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Cambie Report

Vancouver's local politics podcast. Hosted by Matthew Naylor and Ian Bushfield. Email us cambiereport@gmail.com | Support the show at https://patreon.com/cambiereport

  1. NOV 7

    E3-709 Summer and Chip Wilson Day

    Two-years of Ken Sim, Crab Park residents evicted, some upcoming byelections, Burnaby affordable housing requirements axed, New West mayor chastised and Surrey gets its first weed store. Links Q&A: Ken Sim reflects on two-year anniversary as Vancouver mayor Chip Wilson Day Vancouver’s CRAB Park residents left with few options as eviction looms | CBC News 13 local politicians were elected to the B.C. Legislature. Not all are giving up their municipal roles | CBC News Christine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city council Burnaby eliminates affordable rental requirement in low-income neighbourhood New West mayor’s all-expenses paid trip to Dubai breached ethics rules: Commissioner Green light: Surrey council approves 12 new pot stores across the city Metro Vancouver approves 25.3% increase to regional tax bill in 2025 Metro Vancouver sells land set aside for Bowen Island Campground Paradox Hotel Vancouver – Wikipedia

    37 min

  2. OCT 25

    E3-721 The Wild West of Fucking Procedure

    Sarah Kirby-Yung is mad at Rebecca Bligh. Pete Fry is mad at Ken Sim. Everyone is acting like children. It’s the council we know and love. But at least with a majority, they passed most everything they wanted (for better or worse). And at least Vancouver’s mayor hasn’t been deemed likely to leak confidential documents via Staples print centres again. Links * F-bomb dropped in heated Vancouver city council exchange * The video (shoutout Spencer Powell) * Pete Fry told to “live with it” * On procedure * Just a very busy meeting * Gastown pedestrian pilot staff report * Vancouver’s non-ABC councillors set to be stripped of extra roles and pay * Vancouver passes motion granting police traffic camera access * Amendment to subject camera plan to charter review passes with ABC split * Vancouver councillors call for lobbyist registry at city hall * MOTION – Establishing a Community Policing Centre in Gastown and Area to Enhance Safety and Security * Sim amends his own motion * MOTION – Protecting and Enhancing Greenspace for the East End, Chinatown, Hogan’s Alley and Strathcona – Standing Committee on * ABC Vancouver’s promise to hire 100 mental health nurses sits at 35 * No rezoning: Vancouver could expedite new social, supportive housing | Urbanized * Vancouver city council allows developer to delay major Oakridge project * Contentious natural gas decision could test unity of Vancouver’s ABC majority * Questions raised about role of Vancouver mayor’s adviser in controversial natural gas vote * After B.C. election, what happens next as Christine Boyle vacates her Vancouver council seat? * Park Board to raise revenue for upgrades by charging extra fees for Vancouver events and attractions * a href="https://www.burnabynow.com/local-news/burnaby-thwarts-provincial-transit...

  3. OCT 7

    E3-741 A feather made of helium

    ABC backtracks on the city’s integrity commissioner, while ending City Hall lighting for (foreign) national holidays. Burnaby signs a gag order with TransMountain. Police in the region are over budget and saying some wildly bigoted things. A quirky by-election in Harrison Hot Springs. The Park Board’s existential plea, legal battles over tree removal in Stanley Park, and the return of the ghost train serve as the lighter notes. Timestamps and Links 01:20 Integrity Commissioner Controversy * ‘Pause the pause’: ABC Vancouver reversing course on integrity commissioner freeze 04:46 City Hall Lighting Policy Changes * Vancouver council limits groups from lighting up city hall, Burrard Bridge 09:39 Public Opinion on Mayor and Council * Majority of Vancouverites feel Mayor and city council are out of touch: CityNews poll  12:22 VPD Budget Overrun and RCMP Accountability * Vancouver Police department overspending by millions: report * ‘Atrocious’ comments by RCMP officers alleged in internal probe | CBC News 17:07 Victoria Citizens Assembly on Amalgamation * Victoria-Saanich amalgamation report begins after years of delay  20:29 Burnaby’s Gag Order with Trans Mountain * Burnaby barred from ‘negative public communications’ about Trans Mountain under $20M deal – BC | Globalnews.ca 22:57 Vancouver Park Board’s Fight for Existence * Vancouver Park Board votes to remain an elected body 26:01 Stanley Park Tree Removal Lawsuit and SCC Rejects Vancouver’s SRO Vacancy Control Appeal * B.C. court rejects attempt to stop tree removal in Stanley Park | CBC News * Supreme Court of Canada – SCC Case Information – Summary – 41198 * B.C. law change will let City of Vancouver enact SRO vacancy control | CBC News 30:47 Harrison Hot Springs By-Election * Harrison Hot Springs elects new mayor, councillor in byelection | CBC News 33:25 Stanley Park Ghost Train Returns * Stanley Park Ghost Train to ride again in October 34:48 Vancouveratta: BC’s First General Election * 1871 BC Election Map * Electoral History of B.C. | Elections BC

