It was a very good election Green commission Stuart Mackinnon as he won more votes than any other candidate seeking to become a guardian of the city's green spaces.
COPE park commissioner-elect Gwen Giesbrecht showed the greatest percentage vote gain among those who were elected to either council, park board, or school board.
With gifted actor-singers, swirling dance numbers, and ornate Art Nouveau sets, the operetta invites you to time-travel to turn-of-the-last-century Europe—complete with its mannerisms and upper-class concerns.
Park commissioner John Coupar had far higher name recognition than Ken Sim going into the Vancouver election campaign, but party members thought that Sim offered the best chance of winning the mayor's office.
He not only attended the annual event of Hindu supremacist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at its headquarters in Nagpur, India, but went to the extent of praising the organization.
Finance Minister Carole James has imposed a surcharge on homes valued at more than $3 million, which will likely have a big effect on tenants renting houses owned by small-time landlords.
