I’m not an architect or a planner but I am a resident who has had the good fortune to live in my Dunbar neighborhood for almost 25 years. We’ve raised our two boys here and we love the area, but I do not like what I see. I’m not talking about the demolition of older [...]
As you know I did not seek re-election to the park board, instead choosing to take a step back and focus on career and family. On November 19th the voters of Vancouver gave Vision Vancouver a resounding mandate to continue governing for three more years. To the candidates who ran and were not successful, the [...]
NPA Park Commissioner and former Park Board Chair Ian Robertson announced today that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming civic election to be held in November 2011. “I am very proud of what I have accomplished over the past six years as a Park Commissioner in Vancouver”, says Robertson. “I was motivated [...]
I had planned on attending and speaking at the special Council meeting to discuss the 2011 operating budget. Unplanned and extended business travel at the last minute (I was in Toronto on business) prevented me from returning on time to attend the meeting. Below is my e-mail sent to Mayor and Council on the morning [...]
Under Vision Vancouver’s watch, cuts to the park board budget have been $5.3 million which is over four times more than the previous three boards combined. I understand that we are in challenging economic times however when surveyed, Vancouver residents rank park board services as one of the top three departments that they do not [...]
