Mandatory vote required to restore faith in democracy

With just 52% of the electorate casting a ballot in BC’s 40th General Election, the province’s democracy has hit a new low. It will mark the second lowest turnout in BC’s history and puts into question the legitimacy of a … Read More

The NDP’s failure to inspire now the Greens’ greatest opportunity

This wasn’t the result we were expecting. Now, we’re all scrambling to explain what happened. The media have been clamouring onto the pollsters, calling their methodologies irrelevant. Some are praising Christy Clark’s personality for winning the election, while others are … Read More

Liberal victory sends regional leaders to Victoria

In an upset that no one predicted, the BC Liberals not only secured a fourth term in government, but gained four additional seats in the Legislature. In contrast, the NDP lost three seats, the Conservatives failed to win a seat, … Read More

Carbon bubble could plunge world into financial crisis

A new report suggests that overvaluation in the world’s fossil fuel reserves poses a systemic financial risk to the world economy. According to The Guardian, stock markets are already over inflating the value of these reserves by trillions of dollars.

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Food trucks, summer markets enliven region’s public spaces

The burgeoning trend of tactical urbanism, spreading like wildfire in cities around the world, is beginning to activate public spaces across the region. To be sure, small scale, community-focused urban interventions have long been a part of the City of … Read More

TransLink: What you pay, what you get [infographic]

Last week’s power rail failure along one of SkyTrain’s original 27 year old tracks reminded me of how undervalued our transit system is. It’s not until the system breaks down that we realize how vital transit like SkyTrain is to … Read More

Celebrate Earth Day with Party for the Planet

Surrey’s second annual Party for the Planet Earth Day festival will be held Saturday, April 27 from 10am-9pm at the Central City Plaza. The festival will feature headliner performances by Lights and Hey Ocean on the Main Stage. The City … Read More