Archive - The Thorn

City Hall sides with greed, greenlights 105 Keefer

Meanwhile, B.C. government feels the heat over failure to provide Air Conditioners

Jun 29, 2023 •

May 2023

May Day! The fightback against ABC has begun

Renewed mobilization of workers and renters in the face of a right-wing civic government

May 4, 2023 •

April 2023

Mayor Sim’s sweeps are cruel, costly, and counterproductive

Municipal news round-up

Apr 7, 2023 •

March 2023

ABC snowflakes vote to chill dissent in Vancouver

City Council amendment is a threat to free speech and non-profit sector

Mar 31, 2023 •

Taxes are up as police costs soar

Ken Sim and the VPD are defunding Vancouver

Mar 2, 2023 •

February 2023

Ken Sim’s pants are on fire

Governing, it turns out, is harder than campaigning.

Feb 23, 2023 •

The ABCs of buying a local election

ABC spent over $2 million to buy 4 years at City Hall

Feb 16, 2023 •

June 2022

Limit the Rent, Turn Down the Heat:

On the Broadway Plan saga and B.C.’s Heat Dome report

Jun 10, 2022 •

March 2022

OneCity in pole position as Vancouver starts race to the polls

Photo: Vancouver City Hall

Mar 11, 2022 •

February 2022

A fight for the city

Municipal Projects - a global struggle

Feb 25, 2022 •

Showdown on Terminal Ave

The day East Van stopped the far right

Feb 10, 2022 •

January 2022

Radical change coming to City Hall?

Local Park Board approves major step towards reconciliation

Jan 27, 2022 •

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