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Leaked memo says Vancouver's 'back to basics' budget will mean slashing 400 jobs

Leaked memo says Vancouver's 'back to basics' budget will mean slashing 400 jobs
06.11.2025 7

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Leaked memo says Vancouver's 'back to basics' budget will mean slashing 400 jobs The draft budget contemplates spending cuts in 12 of 20 areas, and spending freezes in two. Five departments will get spending boosts. Read more.

06.11.2025 3

The Province

Dan Fumano

Vancouver police and fire departments are over budget by combined $21 million

Vancouver police and fire departments are over budget by combined $21 million
04.11.2025 2

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Vancouver police and fire departments are over budget by combined $21 million Vancouver Police Department's provisional budget for 2026 is $497 million, an increase of more than 40 per cent from 2022

04.11.2025 8

The Province

Dan Fumano

Vancouver loses 'a culinary community centre' with sudden closure of Floata Seafood Restaurant

Vancouver loses 'a culinary community centre' with sudden closure of Floata Seafood Restaurant
31.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Vancouver loses 'a culinary community centre' with sudden closure of Floata Seafood Restaurant Often called Canada's largest Chinese restaurant, Floata's size and layout allowed it to fill a crucial role as a community hub in Chinatown. Its abrupt closure has come as a sad shock to many

31.10.2025 10

The Province

Dan Fumano

Future uncertain for thousands of planned homes after Vancouver council rejects city-owned development corporation

Future uncertain for thousands of planned homes after Vancouver council rejects city-owned development corporation
23.10.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Future uncertain for thousands of planned homes after Vancouver council rejects city-owned development corporation Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim declined to say what council's rejection of a city-owned development corporation will mean for the six planned projects, but said it 'didn't help'

23.10.2025 4

The Province

Dan Fumano

'Sea change:' Vancouver city council rezones thousands of properties in Broadway and Cambie corridors

'Sea change:' Vancouver city council rezones thousands of properties in Broadway and Cambie corridors
22.10.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Vancouver council directs city staff to slash $100 million from next year's operating budget

Vancouver council directs city staff to slash $100 million from next year's operating budget
22.10.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Vancouver council rejects plan to create city-owned 'enterprise' to develop market housing

Vancouver council rejects plan to create city-owned 'enterprise' to develop market housing
22.10.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

'Sea change:' Vancouver rezones thousands of properties in Broadway and Cambie corridors Vancouver's sweeping rezoning of more than 4,200 properties aims to shorten the development process by a year or more.

22.10.2025 90

The Province

Dan Fumano

Vancouver council directs city staff to slash $100 million from next year's operating budget Councillors from outside the majority ABC party expressed frustration at the lack of details available about the mayor's proposed spending cuts

22.10.2025 2

The Province

Dan Fumano

Vancouver council rejects plan to create city-owned 'enterprise' to develop market housing The plan was supported by all seven members of ABC Vancouver, but each of the four councillors not affiliated with ABC proposed a series of amendments

22.10.2025 2

The Province

Dan Fumano

Vancouver council rejects plan to create city-owned 'enterprise' to develop market housing

Vancouver council rejects plan to create city-owned 'enterprise' to develop market housing
22.10.2025 5

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Vancouver council rejects plan to create city-owned 'enterprise' to develop market housing The plan was supported by all seven members of ABC Vancouver, but each of the four councillors not affiliated with ABC proposed a series of amendments

22.10.2025 2

The Province

Dan Fumano

Vancouver council directs city staff to slash $100 million from next year's operating budget

09.10.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Vancouver council directs city staff to slash $100 million from next year's operating budget Councillors from outside the majority ABC party expressed frustration at the lack of details available about the mayor's proposed spending cuts

09.10.2025 4

The Province

Dan Fumano

'Sea change:' Vancouver city council rezones thousands of properties in Broadway and Cambie corridors

08.10.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

'Sea change:' Vancouver rezones thousands of properties in Broadway and Cambie corridors Vancouver's sweeping rezoning of more than 4,200 properties aims to shorten the development process by a year or more.

08.10.2025 3

The Province

Dan Fumano

As Vancouver city hall braces for job cuts, 'top-heavy' management structure could be targeted

03.10.2025 9

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

As Vancouver city hall braces for job cuts, 'top-heavy' management structure could be targeted Some people inside and outside Vancouver city hall believe several non-union, management roles — what the city calls "exempt staff" — could be targeted for job cuts.

03.10.2025 9

The Province

Dan Fumano

'The right to stay cool'? Why a growing chorus of experts say B.C. needs legal reform in changing climate

23.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

'The right to stay cool'? Why a growing chorus of experts say B.C. needs legal reform in changing climate 'As summers get hotter, this is a matter of life and death,' says First United executive director Amanda Burrows.

