A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.
A Vancouver city councillor says it’s not practical for Vancouver to host the upcoming Winter Olympics, despite a growing online petition calling for the Games to be moved out of Russia to protest the country’s anti-gay laws. Coun. Geoff Meggs said welcoming the Olympics back to Vancouver would not be “like putting fresh sheets on the guest bed.”
The City of Port Alberni’s website has escaped a municipal software hacking that hit the District of Maple Ridge, City of Abbotsford, Oak Bay, City of Victoria and others. City manager of information services Jeff Pelech said the issue was first discovered elsewhere in early July in land utilties software that many municipalities in B.C. use.
Mayor Wayne Wright is bringing a New Westminster resident’s idea to repair the Pattullo Bridge to TransLink for consideration. Justin Ball has a proposal for a way to repair the Pattullo Bridge and avoid the cost of building a new one. Ball worked for a company that used fabric formwork technology in England about 15 years ago and says he has seen it successfully implemented in Europe and the Middle East.
Two projects located in Surrey have received Silver Awards of Excellence from the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA). These projects are: Surrey Service Centre (Award: Electrical Contractor up to $2 Million) and RCMP “E” Division Headquarters Relocation (Award: President’s Trade Award)
Nearly a year after winning a crucial official community plan amendment, one of the largest proposed residential developments in the City of North Vancouver in recent years will be coming before the public and council this fall. Concert Properties’ and Knightsbridge Properties’ proposed Harbourside redevelopment came to City of North Vancouver council July 29 for an update on the substantial geotechnical work the proponents must do in order to build a series of highrises at sea level.