  4. SEPT 12

    E3-765 Lisa Southern is not an airplane

    Pete Fry foils Ken Sim’s effort to put the Integrity Commissioner’s office into a medically-induced coma. The Park Board releases a legal opinion suggesting a mid-term abolition may be unconstitutional. Surrey wants a Charter. A North Van chemical company runs an astroturf campaign. The People’s Park defeats the fire station. And lots of housing – and little parking – coming to Vancouver’s east end. Links * Vancouver council defers vote on integrity commissioner’s review | CBC News  * Vancouver Park Board seeks legal advice over dissolution motion | CBC News * PRIVILEGED LEGAL OPINION – Memo to B. Bastyovanszky 4 Sept 2024.pdf * Surrey, B.C., council votes unanimously to request city charter | CBC News * Mayor Brenda Locke calls for more control, exemptions with proposed Surrey Charter * Campaign against B.C. chlorine plant was secretly funded by rival | CBC News * Vancouver pauses plan to build temporary fire hall on Strathcona green space * East Village: Over 900 rental homes and social housing units in towers up to 39 storeys to transform East Hastings Street in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside * This Week in History, 1935: A “religious cult” run by “a charlatan” bamboozles a wealthy housewife | Vancouver Sun

  5. JUL 26

    E3-814 Did a Global News question kill the Park Board?

    Council controversies: Brian Montague’s integrity commissioner review, Vancouver’s rollback on climate action policies, and the city’s purchase of an almost completed market rental building. Delayed suicide prevention barriers on Granville Bridge, TransLink’s funding crisis, and the debate over Vancouver’s view cones. Cities try to meet the deadline to pass multiplex bylaws, except West Vancouver. City council and the park board battle over bike lanes in the West End. And we dig into a heavily redacted FOI on when Ken Sim decided to move to abolish the Park Board. Links * 01:57 Integrity Commissioner Review * 05:05 Climate Action Report and Natural Gas Debate * 09:47 Granville Bridge Suicide Barriers Delayed (see also re debris) * Vancouver to get new dedicated bus lanes on these key routes * 13:43 TransLink Funding Crisis and Potential Cuts * 21:08 View Cones Debate * 26:43 City Purchases Market Rental Building * 30:36 Ken Sim’s Quick Fix for Kits Pool * 33:37 Bike Lane Battle: Park Board vs. Council * 36:06 FOI Requests and Park Board Abolishment * FOI fight * 43:01 Provincial Housing Compliance and West Vancouver’s Defiance * 45:55 Surrey’s Push for a City Charter * 48:33 NIMBYs Oppose New Fire Station * 50:56 Vancouver’s New Sign and Historical Homages * 53:45 Farewell to AM 730 Traffic Radio Outro audio credit: TikTok @unCOUVER

