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The Mainlander's Sean Antrim sat down with their Mayoral candidate Randy Helten of Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver (NSV) to talk about affordability, accountability,...
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Vancouver's civic election on Saturday has brought us a new City Council. But as the five million dollar campaign fades, we should take a...
Analysis
Definitions Democracy axis: City Hall is currently controlled by developers that finance the large political parties. An alternative approach is for council to...
Election 2011
The Vancouver municipal election takes place this Saturday November 19th. Here the editors of the Mainlander present our endorsements for Vancouver City Council, Parks Board,...
City Hall
At the recent Homelessness and Affordable Housing debate (Nov 7, St. Andrew's–Wesley Church), mayoral candidates Gregor Robertson and Suzanne Anton said a lot of...
Analysis
Here are five basic things you'll need to know to guide you through the fog of the 2011 Vancouver civic election campaign 1. Both...
#occupyvancouver
Below, Tristan Markle of The Mainlander interviews Vision Vancouver's Geoff Meggs, who is running for re-election to Vancouver City Council. We discuss Vancouver's unaffordability...
#occupyvancouver
Mayoral candidates debate against the public Tonight’s mayoral debate on homelessness and affordable housing was a heated fight -- not between the two candidates, but between...
Analysis
Here Andrew Witt and Sean Antrim of The Mainlander interview Sandy Garossino, who is running as an independent candidate for Vancouver City Council this...
#occupyvancouver
A massive, global social movement has erupted weeks before a municipal election. Its goal is to bring light to the injustice and unsustainability of...
ABC Vancouver
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has announced a plan to freeze supportive housing development in the Downtown Eastside (DTES). The plan is part of a...