Opinion

The City’s idea was that this system would push lots of previous short-term rental units back into Vancouver's long-term rental pool.

ArthurStock/Shutterstock Yesterday City of Vancouver staff presented the results of their first year of regulating short-term rentals to Council, who then heard from a number of speakers in regards to some bylaw amendments they had hoped to get appro

[UPDATE NOV 6: We're producing a t-shirt as an homage to fireworks, and fireworks pop-up stores, in Vancouver] FIREWORKS t-shirt, only available from V.I.A. Spent fireworks.

A rendering showing what the development might look like.

Vancouver’s new city council. Photos supplied A year ago, Vancouver municipal voters sent an unambiguous message to change course. The decade-old governing Vision party was eviscerated and a diverse council and independent mayor were elected.

Vancouverites have been waiting for bus service to relieve congestion on busy East First Avenue for years. So what’s the hold-up?

"Halloween fireworks, on the other hand, are illegally exploded in suburbia by imbeciles well into the night and early morning, traumatizing animals while disturbing the peace for humans."

We’ve lived in this trick or treaters’ paradise for seven years, but I didn’t know the history behind our famed Halloween hootenannies.

As the discussion about climate change intensifies, I feel increasingly guilty about logging hundreds of kilometres each week for my work commute.

"I want to send a message to the Port Moody Fire Rescue: In case they lost a fire truck, I found it and want to claim the reward (kidding)."