City Primer — Part 1 – What Is Municipal Government?
Part one of a six-part series exploring how municipal government works in Vancouver: what cities do, how decisions are made, where municipal powers come from, and why local government often feels both intimate and difficult to navigate.
By Erick VillagomezEDITOR’S NOTE: Vancouver is in the midst of profound urban change. Housing costs, population growth, transportation investments, climate adaptation, and evolving provincial legislation are reshaping both the city and the institutions that govern it. But public debate often proceeds without a shared understanding of how municipal government actually works. Residents encounter rezonings, public hearings, infrastructure projects, housing debates, and council decisions, but the systems... Read more
