A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.
Controversy surrounding the development of the Southlands in Tsawwassen continues as Mayor Lois Jackson’s advises councillors to be cautious in voicing their position on the proposed development.
Another big hit against smoking in public spaces with Metro Vancouver’s decision to will impose a ban on smoking in almost all areas of its regional parks.
City are growing….and so are their families as the City of Burnaby’s international family just got a bit larger as it expanded to include Zhongshan City, China.
Good news for many Surrey residents living in poor living conditions as the City is cracking down on ill-maintained buildings with the revision of their Standards of Maintenance bylaw.
Good news for homeowners and motorists as Metro Vancouver is experimenting with alternative ways to fund Translink tax shipping containers that moves through local port terminals.
B.C. cities remain deeply suspicious of the province’s plan to unleash a municipal auditor-general to uncover their wasteful spending despite government assurances the findings will be non-binding. But this has sparked others to state that it is resources they need instead.
Local elections may take the giant digital leap within the next couple of years as citizens may be able to remotely vote over the Internet to elect their mayor and council as early as 2014.
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