Opinion

TUCK THE TOQUE Re: “Deighton Cup inspiration.

While most of the coverage around the housing crisis has been centred on owners of occupied homes, an equally disturbing dilemma is facing renters. They, after all, are the majority of folks who live in Vancouver.

Last week the City of Vancouver announced dramatic increases for West End resident parking permits. While many local residents were outraged, I was delighted.

A new epidemic in the West End The new epidemic in the West End is not all the drunks and screaming girls on English Bay Beach at night after the park is closed at 10pm (and why does the Park Board allows this – see Grant Lawrence’s excellent article

People have harnessed energy from moving water for thousands of years. Greeks used various types of water wheels to grind grain in mills more than 2,000 years ago. In the late 1800s, people figured out how to harness the power to produce electricity.

I’ve never bought into the Vancouver stereotypes of No Fun City, World Class, or Lotus Land.

While the city of Vancouver proceeds down two separate paths to attempt to shake loose housing that could otherwise be turned into long-term rentals, it is worth asking the question: Will the city’s actions make any significant difference? At this po

An anonymous piece of humour circulating on the web predicts the consequences of a Republican win in the November U.S. federal election: a flood of American liberals across the Canadian border.