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No matter which political party is ruling city hall, they all end up doing the one thing that hits taxpayers in their wallets: raise property taxes.

At 16, Nick Milum is keen to spend his evenings in meetings. He’s the Vancouver School Board’s first student trustee. “I like the fact that I have a say in my education other than just sitting in my classroom and listening to my teacher,” Milum said.

Architect argues project density must be ‘future proof’

65,000 smoking kits distributed in 2011-2012

Immigrant and refugee youth want their hours spent in English language learning courses to count toward high school graduation credits. They’ve launched an online petition to try to persuade the Ministry of Education to recognize their hard work.

It was only a year ago this week that council approved a motion to look into the possibility of creating a thin street in one of the neighbourhoods updating a community plan — Marpole, Grandview-Woodland or the West End.

Decision pending on first injunction attempt by six Vancouver community centre associations

A temporary aboriginal carving pavilion situated between Britannia secondary and the adjacent community centre could become permanent. City council will decide Oct.

Park board chair Sarah Blyth wants to create a community book exchange program in partnership with the school board and Vancouver Public Library.

Next month could mark a significant beginning on getting the big money out of Vancouver’s civic elections. That’s if you believe the provincial government.