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Winnipeg Bowness, Vancouver’s Tocchet to coach at NHL all star game – Winnipeg

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 14, 2024 6:05 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Rick Bowness of the Winnipeg Jets and Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks will join Boston’s Jim Montgomery and Peter Laviolette of the New York Rangers as head coaches at …

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‘The opposite of rapid’: Delayed tiny shelters for Vancouver’s homeless long overdue

It was meant to be an innovative attempt to tackle Vancouver’s homeless crisis, but with fall weather approaching there are few signs that a twice-delayed tiny shelter village is close to opening. Vancouver’s previous city council approved the pilot project for the tiny shelters in February 2022, allocating $1.5 million …

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Concerns over Vancouver’s proposal to demolish heritage building for DTES street market – BC

There are renewed concerns about a proposal to demolish a more than century-old Vancouver heritage building and use the empty lot to temporarily relocate the Downtown Eastside Market, where police allege some stolen goods are being sold. The City of Vancouver leases the current street market space at 26 East …

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No end in sight to Vancouver’s CRAB Park tent city – BC

Almost two years after it was established, the encampment at Vancouver’s CRAB Park is not going anywhere, although many residents have moved out. Kevin Strome, who was among the first to pitch a tent in the Downtown Eastside park, said he worked with Carnegie Community Centre outreach staff to find …

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Profiling Vancouver’s political parties: Fred Harding and the NPA

Talk to Fred Harding about why he should be mayor of Vancouver, and a common theme emerges.  “We’ve got a distinct lack of leadership going on in the city,” he said, arguing why voters should vote for him and Non-Partisan Association (NPA) candidates on Oct. 15. “The city is lacking leadership, we’re …

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The renaissance of Hogan’s Alley: Deal struck to revive Vancouver’s historic Black neighbourhood

For decades, Hogan’s Alley served as a hub for Vancouver’s Black community before city planning in the 1970s led to the displacement of a once-vibrant neighbourhood.  Now, a recent agreement with the City of Vancouver will provide a community land trust to the Hogan’s Alley Society for the land bordered by Main …

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Profiling Vancouver’s political parties: OneCity

It’s one party with just one councillor at the moment, but OneCity hopes for a lot more than incumbent Christine Boyle at city hall after Vancouver’s municipal election on Oct. 15. And a lot more housing. “We’d like to see gradual increase in density across the city. Not only on the …

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What’s in store for Vancouver’s False Creek? Scientists and locals take first steps toward revitalization

Volunteers and scientists are in the midst of a six-day “bio blitz” in Vancouver’s False Creek, collecting water samples as an initial step toward cleaning up the inlet between Science World and English Bay.  The project, running until Wednesday, is a collaboration between local non-profit False Creek Friends, scientists from the Hakai Institute …

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Profiling Vancouver’s political parties: COPE

Over the decades, things have gotten progressively more crowded for Vancouver’s oldest left-wing party.  Founded in 1968, the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) now competes with Vision Vancouver, the Greens, OneCity, Forward Vancouver and VOTE Socialist for support on the left side of the city’s political spectrum.  But it’s the …

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