Monthly Archives: December 2011

Vancouver, Surrey, and Burnaby alone have 48% of the weighted votes (see table and graph) on the Metro Vancouver board of directors, yet they are largely controlled by three civic parties. Many people do not realize that civic parties are a … Continue reading →

[Updated 19-Dec-2011] The word is out that the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors chose its new chair to be Greg Moore (Port Coquitlam Mayor) and vice-chair Raymond Louie (Vancouver, Councillor) at the 9 am board meeting on December 16. We congratulate … Continue reading →

The following message was sent to all Mayors and Councillors in the Metro Vancouver region today, ahead of the inaugural Board of Directors meeting on December 16, 2011.

Today we are urging the public and civic groups to take three actions that can help to change the culture at the Metro Vancouver and make it more transparent, accountable, efficient, and responsive to the public. The board meeting will … Continue reading →

CityCaucus.com today has a good article on the Dec 16 Metro Board meeting and importance of decisions to be made there. Excerpt: “Despite operating budgets in the billions, Metro Vancouver is the level of local government that has virtually no … Continue reading →

The civic election brought back some old faces and brought in some new faces to municipal councils on November 19, 2011. The next most important event for civil society in our entire region is on December 16, when the board … Continue reading →

[Update: 13-Dec-2011] In the interest of encouraging greater transparency and public accountability at TransLink, MetroVanWatch sent the following message to TransLink board chair on Monday, December 5, 2011. As of Dec 13, no response, no acknowledgement of receipt, has been … Continue reading →

The agenda for the next Translink board meeting was posted online today. The agenda is copied below. Information for persons who wish to speak is here: http://www.translink.ca/en/About-Us/TransLink-Governance-and-Board/Public-Input.aspx MetroVanWatch note: For better accountability and transparency, we would like to see all … Continue reading →

MetroVanWatch received this tip from a contributor. The story is covered in an article today by Don Cayo in the Vancouver Sun: http://www.vancouversun.com/columnists/Cayo+Unclear+accounting+hide+things+that+voters+ought+know/5794837/story.html Hint: Vancouver does not do very well. Below is the intro and link to the actual report … Continue reading →