Monthly Archives: April 2013

Below we borrow from North Van City Voices, a civic group watching the City of North Vancouver. This is an important event on Thursday, May 2, 2013. We encourage North Shore residents to check it out. We encourage citizens all … Continue reading →

(Updated 7-May-13) As municipalities in the Metro Vancouver region move toward adoption of their “Regional Context Statement,” which must comply with the “Regional Growth Strategy,” they are organizing consultations with their citizens. MetroVanWatch is attempting to get an overview of … Continue reading →

The Metro Vancouver Board of Directors today adopted this document: “Regional Growth Strategy Implementation Guideline #4 – Identifying Frequent Transit Development Areas.” The document is part of the agenda, available for download here (large file, 14.4 MB, in PDF format). The official … Continue reading →

The Metro Vancouver Board meeting was held April 26, 2013. The revised agenda was posted the previous day at 5 pm on the Metro website with some important additional items. Here are some critical topics, with agenda excerpts and MetroVanWatch comments … Continue reading →

We encourage readers to review “Candidates’ Commentaries” for the Metro Vancouver region in the Straight: http://www.straight.com/news/365431/bc-election-2013-metro-vancouver-candidates-commentaries

Originally posted on North Van City Voices:
from The Province today: Langley considers regulating suites a “health and safety issue”.  Recent comments at a CNV Council meeting authorizing suites in duplexes: Bookham urged council to agree to an amendment that…

Originally posted on CityHallWatch: Tools to engage in Vancouver city decisions:
This may be one of the most important announcements made by CityHallWatch since launching in 2010. First, three questions. Do you … (1) Agree citizens have a right to…

Originally posted on North Van City Voices:
North Shore Outlook – Port approves controversial grain terminal expansion. . Residents in the Moodyville neighbourhood are  being pro-active by putting things in place to move ahead with a major neighbourhood change.  …

(Update – agenda were posted on April 5 for the following week agenda. See links below.) This is just a “heads up” notice to anyone watching Metro Vancouver. The monthly cycle of meetings is a busy as ever (see list … Continue reading →

MetroVanWatch encourages the public to watch municipal financial issues carefully and be involved. Here is a recommended event. http://www.metrovancouver.org/region/breakfasts/Pages/default.aspx Paying For Our Cities (A Metro Vancouver Sustainability Community Breakfast) Thursday, April 11, 2013 from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM British … Continue reading →