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Vancouver park board to contract out $4M in tree maintenance work

Vancouver park board to contract out $4M in tree maintenance work

CUPE local 1004: "We are disappointed with the park board's regular use of contract workers for jobs that city and parks workers could easily do, and we have articulated this to the city."
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Lawyers question Vancouver's short-term rental rules

Lawyers question Vancouver's short-term rental rules

Two cases in July show booking rates at downtown apartments of 90 and 76 per cent via Airbnb and booking.com.
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Vancouver city manager Paul Mochrie no longer on the job

Vancouver city manager Paul Mochrie no longer on the job

Mayor Ken Sim says he and Mochrie “mutually agreed” to leadership change
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Lone bidder gets contract to remove more trees in Stanley Park

Lone bidder gets contract to remove more trees in Stanley Park

B.A. Blackwell and Associates Ltd. to continue work on $17.9-million project related to hemlock looper moth infestation.
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City of Vancouver cuts carbon pollution by 18 per cent since 2007

City of Vancouver cuts carbon pollution by 18 per cent since 2007

But meeting most targets of climate change action plan unlikely by 2030.
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Vancouver council to consider ban on sale of gun-shaped lighters

Vancouver council to consider ban on sale of gun-shaped lighters

Police responded to 162 calls in 2024 involving the lighters; 50 to 75 retailers sell the devices.
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Mayor, police chief celebrate opening of community policing centre in DTES

Mayor, police chief celebrate opening of community policing centre in DTES

The Gastown-Hastings Crossing Centre is located in the Woodward's building on West Hastings.
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Vancouver Airbnb operator rents downtown apartment 439 out of 489 days

Vancouver Airbnb operator rents downtown apartment 439 out of 489 days

Lawyer says panel’s refusal to renew short-term rental licence for client is punishment for ‘unusual lifestyle’
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Vancouver council approves Rupert, Renfrew station area plan

Vancouver council approves Rupert, Renfrew station area plan

Infrastructure, including water system to fight fires, not in place to accommodate growth
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Vancouver’s auditor general: ‘My job isn’t to make people look bad’

Vancouver’s auditor general: ‘My job isn’t to make people look bad’

Mike Macdonell became the City’s first-ever auditor general in September 2021
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