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A crappy way to treat a neighbourhood

CityCaucus.com — Thu, 31 May 2012 00:55:35 +0000

A former park commissioner watches a waterfront park lose its lustre The Fraserlands neighbourhood in southeast Vancouver is truly a hidden gem. Riverfront pathways meander along the Fraser and awesome bike paths make access to the outdoors very easy. The neighbourliness is something I have not experienced anywhere else in the city. This camaraderie might

Bi-partisan cooperation gives “Free My Grapes” bill second chance (Updated)

CityCaucus.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 20:32:05 +0000

From BC Wine Lover: Liberal MP Scott Brison steps in to cooperate with Dan Albas, Bill C-311 back on HoC agenda next week! Okanagan-Similkameen MP Dan Albas just tweeted that Kings-Hants (Nova Scotia) Liberal MP Scott Brison has kindly offered a time slot in the House of Commons NEXT WEEK to continue the third reading

The Persian Rugs Going Out of Business Sale!

CityCaucus.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 18:11:35 +0000

Is the closure of a long time Vancouver shop a signal of things to come? City Caucus is very pleased to welcome the literary stylings of Vancouver broadcaster Marty Strong! There’s a Persian rug store on Cambie Street at King Edward, not far from my house. It’s been there for years though I don’t think

A bicycle ride through Vancouver in 1974

CityCaucus.com — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:15:52 +0000

Stop frame Super 8 flick uses old Vancouver radio air checks as soundtrack I don’t know how BLAH City comes up with these videos – but this is an amazing find: a 1974 bike ride around Vancouver by Hans Sipma. Shot with a Braun Nizo Super 8 camera mounted on a bicycle. The camera had

Vision’s homelessness numbers game (Updated)

CityCaucus.com — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:37:43 +0000

Politicians point the finger of blame as Vancouver's homelessness numbers double Seeing the statistics coming out from the recent city-sponsored homelessness count is enough to make your head spin. Hearing the excuses by Vision Vancouver as to why they are not getting the outcomes they hoped for makes your stomach turn. First, here's Vision's spin

Bike lanes on Commercial Drive & Cornwall Street? Go for it.

CityCaucus.com — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:09:58 +0000

It's clear that separated bike lanes have become good politics in Vancouver It's Bike to Work Week in Metro Vancouver and just like almost every first week of June I can remember here, the weather is not at all bike-friendly. My wife, who cycles from our east Vancouver home downtown everyday to work rain or

BC Wine Lover: Power of Twitter shown in BYOB buzz

CityCaucus.com — Sun, 27 May 2012 00:03:59 +0000

Online chat on Wednesday evening among BC wine fans triggers talk of booze policy changes on Friday We're cross-posting an item from the recently re-launched BC Wine Lover website. Yesterday a very interesting political issue broke out about wine, when the office of the Minister in charge of liquor sales and distribution in BC issued

Vanishing Vancouver: Insights a la Kluckner

CityCaucus.com — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:50:47 +0000

Author/artist reminds us of Metro Vancouver's amazing past Michael Kluckner, author of Vanishing Vancouver: The Last 25 Years, spoke to a full house at the Vancouver Historical Society Thursday night. Some insights: Before Michael left for Australia a decade ago, he would often jump in the car and race to a site where an old

Kudos to Terry Lake: we bid adieu to AirCare

CityCaucus.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:21:03 +0000

BC's Minister of the Environment did the right thing by axing AirCare Terry Lake has won over the normally jaded political watchers inside City Caucus Tower to be voted by us as BC's Politician of the Week™. The normally low key Minister of the Environment made a decisive move that by all accounts so far

Data shows that most can afford Metro Vancouver housing

CityCaucus.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:13:14 +0000

The latest "Condo King" speech spurs debate Living in Vancouver really isn’t as expensive as some would make it out to be. That was the thrust of a speech delivered by well-known marketer Bob Rennie at a major Urban Development Institute (UDI) luncheon last week. Due to his ability to sell lots of real estate,