Posts Tagged ‘Burnaby’

Derek Corrigan hurts people in his battles with the provincial government

Posted by Jonathan Ross

A fat bank account and the continuing flow of development-related revenues is the only thing that seems to be of any interest to Burnaby Mayor Corrigan these days.

Mayor Corrigan basks in the admiration of his subjects.

Mayor Corrigan basks in the admiration of his subjects.

He is sitting high with $633 million in the bank, hundreds of millions more in land reserves, and complete control of Council.

Yet with all of this financial capability behind him, Corrigan continues to tell people in his community that affordable housing and homeless shelters are not his responsibility.

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An interview with Councillor Geoff Meggs

Posted by Jonathan Ross

Geoff Meggs provides his thoughts on the issues regarding his motion on the Greater Vancouver Labour Relations Bureau.

Geoff Meggs provides his thoughts on the issues regarding his motion on the Greater Vancouver Labour Relations Bureau.

This morning I conducted an interview with Councillor Geoff Meggs to seek out comments on his motion, which is slated to appear before Council next week.

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FACT OF THE DAY

Vancouver’s West End is 204 hectares and is home to 44,000 people (as at 2006) and has increased 5.8% in the previous 5 years and 66% moved since the last census.  61% speak English as their mother tongue.  The majority are in the 20-39 year old age group.  59% are one person households, with 8,710 families and an average household inome of $38,000.  There is a total of over 28,000 private households.

Quote OF THE DAY

“We’re really asking people to be respectful of the diversity of our community.  People live down here because of the diversity, they feel safe within diversity, and that’s a really important value for us.” – Brent Granby, West End Resident’s Association

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