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Vancouver officials approve $70.1M supplemental budget

Vancouver City Council voted unanimously Monday in favor of a $70.1 million supplemental budget that includes an additional $14.2 million to cover expenses not foreseen when the co...

Vancouver city council votes yes to free swimming lessons for kids

Council also revisited dropping the pool reservation system meant to avoid crowding aquatic facilities at the height of COVID-19

Vancouver’s 20-year plan update ‘built for compromise’; officials to vote on ‘Our Vancouver 2045’ Monday

Vancouver officials are set to vote Monday on the city’s wide-ranging, 20-year comprehensive plan update known as “Our Vancouver 2045.”

Vancouver council votes to move away from unique city building code, bring back natural gas heating in new buildings

Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC Vancouver colleagues argued that the changes aim to improve housing affordability

Lodging Tax Advisory Committee aims to promote sustainability, equity through grants

When Vancouver adopted its ambitious climate action plan in December 2022, officials promised that the city itself would lead the way toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80 pe...

Vancouver mayor calls on Whitecaps, B.C. government to keep team in city

Vancouver park board approves one-night English Bay fireworks

Commissioners backed the fireworks show despite concerns over the city's spending

Vancouver park board commissioner tells mayor and council to mind their own business

But Vancouver mayor asserts council’s authority over capital plan, including parks and recreation

Vancouver plans electric vehicle charging stations downtown, at community centers

Vancouver plans to install charging stations for electric vehicles later this year on Main Street and at the city’s two community centers.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim in election mode for term's final 'state of the city' speech

Dan Fumano: In a speech Wednesday, Sim asked the city's business community for their support in the October municipal election while pledging to freeze property taxes for a second...

Vancouver council to consider zoning changes to increase small hotels and rental buildings

Proposed changes don't come with a plan to increase infrastructure and transit to match density, says planning expert

This Day in History, 1945: Vancouver civic centre proposed, with art gallery, civic theatre and a rink like Maple Leaf G...

The idea was to tear out 'a seven-block dilapidated core' and replace it with 'the live heart' of 'a beautiful civic centre.'

Metro Vancouver’s 4-minute meeting nets members more than $500

The meeting took place on Thursday when 13 members of Metro Vancouver's Regional Planning Committee gathered, some in person and some virtually, for three minutes and 40 seconds.

Vancouver approves floatel on Vancouver's Coal Harbour waterfront

The 131-metre long and 18-metre wide, six-level vessel will feature a hotel-bar, shops, restaurant, a spa, and viewing areas on the north and west sides.

West Vancouver ordered by B.C. government to build more homes after deadline passes

West Vancouver only approved 58 of the 220 housing units it was required to develop in Year 1 of its provincially-mandated housing targets, and missed the Dec. 31 deadline to appro...

B.C. Sports Hall of Fame could be on the move following World Cup displacement

Vancouver city council voted unanimously Tuesday to explore the possibility of housing the museum as a 'rent-free pop-up exhibition' at city hall during the tournament

Here are the highest-paid City of Vancouver employees, according to the 2025 salaries report

Vancouver police chief once again tops list of highest-paid municipal employees, with salary topping the half-million mark for the first time

The City of Vancouver has eliminated one of two sex worker safety planner positions as it continues…

City of Vancouver cuts sex worker safety planner positionThe City of Vancouver has eliminated one of two sex worker safety planner positions as it continues to work through “organi...

Six-storey, 250-room floating hotel in Vancouver harbour approved

A six-storey, 250-room floating hotel, which would be located next to the Vancouver Convention Centre in Coal Harbour, was approved after a public hearing on Tuesday night.

Vancouver park board restores lifeguards to most beaches

Commissioners reallocated $600,000 meant for upgrades to Kensington pool

Vancouver's supportive housing pause may be unconstitutional, legal scholars say

Vancouver residents may continue to hear more about this debate between now and the October municipal election.

Passenger ferry service between Vancouver and Bowen Island, Sunshine Coast gains momentum

The park board is expected to vote on the proposal Monday. If approved, it would prompt negotiations for an agreement with Victoria-based Cirql Ferries

'15 years of neglect': Vancouver park board calls for $1.35 billion to tackle repair backlog

The money would pay for upgrades to facilities, new parks and expanded recreational opportunities for the city's growing population

Metro Vancouver board weighing how it will fund development cost changes

Possibilities include increasing household taxes or utility rates, delaying some capital projects, or increased borrowing.