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Vancouver council’s gas plan goes up in smoke after fierce public pushback

It wasn’t easy, and it was uncomfortably close. But late Wednesday evening, the gas industry’s effort to re-introduce fossil fuel heating in new homes and buildings in Vancouver was mercifully defeated. Mobilizing to confront the climate emergency desperately requires forward momentum. Instead, thanks to the unrelenting persistence of the fossil gas industry, countless Vancouver-area climate […]

Mayor’s Property Tax Retreat Puts Budget Power In City Council’s Hands, Alderman Says

DOWNTOWN — Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) all but declared victory Wednesday night against Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $300 million property tax proposal, less than 24 hours before a special City Council meeting to vote on the measure. “We are in uncharted territory,” Reilly said Wednesday night at the River North Residents Association’s annual meeting. “For the […]