TEAM would overturn the plan and ensure residents have a say in what happens in their neighbourhoods VANCOUVER (July 10, 2026) -- The "Villages" Plan is a sneak attack on residents and their neighbourhoods that must be stopped, says TEAM for a Livable Vancouver. A TEAM-majority City Council would rescind the plan and launch a neighbourhood consultation process that is fundamental to a democratic, well-functioning city. “No wonder people are angry,” said TEAM mayoral candidate

Budget Task Force’s most basic recommendation not implemented VANCOUVER (July 3, 2026) – In April 2023, after imposing a 10.7% tax increase on beleaguered ratepayers, Ken Sim appointed a panel of six financial analysts and accountants to find the efficiencies he had promised voters in the 2022 campaign. They produced their report some nine months later. The aim was to steer Vancouver “towards a more financially sustainable and operationally efficient future.” An Implementa

by Carol Volkart Smart Density Vancouver’s booth at 33rd and Mackenzie Street drew a stream of visitors on June 26 to discuss the city’s Villages Plan. A small community group with big ambitions has launched a grassroots battle against the Villages Plan, which urban experts have warned could destabilize communities, create winners and losers and cause urban blight without producing affordability. “We hope this is the beginning of a city-wide movement,” said Smart Density Vanc