{"id":22014,"date":"2013-07-12T14:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=22014"},"modified":"2013-07-12T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2013-07-12T17:46:28","slug":"neighbourhood-watch-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2013\/07\/12\/neighbourhood-watch-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbourhood Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NeighbourhoodWatch_logo\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/NeighbourhoodWatch_logo.gif\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.<\/p>\n<p>With the\u00a0<a title=\"Colwood to gauge public's taste for A-word\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vicnews.com\/news\/215161581.html\">idea for some form of regional amalgamation<\/a>\u00a0on the minds of many, the City of\u00a0<strong>Colwood<\/strong>\u00a0is turning to residents to find out what they think.\u00a0This fall, a group of residents and council members will begin meeting to look at options for public consultation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maple Ridge<\/strong> residents will have another chance at kicking around the <a title=\"Public to speak on higher densities\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapleridgenews.com\/news\/215164641.html\">concept of higher densities<\/a> in Albion, after council sent a bylaw proposal to a September public hearing Tuesday.\u00a0Some councillors, though, were still cautious about such a concept, used in most Lower Mainland municipalities, in which developers pay extra contributions in return for minor bumping up of the population density of their projects.<\/p>\n<p>A revitalized <strong>Cloverdale<\/strong> Community Association is asking the City of Surrey to <a title=\"Revitalized community association stands up for Cloverdale\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cloverdalereporter.com\/news\/214930461.html\">slow down the pace of residential development<\/a> in the area so the addition of infrastructure and services like new schools, pools and parks can catch up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summerland<\/strong> is another <a title=\"Rural transit service plan rolling along\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pentictonwesternnews.com\/news\/215162221.html\">step closer to having a bus service<\/a> now that the municipality and B.C. Transit have entered into an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>For years <strong>West Kootenay<\/strong> communities have grappled with <a title=\"Editorial: Skate or ...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rosslandnews.com\/opinion\/215123791.html\">the idea and placement of skateboard parks<\/a> in the midst of municipal boundaries. \u00a0Has\u00a0the time come to put the skateboard park back on the front burner?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C. With the\u00a0idea for some form of regional amalgamation\u00a0on the minds of many, the City of\u00a0Colwood\u00a0is turning to residents to find out what they think.\u00a0This fall, a group of residents and council members will begin meeting to look at options for public consultation. 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