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Bill McCreery sums it up best about the NPA’s future

Posted by Jonathan Ross

Bill McCreery sits in the background, looking very unhappy at having to sit and be a greeter at the NPA table. His former party TEAM never made a man of his stature do such things I am sure.

Over the weekend, there was a very telling quote delivered by newly acclaimed NPA City Council candidate Bill McCreery, who is leading the charge for what is “new” within the 73 year old political entity (Bill received his Bachelor of Architecture in 1969 and was a Commissioner on the Vancouver Park Board from 1973-74, and thus has witnessed first-hand the NPA evolve into the young, fresh and dynamic organization it is today).

Mike Howell from the Courier asked McCreery if he was concerned the fact that there was only one race at the nomination meeting this past Saturday.  Here was his response:

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A tale of two approaches

Posted by Jonathan Ross

Well, a tale of one city under two very different administrations.

Well, a tale of one city under two very different administrations.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” cries the first line of Dickens’ classic A Tale of Two Cities.

Depending on your point of view, Vancouver could currently fit into either of those two descriptions, particularly with very difficult budget restraints just around the corner.

That being said, I want to point out the different approaches taken by two different civic administrations to two different civic crises.

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FACT OF THE DAY

In 2010, Vancouver had fewer than half the number of murders than it had in 2009.  There were nine homicides within Vancouver’s city limits, down from 19 killings the previous year.

Quote OF THE DAY

“Perhaps it was my silk dress or the new perfume I’ve been wearing lately. When I asked Suzanne Anton what her New Year’s resolution was, she replied, “To kiss a pretty girl!” and pecked me on the cheek.”  – Writer Emily Barca describing her encounter with the lone NPA City Councillor on New Year’s Eve.

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