Monthly Archives: May 2011

As our society at last begins to notice the Regional Growth Strategy, certain individuals are rising up as its champions. Our society will benefit by getting the facts out there. A full and open dialogue and discussion is what the … Continue reading →

[Updated 10-June-2011, more coming] A recording of the live webcast is available here: http://uri.mediaco.ca/u/translink_052711_V38507 Questioner says “taxation without representation is tyrrany,” and asks TransLink Board for comment, here: Media coverage: Commissioner vows to watch TransLink’s hoarded money:  Authority raised gas … Continue reading →

We urge citizens to scrutinize and report on either of these  meetings at 9 am on Friday, May 27. Details are below.

(By Joseph Jones, 17-May-2011). Excerpt: Thanks to a single municipality with clear vision and sturdy backbone — Coquitlam — the juggernaut Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) has at least temporarily failed to careen its done-deal swath across B.C.’s lower mainland. The … Continue reading →

Metro Vancouver regional growth plan still in limbo  (by Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun, 18-May-2011). Excerpt: Metro Vancouver appears to be dragging its heels again over its regional growth strategy. Despite concerns that the plan could become an election issue, it … Continue reading →

Full text is here.  A new governance model is needed to help build a stronger community, and Coquitlam’s refusal to fall in line can only help. Excerpt: Metro Vancouver deserves a bigger vision. If citizens feel disconnected from governments of … Continue reading →

Regional growth plan ignores economy, lacks coherence. A goal without a plan is just a wish. By American talk show host and columnist Larry Elder. Excerpt:  Metro Vancouver, our unelected regional governing body, has identified ambitious goals in its Regional … Continue reading →

Province sends Metro back to talk with growth plan holdout (29-April-2011, Jeff Nagel for Cloverdale Reporter). Full article here.  Excerpts are below, with comments by MetroVanWatch.

B.C. businesses lobby Metro Vancouver for growth plan changes But Metro planning committee chair says it’s too late for them to get involved By Kelly Sinoski, Vancouver Sun May 6, 2011. Full article here. METRO VANCOUVER – B.C.’s three biggest … Continue reading →