Monthly Archives: July 2011

[Update 2 pm, 2-Aug-2011] MetroVanWatch will be gradually adding material and analysis here to report on the important Metro Vancouver Board meeting on July 29, 2011.  Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/digitalmonk1. For full agenda, go to http://www.metrovancouver.org/BOARDS/Pages/BoardsCommittees.aspx. See short (RGS) and full meeting (5 hours) … Continue reading →

[Update 4 pm, 29-July-2011] See tweets of this meeting on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/digitalmonk1. For full agenda, go to http://www.metrovancouver.org/BOARDS/Pages/BoardsCommittees.aspx.

(Updated 3 pm) After some discussion, under extreme pressure from the Metro Vancouver Board and certain municipalities, Coquitlam City Council voted on July 18, 2011 to accept the implementation agreement resulting from the dispute resolution process for the Regional Growth … Continue reading →

(Update 12 noon) The dispute resolution process between Metro Vancouver Board of Directors and the City of Coquitlam on the 30-year Regional Growth Strategy is proceeding. On July 15, the Metro Board accepted Metro CAO Mr Carline’s report (see below … Continue reading →

As the process of the final adoption of the Regional Growth Strategy in Coquitlam and Metro Vancouver marches forward, it might be time to reflect back on the statements by both councillors and citizens who opposed this 30 year plan. … Continue reading →

Today the CityCaucus blog today (July 14, 2011) features the Metro Vancouver organization and raises some interesting points. This month, Metro Vancouver rushes to push through the Regional Growth Strategy by trying to force the last holdout to accept it. … Continue reading →