBC News
Metro Vancouver has 41 directors. After a governance review, will that change? | CBC News
Former Premier Mike Harcourt calls for big changes at Metro Vancouver
Policing ‘divorce’ going ahead between City and Township of Langley – BC | Globalnews.ca
Vancouveratta
The wall lizard invasion of Vancouver Island – Macleans.ca
5 June 2025, 8:41 pm - 33 minutes 56 secondsE3-530 Byelection: ABC ate shit
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.
Links
Filipino BC – Kapwa Strong fundraiser
‘Hard to accept’ festival attack suspect was under mental health care: Vancouver mayor – CTV News
City of Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival planning called into question compared to other events
High interest and 62% cut in staffing lead to major lines in Vancouver byelection | CBC News
Chief Election Officer declares candidates elected | City of Vancouver
Anonymous ballot marking — City of Vancouver Open Data Portal
Vancouver mayor to reflect on resident satisfaction following party’s byelection defeats | CBC News
Vancouver’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 Fumano
What can we learn from the 2024 annual reports – Cambie Report
VPD whistleblower alleges ‘Task Force Barrage’ arrest quotas – BC | Globalnews.ca
Unredacted email from alleged anonymous VPD officer
Vancouver Police Department to be over budget by millions: report
Vancouveratta – McBarge
Iconic Expo 86 ‘McBarge’ capsizes in Fraser River | CBC News
Justin McElroy
: “i had to say goodbye with one drawing and one song” — BlueskyAbandoned BC Ferry on fire in Mission
6 May 2025, 4:20 am - 32 minutes 16 secondsE3a-4 People are definitely bringing their D-game
“I’m sorry” – Ken Sim about five times in the last month.
Also featuring Annette Reilly of the Vancouver Green’s statement.
Links
Vancouver byelection: Seven candidates from five parties make their pitch
Vancouver sees 2,876 ballots cast on first day of advance voting for byelection
Byelection candidates question ABC Vancouver’s debate absence
‘Oops’: Vancouver mayor apologizes for series of recent slip-ups
A Police Union Leader’s Controversial Run for Vancouver Council | The Tyee
Audio leaked of Vancouver byelection candidate discussing running mate – BC | Globalnews.ca
Ken Sim Bitcoin video (Bitcoin)
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim gets booed at Juno Awards | News
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Vancouveratta
Bure once helped pull off the ultimate Vancouver Canucks April Fools’ prank | Sports
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