Sam’s Blog

Today is the day for all members of the BC Liberal Party who live in the Vancouver-False Creek riding to vote for their representative in the next provincial election. You…

Wednesday, February 20 is Voting Day. All of you who are members of the BC Liberal Party and live in the Vancouver False Creek riding will be eligible to vote…

In 1857 Capt George Richards sailed his HMS Plumper from the Arctic, where he had been searching for John Franklin’s lost ships, to the West Coast. He had been commissioned…

For some time now whenever we hear conversations regarding British Columbia’s economy it is prefaced by phrases such as ‘global economic uncertainty’, ‘uncertain times’ or ‘backdrop of uncertainty’.  The phrases…

False Creek plays a central role in the lives of many who live in or visit Vancouver.  Walking, running or riding around the Seawall, taking in an event at BC…

British Columbians enjoy a good health care system. It is admired the world over. But that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have its challenges nor that it isn’t tremendously expensive.…

Over the past couple months I’ve been listening to residents of Vancouver-False Creek about what they consider important for the Provincial Government to focus on. Two themes continue to emerge…

Communities like our Vancouver-False Creek riding are becoming far more multicultural and multilingual. Some time ago I realized how important and respectful it was for neighbours to communicate a simple…

I often have to explain to residents of Vancouver-False Creek that they are some of the most environmentally responsible people in Canada. Here are a few things to consider. Downtown…

I recently hosted a campaign reception for Olympic Village residents at the Tap and Barrel restaurant.  Six years ago I was in that exact spot wearing a hard hat, surrounded…