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Removal of tower limits on Broadway up for Vancouver council debate

Removal of tower limits on Broadway up for Vancouver council debate

Proposed amendments trigger petition from planners, architects; 139 citizens registered to speak to council Wednesday
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Update: ABC Vancouver sets property tax hike at 3.9 per cent for 2025

Update: ABC Vancouver sets property tax hike at 3.9 per cent for 2025

Coun. Mike Klassen: "Nobody’s getting laid off and city services are being maintained."
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Vancouver city councillor proposes relocating 'iconic' East Van Cross

Vancouver city councillor proposes relocating 'iconic' East Van Cross

Artist Ken Lum designed the monument, located at Clark Drive and East 6th Avenue.
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Reliance on property taxes 'neither sustainable nor resilient' for B.C. municipalities

Reliance on property taxes 'neither sustainable nor resilient' for B.C. municipalities

Vancouver budget report addresses ongoing concern over need for municipal finance reform
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Vancouver council stays course on natural gas ban in new homes

Vancouver council stays course on natural gas ban in new homes

ABC Vancouver Coun. Rebecca Bligh switches earlier vote, which now keeps policy from 2022 in place
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Vancouver's 2025 draft operating budget reaches $2.36 billion

Vancouver's 2025 draft operating budget reaches $2.36 billion

A property tax hike of 5.5 per cent is recommended to balance the budget, which includes a $434-million request from the Vancouver Police Department.
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To ban or not to ban natural gas in construction of Vancouver detached homes?

To ban or not to ban natural gas in construction of Vancouver detached homes?

City creates frequently-asked-questions document to clarify confusion leading up to Nov. 26 vote on controversial policy.
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Violent crime, property crime down in Vancouver

Violent crime, property crime down in Vancouver

Decrease comes as Vancouver police request $22.8 million increase for 2025 budget
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Mayor Ken Sim says abolition of elected park board will mean $70M in savings

Mayor Ken Sim says abolition of elected park board will mean $70M in savings

Park board chair: "This is a centralization of power that does not benefit the people in Vancouver."
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Vancouver police recorded 6,211 videos during body worn camera trial

Vancouver police recorded 6,211 videos during body worn camera trial

Evaluation report says 3,718 of the videos were related to issuing tickets.
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