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Parent group worried flawed count could lead to school’s closure

Methodology for calculating school capacity is skewed says Save A.R. Lord committee member

Jul 19, 2016 4:44 PM Read more >

Vancouver MLA wants to battle the bots

Insights West poll indicates 32 per cent of ticket buyers would prefer lining up

Jul 19, 2016 4:39 PM Read more >

Province appoints ‘special advisor’ to lead forensic audit of school board

Vision trustee says audit unlikely to reveal any new information

Jul 18, 2016 2:04 PM Read more >

Essential water survival skills course offered at Kits Pool

Vancouver Park Board teams up with the Lifesaving and Lifeguard Outreach societies for a free course for kids and teens called Swim to Survive

Jul 15, 2016 11:25 AM Read more >

On the Record with Dr. Seonaid Nolan

Q&A with Dr. Seonaid Nolan, physician lead for addiction medicine at St. Paul’s

Jul 15, 2016 11:19 AM Read more >

Library adds more authors to its Literary Landmarks project

Alice Munro, Margaret Laurence, Chuck Davis, Emily Carr among writers commemorated on city street posts

Jul 14, 2016 4:04 PM Read more >

YVR stretches out to travellers with pre-flight yoga

Airport authority partners with Vancouver-based yoga company to offer free weekly yoga

Jul 13, 2016 3:05 PM Read more >

Canucks management has a PR problem

Fans lack confidence in the vision and plan for the future

Jul 13, 2016 1:17 PM Read more >

City Shorts: Vacant home tax by next year; Foreign buyer numbers flawed

Vancouver vows to have vacant home tax by next year One week after homeowners had to shell out the balance of their property taxes, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson announced initial steps the city and province are taking to implement a tax intended

Jul 13, 2016 12:07 PM Read more >

UBC economist blasts Vancouver’s empty home tax

Despite provincial government’s green light, city’s plan too narrow and does nothing to solve problem, economists say

Jul 13, 2016 11:47 AM Read more >