Vancouver Mayor eager to learn Punjabi and Sikhism
Photo and story by Gian Singh Kotli Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan won many hearts when he delivered a brief speech in a flawless Punjabi accent on September 4 at Gurdwara…
Mayor Sam Sullivan Welcomes His Holiness The Dalai Lama to Vancouver for the Official Inauguration of the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education
Mayor Sam Sullivan and the trustees from the Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education welcomed his Holiness toVancouvertoday for the official inauguration of the Center and the beginning of…
Mayor pleased with Federal decision to extend permit of supervised injection site
The announcement by the Federal Government that they would extend the permit for research purposes to Vancouver's supervised injection site (Insite) until December 31, 2007, was welcome news. "We strongly…
Seattle visit offers chance to promote 2010 cooperation and cross-border tourism
Mayor Sullivan spent two days in Seattle in August, meeting with Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, as well as Seattle's 2010 Committee, local transit authorities, waste management experts and environmental researchers.…
Mayor Sullivan encourages Vancouverites to experience the 2006 Fair at the PNE
Mayor Sam Sullivan is inviting residents and visitors to enjoy one of Vancouver’s favourite annual events, the Fair at the PNE, as it opens this Saturday with free admission from 9:00 am to noon.
“The Fair at the PNE is a wonderful tradition enjoyed by families throughout Vancouver and from across the Province,” said Mayor Sullivan. “By making the event free to everyone on the morning of August 19, I hope we will see not only long-time fans of the Fair, but also people who will be attending for the first time.”
Vancouver’s idling bylaw education and enforcement campaign begins
An education campaign focused on showing how reducing idling makes good environmental and financial sense will be accompanied this fall with enforcement of Vancouver's idling bylaw. The educational campaign focuses…
Hotel to be Social Housing
From CKNW 980AM It's an unusual use for a heritage building but Vancouver City Council has approved an initiative to turn a 100-year old hotel into low income housing. The…
City on the Move
Greetings from City Hall! As summer moves into full swing, your City Council has been hard at work on a number of initiatives. Over the past month, residents and businesses have also surely noticed that the level of activity in our city has reached a fever pitch, with thousands of visitors in Vancouver for events such as the World Urban Forum, World Peace Forum and World Planners Congress.
The EcoDensity Initiative
A Local Initiative to Become Part of the Global Solution "In order to become a truly sustainable city, we must do more to increase the densification of our neighbourhoods, and…