Tag: Gregor Robertson
Updated on April 29, 2014
Tenants are the winners as rental database drives down number of building code violations
Vancouver city council’s decision to shine a light on landlords with bylaw violations is producing dividends for city renters, driving down the number of outstanding violations by 75 percent. Using the city’s rental database, home-hunting renters can check… Read More
Updated on February 18, 2014
Hootsuite building had been through open tender, final deal was at market rates and supported tech jobs
The Hootsuite lease at 5 East 8th Ave. that is at the centre of a court action launched by Glen Chernen, a man who would be mayor, has been standing in pretty plain view since Mayor Gregor Robertson… Read More
Posted on April 22, 2013
Solving the Sam Sullivan Olympic Village problem, $100 million at a time
Buried deep in the city’s annual financial statements headed to this week’s council meeting is the news that Vancouver is more than $170 million closer to retiring the Olympic Village debt. That obligation stood at more than $750… Read More
Posted on February 28, 2013
Broadway Corridor subway would equal Canada Line the day it opened, generate jobs, reduce congestion
According to a new report on the Broadway Corridor, jointly sponsored by the City of Vancouver, UBC and the Vancouver Economic Commission, a new subway to UBC would unlock high tech jobs, reduce congestion and stimulate economic development…. Read More