    56 min

  6. JUN 28

    E3-842 Cribs city hall

    Ken Sim expropriated a City Hall boardroom for a personal gym because that’s what winners do. Meanwhile, the cops are using their extra budget to tackle the chaos that is people watching the sunset from the beach. Mandatory upzoning is progressing, with some notable squeaky wheels that are playing chicken with the province. And a new audit is being launched into the ill-fated North Shore Waste Water Plant. Links Pete Fry’s tweet of the gym Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim explains why he turned a boardroom into a gym Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim defends converting city hall room into a gym Here’s how many times Vancouver’s mayor has been absent from a vote at council $80K staff position added to Vancouver mayor’s office | CBC News Carol Reardon tweet on Sim math Blair’s tweet of cops clearing the beach Vancouver police English Bay beach sweep prompts questions Mayor Ken Sim out as Vancouver Police Board chair | CBC News Surrey policing transition saga over, mayor accepts judicial review More than 4,000 homes built for people, thousands more on the way through housing targets Vancouver to allow more density at all SkyTrain stations beyond legislation | Urbanized Vancouver council votes to densify upscale Shaughnessy neighbourhood Vancouver scraps minimum parking requirements citywide – BC | Globalnews.ca Cities ask for more time to comply with B.C.’s zoning laws | CBC News B.C. rejects Burnaby petition for exemption to new transit-oriented development rules Burnaby defies new BC housing transit-oriented area laws Bylaws passed: Port Moody, Coquitlam (for TOAs only), Richmond, Surrey, a href="https://www.surreynowleader.

  7. JUN 1

    E3-869 Surrey as performance art

    At some point Brenda Locke should get tired of losing, but today is not that day. It does inspire us to think of Surrey as a grand collective delusion that we’re all experiencing. Importantly though, voting isn’t speech and the constitution still doesn’t recognize municipalities. In Vancouver, Council wants to keep property taxes low, there are squabbles at the Park Board but maybe we can sell off naming rights to our parks to solve our budget woes (spoiler: we can’t). Ken Sim will continue to operate on vibes, however. Throughout that, Vancouver is behind on its housing targets but it has plenty of company from municipalities still grumbling about the province forcing them to upzone all residential zones. George Harvie is still in hot water over travel expenditures, Port Moody mulled a lobbyist registry, Langley City is banning daycares and Coquitlam nearly banned joy. And you should all go save the WISE Hall. Links * Surrey loses court bid to keep RCMP  * As Brenda Locke’s policing losses mount, mandate argument weakens – CBC * BC Supreme Court ruling * Max tax increase agreed * Integrity Commissioner Ruling * Vancouver plans to give corporate names to city and park board assets * ‘Decline in completions’: Vancouver misses housing targets ordered by B.C. * Oof, A Deep Dive – The Bind * Sim’s got the feels * ‘Not my job to crunch numbers,’ Vancouver mayor says as expert questions FIFA’s economic benefit * Vancouver votes to move ahead with pod hotel pilot project * Cities ask for more time to comply with B.C.’s zoning laws * Two Metro Vancouver mayors watching how densification impacts property values, taxes * Provincial Legislation Compels Coquitlam to Pivot on Priorities and Restructure Funding Systems * West Van council rejects provincial housing rules – North Shore News * Delta mayor under fire over planned trip, travel expenses – BC | Globalnews.ca * Fallout continues, following Delta council uprising against mayor

  8. MAY 8

    E3-893 Small Petty B******t

    No fun city? Unless you want to gamble. Surrey policing drama. Mayors behaving badly. Links John Coupar runs for BC Conservatives Vancouver mayor cautious about organizing Canucks watch parties | CBC News Vancouver mulls viewing area for ’amazing’ Canucks’ fans | The Province Roxy Fever…the Podcast! (@roxyfever) / X Investigations Initiated into Potential Contraventions of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act Vancouver council considers ‘modifying’ moratorium on gambling expansion Date set for Surrey Police Service to take over from RCMP: Farnworth Bombshell hidden provincial report confirms SPS costs to skyrocket by $750M | City of Surrey Surrey Police Deloitte report Surrey mayor’s ‘withdrawal of service’ complaint about SPS officers called ‘hurtful’ B.C. judge refuses to seal documents alleging RCMP bullying against Surrey police UPDATE: RCMP union says its officers can’t work under Surrey Police without federal law changes Delta council votes to remove Mayor Harvie as Metro chair Jas Johal on George Harvie Thread on Kamloops mayor Kamloops council reverses mayor’s suspension of CAO | CBC News Kamloops mayor says sex photo incident on ‘list’ of reasons he suspended top city official B.C. mayor stripped of budget, barred from committees over Indigenous residential schools book The First International Store – Starbucks Canada

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Vancouver's local politics podcast. Hosted by Matthew Naylor and Ian Bushfield. Email us cambiereport@gmail.com | Support the show at https://patreon.com/cambiereport

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