Election Headlines, Nov 17 – Nov 19

• The Straight Slate for the 2011 for the municipal elections across Metro Vancouver
• Business partners lock horns over mayoral candidates
• Georgia Straight questionnaire: Vancouver council hopefuls state their views
• Candidates for mayor tweet their campaign slogans
• Who should you vote for?  A guide to the attack dogs, workaholics, and more of Vancouver city council
• Vancouver’s Creative Space Crunch
• Vancouver housing authority proposed by COPE
• You candidates’ answer to out arts and culture survey
• Local publications offer political endorsements:  Round two
• How Anton turned Occupy Vancouver into an election issue
• Vancouver civic election “compass”
• Polls open Saturday for the 100th election in the City’s 125-year history
• Suzanne Anton bases her politics on the free-enterprise model

Check out our latest updates

Hello Vancouverites!

There are only a few more days until the election.  In order to get you into voting mode we urge you to revisit our survey responses, which have recently been updated. Click the appropriate link to view the responses from the Parks Board Candidates, Mayoral Candidates, and Council Candidates.

Additionally, we want to get a better idea of what your priorities are.  So we urge you to fill out the VPSN’s one question survey.  The question?  It’s 20 years from now in Vancouver.  If your vision for the city succeeds, what is THE BIG CHANGE everyone will be talking about?  You can register your responses here.  Responses will be posted on the Vancouver Votes home page.

Election Headlines, Nov 14th – 16th

• If this is Monday, there must be another Vancouver election poll. Or Three.
• Municipal spending grows four times faster than population
• Ex-NPA campaign manager Bob Ransford and former mayors Harcourt and Campbell endorse Mayor Gregor Robertson
• Election issues overshadowed by the Occupy protest
• Vancouver and Housing Affordability
• Interview – Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver’s Randy Helten
• Parties talk spending as Vancouver election looms
• Vancouver’s Top Election Issues, if not Pre-Occupied
• Tax and shift
• Arts advocates want answers from candidates
• Vision pegs NPA’s promises at estimated $390 million
• Intelligent, arrogant and out of touch: Vancouver residents on Robertson, Anton
• “De-growth” makes its debut on the Vancouver civic election ballot
• Meet Vision Vancouver park board candidate Niki Sharma
• Video:  Park candidates put Vision Vancouver on the defensive
• Vision, NPA both demonstrate need for remedial math as they issue scare stories about out of control spending
• Three solutions to Vancouver’s housing and homelessness crisis
• Mayor Gregor Robertson promises expanded bus service and late-night transit

Election Headlines, Nov 11th – 13th

ARTICLES

• Thoughts on a Manufactured Mayoral Debate
• Central Park
• Passive negligence of the arts no longer an option, says Vision Vancouver
• Sandy Garossino on affordability and real estate speculation
• Five basic things you need to know about the Vancouver civic election
• How the Occupy protest became the defining issue in Vancouver election
• Nicole Benson: Tackling the powerlessness of Vancouver residents
• Vancouver Vote Map comes to the aid of confused voters
• If Vision Vancouver doesn’t win a majority, it will be because it took its supporters for granted
• Poll has Anton (42.8%) within striking distance of Robertson (48.7%)
• Videos: Park candidates put Vision Vancouver on the defensive

Check out the Candidates’ Survey Responses!

The Vancouver Public Space Network has compiled the responses to our Candidates’ Survey. Go to the drop down menu above – Candidates’ Survey Responses for a look at what the candidates for the Parks Board, Mayor and Council have to say!

Election Headlines, Nov 7 – Nov 10

• Occupy Vancouver protestors disrupt mayoral debate on housing
• Mayoral candidates debate against the public
• Occupy Vancouver camper wins Last Candidate Standing election debate
• Central Park: NPArks
• Why we (still) don’t bike
• Running against developers in condolandia
• COPE releases Vancouver civic election platform
• NPA candidate Sean Bickerton concerned about gay bashing in Vancouver
• Advance polls open today (Nov. 9)
• NPA Candidate calls for moratorium on laneway housing
• Vision promises free family days at pools and rinks subject to economy improving
• Interview: Vision’s Geoff Meggs on the affordability crisis, Occupy Vancouver, and Operation Solidarity
• Get your municipal vote on
• Sandy Garossino: independent solutions to partisan problems
• Explainer:  Voting in Vancouver
• Gregor Robertson’s Planning Policies meet opposition from Neighbourhoods for a Sustainable Vancouver.

Upcoming event: Vancouver’s Green Future

Cascadia Green Building Council is hosting an evening discussion on green issues in Vancouver and has invited Vision Vancouver, the Non-Partisan Association, the Green Party and the Coalition of Progressive Electors to speak.  $5 or free for members of Cascadia.  More info available here.

When: Wednesday Nov. 16, 5pm-7pm

Where: HiVE Vancouver, 128 West Hastings, Suite 210

Backgrounders on Election Issues

Over the past few weeks, mayoral candidates Anton and Robertson have spoken at great lengths about homelessness and will debate the issue on November 7th . To view a fact sheet on homelessness and what progress the City has made over the past three years, click here or check out our Election Issues – Homelessness page.

Additionally, the voters will be asked three capital spending plans when they vote on November 19th.  Be prepared by checking out this summary of the questions and their implications.

Last Candidate Standing – only a few seats available

The 2011 edition of Last Candidate Standing is an election mixer and rotating debate that’s open to all mayoral and council candidates.  The event will be hosted by author and broadcaster Steve Burgess and is a co-production of the Vancouver Public Space Network (VPSN) and UBC’s School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture.

Sunday, November 6, 2011 from 7:00 to 9:30 PM at UBC Robson Square.

Last Candidate Standing is FREE but you need to sign up to attend. 

Register now because there are only a few seats for the event remaining.  To save your spot, visit our EventBrite registration page: http://www.lastcandidatestanding.eventbrite.com

Candidate Forums for this week

Park Board Candidate Forum

Tuesday, October 25, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Britannia Community Services Centre

1661 Napier Street (@ Commercial Drive), Vancouver, BC
All forums take place in the Secondary School Auditorium

Council Candidate Meetings

October 26, 2011 6:45 pm

Residents Association Mount Pleasant

Heritage Hall – 3102 Main street @ 15^th Ave.

Thursday Oct 27, 2011

Mayor and Council Forum
Location: Britannia Auditorium 1001 Cotton Drive
6:30-8:30 pm
Contact: Brenda Coombs 604-718-5808

 Killarney Council Candidate Forum

7:00 PM

Killarney Community Centre, 6260 Killarney Street

 Marpole

7:30- 9:00pm

1305 West 70^th Ave/at Hudson

PAM HALL ROOM