A national treasure has been wounded, says Mayor Sam Sullivan

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After touring the weather-ravaged areas surrounding Prospect Point in Stanley Park, Mayor Sam Sullivan committed to working with the Park Board to help restore Canada’s national treasure to its former glory.
“You can’t help but feel emotional when you see the damage that Mother Nature has wreaked on what I consider a site of national significance,” says Mayor Sam Sullivan. “It will likely take at least a generation before we see the park restored to its former glory, but I know everyone in our community is committed to making this happen.”

Season’s Greetings

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As 2006 draws to a close, I want to take this opportunity to wish you and your families the very best for the holiday season.

This has been an eventful year for Vancouver, and I believe we have so much to be proud of as a City. As we celebrate another year of Vancouver being named one of the world’s most livable cities, our Council has also recognized the challenges that exist in our communities and I’m very pleased that we have moved forward on a number of important policy initiatives over the past 12 months to address these issues.

Vancouver pilots new Municipal Ticket Information system

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The City of Vancouver is piloting a new Municipal Ticket Information system (MTI), and Mayor Sam Sullivan is applauding the project as an important mechanism for helping to achieve the objectives of the proposed Project Civil City initiative.

The new MTI system will enable City of Vancouver Bylaw Officers and Vancouver Police Officers to issue and serve tickets on the spot to the accused.

Achieving a civil society hinges on humane treatment for its lost souls

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From the Vancouver Sun
Public disorder is not new in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, nor are attempts to eliminate it. Successive mayors, from Philip Owen to Larry Campbell, and now Sam Sullivan, have all called attention to the problem, and have offered various solutions.
This is something we need to keep in mind in assessing the value of Sullivan’s latest initiative, Project Civil City. According to the project’s official document, Sullivan wants to achieve a 50-per-cent reduction in homelessness, the open drug market, aggressive pandhandling and public nuisance and annoyance complaints by 2010.

Vancouver streets home to Canada’s homeless, Mayor tells Ottawa

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Mayor Sam Sullivan today concluded two-and-a-half days of meetings with federal Ministers, MPs and Senators in Ottawa, where he continued to put Vancouver’s most pressing needs on the federal agenda in advance of the 2007 budget.

Homelessness, drug addiction and public disorder were among the key issues raised by Mayor Sullivan, who has met with elected representatives from all federal political parties in Vancouver and Ottawa over the past week. He was accompanied to Ottawa by Councillor Suzanne Anton and Vancouver Police Inspector Scott Thompson.

Council approves 311 system to improve service to citizens

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New decision on operational costs will mean savings for taxpayers

Mayor Sam Sullivan today congratulated Council for moving forward on the implementation of a 311 system and consolidated citizen service centre for Vancouver.

311 will provide a single phone number for non-emergency municipal services and information, and will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week in multiple languages. The system is also expected to result in more streamlined operations and potential cost savings for the City.