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First tenants move into Olympic Village affordable housing

The first tenants of the affordable housing in Vancouver's Olympic Village moved in to their new homes this week, fulfilling the City’s promise to start housing people in need before the end...

City Holds Candlelight Vigil for Gender Violence

A group of about thirty people came out to the City of Vancouver's first candlelight vigil on violence against women last night, held to coincide with International Human Rights day and...

Crews out in force to keep City moving; sanitation services delayed

City street crews are out in force applying salt to area roads and clearing snow from bus stops, sidewalk intersections and catch basins as the snow is forecast to taper off and be replaced...

Statement from Mayor Robertson on VPD Hostage Rescue

“Last night, a very disturbing and rare event took place with a hostage incident at Ray-Cam Co-operative Centre. I’m sure I speak for everyone in the city when I say how relieved we are that the...

Winter weather advice from City Hall

Winter is upon us and the City is preparing to fight the cold when the first snow falls on Vancouver. With lessons learned from the big snow two years ago, the City has made strategic improvements...

Vancouver named Cultural Capital of Canada

Mayor Gregor Robertson thanked Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore yesterday for naming Vancouver one of three 2011 Cultural Capitals of Canada and for providing the city with $1.75 million to...

Council to consider plan to move bylaw infractions from courts to adjudication

Vancouver City Council will consider a plan next Thursday that creates a more flexible and efficient City based ticket dispute process to replace the Provincial court-based model currently in use...

Federal support for Amtrak train good news for City’s economy, says Mayor

Mayor Gregor Robertson praised the federal government for reaching an agreement to keep a second Amtrak train running, saying it is good news for Vancouver’s economy. “It’s great to hear the...

City Hall celebrates 40 years of Canucks hockey in Vancouver

Today city council celebrated the beginning of the 40th anniversary season of The Vancouver Canucks. The Vancouver Canucks 40th Anniversary is a season-long celebration honouring the most significant...

Competition heats up for Greenest City Ideas Slam event

As part of Vancouver’s Talk Green to Us campaign, four of the most popular and innovative ideas posted to the City’s web forum have been chosen as finalists to be pitched to an expert panel for...
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