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Bill Tieleman talks about the 'blame game' that is being played out regarding the nearly 1 billion dollar liability that Vancouver tax payers are being asked to carry. " Ladner complains that Vision Vancouver...
Social Media and the Vancouver Election
One of the reasons I was happy to see Gregor Robertson elected as Mayor of Vancouver is because he understands new media. Pete Quily has done a very in depth analysis of the mayoral run and concludes that... Robertson is Vancouver's Olympics mayor
Vision Vancouver cleaned up this evening in Vancouver's city election. "Speaking in a packed ballroom at the Fairmont's Hotel Vancouver a little more than two hours after the polls closed, Mr. Robertson said... Election parties betray results in Vancouver
Check out the various moods at Vision and NPA party headquarters."Vision candidates start to party As the polling booths close and exit polls predict a decisive victory for their candidate, Vision Vancouverites are starting to party.People... Gregor Robertson is Vancouver's New Mayor
The Vancouver Sun predicts that Gregor Robertson has won the Vancouver mayoral election.
NowPublic's election coverage is available here.Follow the conversation on twitter here.See photos and videos of... Robertson appears to be headed to victory
This is the second prediction I've seen for a Robertson Victory."Vision Vancouver's Gregor Robertson appears headed to a decisive victory tonight over the NPA's Peter Ladner in the city's mayoralty race, according to an exclusive Vancouver Sun/Global BC exit poll."Vancouver scandal heats up the municipal elections today
As Vancouver votes in the municipal election today, it seems the recent loan scandal is really heating up the debate of who will become the next mayor. When I went to vote a few hours ago, it was really busy and the line ups were long.The controversy is surrounding a $100...NYTimes: Vancouver’s Plan for 2010 Winter Games Hits Financial Snag
The NY Times is even covering our humble election."Now, as residents of Vancouver prepare to vote in a municipal election on Saturday, the freeze in credit markets and a collapse of the city’s real estate market have made the financing of the 2010 Winter Games a critical...Behold, the Millennium contract.
If you're interested..."A secret Vancouver city council decision to give a $100 million bailout loan for Olympic Village developer Millennium is the central issue of Saturday's 2008 civic vote in Vancouver.But how did it start? 2010 Gold Rush has a Freedom of...Peter Ladner's 40 year grudge - and the truth behind it
Rod Mickleburgh at The Globe digs into the details of Peter Ladner's history at the UBC student newspaper and discovers some interesting tidbits."Man, Peter Ladner sure holds a grudge. In this case for nearly 40 years. His bitterness at being passed over for editorship of the... Identity of Vancouver’s Olympic Leak
The plot thickens..."I’ve been informed of the name of the Council member who is the source of this sensitive leak. By this time tomorrow, all of Vancouver would have learned the name of the sitting Council... NPA to go negative in advance of Vancouver Election
Rumors of a smear campaign against Gregor Robertson are starting to bubble up. Recently I was also told that the NPA has launched a series of negative, Republican-style attack ads against Vision. If... How to Vote (according to the Upper Kits Residents’ Association)
The bottom line for Kits residents: if you want change vote COPE and Vision."Anyone who is happy with how the last term of Council has been managed by the NPA majority would likely experience more of the same by voting NPA. Anyone who wants a change in the direction of... Conservation Voters of B.C. Endorse Gregor Robertson
As voting day nears things are heating up. Not surprisingly the local green community is lining up behind Gregor Robertson. "(Victoria, BC) The Conservation Voters of BC (CVBC) announced its municipal... Clerk swears affadavit on missing documents related to $100 million Olympic loan
"One of the city clerks who works with the councillors has sworn an affidavit saying that the missing documents relating the the $100-million Olympic loan turned up in B.C. Lee’s office at a different time than he has said. Cecelia Lee says B.C. Lee called her into his... NowPublic on Facebook
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