23.09.2025 8

The Province

Dan Fumano

'It's bad for democracy': Former politicians plan to challenge B.C.'s electoral system in court

18.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

'It's bad for democracy': Former politicians plan to challenge B.C.'s electoral system in court Dan Fumano: Over the years, there have been referendums and many debates about whether B.C. cities should scrap the at-large system in favour of something else, usually wards. But this could mark the first time the system is challenged in court.

18.09.2025 10

The Province

Dan Fumano

A family business is shocked that their landlord wants them out after decades. Their landlord is the City of Vancouver

11.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

A family business is shocked that their landlord wants them out after decades. Their landlord is the City of Vancouver Dan Fumano: City staff's recent recommendation to turf the well-loved Shaughnessy Restaurant in favour of a new operator has left many mystified

11.09.2025 10

The Province

Dan Fumano

'A bit of a disaster:' New wave of stop-work orders halt five laneway house projects in Vancouver

02.09.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Public libraries aren't just a place to borrow books — and B.C.'s are at a 'breaking point'

30.08.2025 6

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Public libraries aren't just a place to borrow books — and B.C.'s are at a 'breaking point' Dan Fumano: Without provincial funding keeping pace with local government funding, library directors say they're struggling

29.08.2025 6

The Province

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B.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments

27.08.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

B.C. says it will strengthen oversight of municipal governments The B.C. government says it will explore implementing mandatory codes of conduct for local governments and strengthening enforcement

27.08.2025 9

The Province

Dan Fumano

Stop-work orders point to 'systemic problem,' Vancouver homebuilder says

20.08.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Stop-work orders point to 'systemic problem,' Vancouver homebuilder says Dan Fumano: After Vancouver halted construction on several multiplex developments, builders worry the confusion could negatively impact the province's goals of boosting housing production and adding gentle density to cities.

20.08.2025 10

The Province

Dan Fumano

Subscriber only. Exclusive: 'Serious safety risk': Work halted on several Vancouver multiplex projects built too close to power lines Dan Fumano: Vancouver's highly touted multiplex zoning aims to pack more homes onto residential lots, but at least nine projects under construction have been hit with stop-work orders after the city determined they were too close to high-voltage overhead power lines.

18.08.2025 10

The Province

Dan Fumano

Subscriber only. Exclusive: 'Serious safety risk': Work halted on several Vancouver multiplex projects built too close to power lines

18.08.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he'll push to release severance details for departed city manager

15.08.2025 20

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says he'll push to release severance details for departed city manager Dan Fumano: After city hall refused Postmedia's requests to disclose the severance pay of the recently departed city manager, Mayor Ken Sim said he believes 'Vancouverites have a right to know' and will push for the information's release at the next council meeting.

15.08.2025 5

The Province

Dan Fumano

Vancouver city hall refuses to disclose ex-city manager's severance pay, breaking with tradition Dan Fumano: The decision to replace Vancouver's city manager last month may just be the best possible outcome for the city's taxpayers — but it's also reasonable for those taxpayers to want to know how much that decision cost them

12.08.2025 10

The Province

Dan Fumano

Vancouver city hall refuses to disclose ex-city manager's severance pay, breaking with tradition

12.08.2025 10

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Developer proposes a 'more-nuanced approach' to foreign investment in B.C. housing

02.08.2025 8

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Developer proposes a 'more-nuanced approach' to foreign investment in B.C. housing Dan Fumano: It remains to be seen whether governments — and the voters who elect them — might be open to encouraging some type of foreign investment in real estate, with certain restrictions. But one local CEO is floating an idea.

02.08.2025 4

The Province

Dan Fumano

Vancouver's new city manager will get pay bump to tackle a tough job

01.08.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

Vancouver's new city manager will get pay bump to tackle a tough job City Hall is refusing to say how much severance Vancouver taxpayers will be paying Paul Mochrie, who left the city a week ago

01.08.2025 7

The Province

Dan Fumano

A new 'blueprint' for infrastructure? Some say $250-million federal announcement underscores need for systemic change

31.07.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

'That model is dead': B.C. Premier, housing minister rebuff developers' request for foreign real estate investment

31.07.2025 3

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano

A new 'blueprint' for infrastructure? Some say $250-million federal announcement underscores need for systemic change Dan Fumano: B.C. Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Ravi Kahlon hopes $250M commitment could be 'a blueprint' for future infrastructure funding from the federal government

31.07.2025 4

The Province

Dan Fumano

'That model is dead:' B.C. Premier, housing minister rebuff developers' request for foreign real estate investment

31.07.2025 3

The Province

Dan Fumano

'That model is dead:' B.C. Premier, housing minister rebuff developers' request for foreign real estate investment

31.07.2025 4

Vancouver Sun

Dan Fumano