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Mike Howell
Recent Work by Mike
Reliance on property taxes 'neither sustainable nor resilient' for B.C. municipalities
Vancouver budget report addresses ongoing concern over need for municipal finance reform
Dec 3, 2024 4:04 PM
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Vancouver council stays course on natural gas ban in new homes
ABC Vancouver Coun. Rebecca Bligh switches earlier vote, which now keeps policy from 2022 in place
Nov 27, 2024 10:18 PM
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Vancouver's 2025 draft operating budget reaches $2.36 billion
A property tax hike of 5.5 per cent is recommended to balance the budget, which includes a $434-million request from the Vancouver Police Department.
Nov 25, 2024 4:00 PM
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To ban or not to ban natural gas in construction of Vancouver detached homes?
City creates frequently-asked-questions document to clarify confusion leading up to Nov. 26 vote on controversial policy.
Nov 23, 2024 8:00 AM
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Mayor Ken Sim says abolition of elected park board will mean $70M in savings
Park board chair: "This is a centralization of power that does not benefit the people in Vancouver."
Nov 21, 2024 2:03 PM
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Vancouver police department seeks $22.8M increase for 2025 budget
Request comes as VPD predicts it will be over budget this year by approximately $9 million.
Nov 19, 2024 12:30 PM
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Vancouver falls short of first-year housing target set by provincial government
City staff says "unprecedented volume of projects in-stream," which will surpass five-year target of 28,900 completed homes
Nov 8, 2024 12:00 PM
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Christine Boyle announces resignation from Vancouver city council
Boyle was elected Oct. 19 as the NDP MLA for Vancouver-Little Mountain
Oct 29, 2024 1:10 PM
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Vancouver police could soon have access to the city’s 221 traffic cameras
Pivot Legal Society, BC Civil Liberties Association raise privacy concerns
Oct 25, 2024 2:05 PM
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ABC Vancouver city councillor holds meetings with CSIS officials
Lenny Zhou met twice with Canadian Security Intelligence Service since October 2022 to "see how I can protect myself and protect Canada."
Oct 24, 2024 4:30 PM
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