Mike Howell

Fire Chief Karen Fry: "I can't wait to see more of these engines come into service in Vancouver."

Mayor Ken Sim: "The long council meetings are painful, but evidently they're not as painful as they were last administration."

VPD union reaches tentative agreement for cumulative 9% increase over two years.

Ken Sim promised report would be made public in October in time for 2024 budget deliberations.

Citizens, journalists attending council meetings to be screened beginning Tuesday.

Supt. Don Chapman: "The VPD did not prevent any journalists or media from entering the Hastings Street encampment zone."

Police Chief Adam Palmer: 'People get great value for their money.'

Meanwhile, police and fire departments predict combined $6.9-million deficit this year.

Clayton Pecknold: "It is unclear what lawful authority was relied upon in the creation and enforcement of this 'exclusion zone.'"

Park board commissioner Brennan Bastyovanszky: "This was a helpful, positive, performance audit."