Congratulations to Little Mountain Baseball Club and their win this past weekend at the BC Little League Championship that was played out at Moody Park in New Westminster.  Little Mountain will represent BC and head off to the Canadian Little League Championship being held in Ancaster, ON.  A win there and they are off to the “show”, [...]

Last Monday July 19 Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon brought forward a motion to hold a plebiscite on cetaceans in captivity in November 2011.  The motion failed 5-2 with my vote being one of the five.  I’m not using this space to debate the pros and cons of cetaceans in captivity – lots has and will continue to [...]

At the Park Board’s Services and Budget Committee meeting on July 20, staff reviewed two proposals to retain the Bloedel Conservatory.  One from LMTP Inc. and the other from Friends of the Bloedel (FOTB) and the Van Dusen Gardens Society (VDGS).  Both have plusses and minuses but at the end of the day, the committee [...]

Kudos to the Federal Government, Treasury Board President Stockwell Day and Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore for stepping in to swiftly bring the debate of changing the name of Stanley Park to an end. As I said on the Bill Good Show on Monday morning this issue had the potential to divide the city and [...]

At the official opening of the Klahowya Village in Stanley Park a First Nations member remarked on the possibility of changing the name of Stanley Park to Xwayxway (pronounced kwhykway).  What a bad idea. Now anyone who knows me will tell you I am one of the most tolerant people around but this name change thing [...]

With apologies to Britney Spears I couldn’t resist using a line from one of her songs to call to attention Vision Vancouver’s latest attempt to take credit for work that previous Park Boards have accomplished. First it was one VV Commissioner taking personal credit for funding a new skateboard park and BMX track when this [...]

NPA Park Commissioner Ian Robertson says critical summer programs for children are being cut while homeless chickens are looked after Vancouver, BC – Park Commissioner Ian Robertson is questioning Vision Vancouver’s priorities as summer programs affecting hundreds of families across the city are cut. Full-time summer programs at parks such as Burrardview Park are being [...]

As some of you may know the Park Board is in the process of recruiting a new General Manager to replace Susan Mundick who chose to take early retirement after 11 successful years.  What you probably don’t know is the job description approved by a majority of Park Board Commissioners now has the General Manager [...]

The Bloedel Conservatory and efforts to save it are still making headlines.  In a recent Globe and Mail article by Frances Bula here, she reports that sources close to city hall reveal the Mayor’s office is working on a plan to save the Conservatory.  While I welcome his Worship’s involvement, it’s interesting to note that none of Vision’s park [...]

On Saturday January 16 I had the pleasure of attending the official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Mt. Pleasant Centre at 1 Kingsway. What a fabulous facility! The Centre contains a community centre with a state-of-the-art fitness centre, full-size gymnasium , climbing wall and a community kitchen. In addition to a community centre, the facility [...]