Mike Howell

1 week ago | timescolonist.com | Mike Howell |Mike Howell

New crime data from the Vancouver Police Department that covers the first three months of 2025 shows the city experienced its lowest number of violent crimes since 2002. Violent crime decreased by 11.2 per cent between January and March, with offences dropping from 1,342 to 1,192—the lowest number of violent crimes on record since the implementation of the Police Records Information Management Environment system in 2002.

3 weeks ago | timescolonist.com | Mike Howell |Mike Howell

Should Vancouver’s civic elections be run by Elections BC? It was a question that was considered by Vancouver city council at a recent meeting after Coun. Mike Klassen urged his colleagues to support him in exploring the idea of the province’s non-partisan electoral organization taking over what has been a city-run function.

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Mike Howell |Mike Howell

The City of Vancouver has quashed the rezoning of a city-owned property in Kitsilano that a previous council approved in July 2022 to have a 13-storey social housing tower built on the site. The city’s decision was made last month by its legal department in conjunction with city council at an in-camera meeting, but details have only emerged recently, with a residents’ group sharing the news May 26 via its website.

Nov 23, 2024 | timescolonist.com | Mike Howell |Mike Howell

Vancouver council will decide next week whether it will uphold, modify or reverse the city’s policy on banning natural gas for heating and hot water in construction of new detached homes. Council will hear from staff Nov. 26 on a report that recommends building bylaw changes to allow gas in new builds, while still pursing Vancouver’s 2030 climate targets. The city’s current policy to not allow natural gas use for heating and hot water in new detached homes has been in place since 2022.

Nov 21, 2024 | timescolonist.com | Mike Howell |Mike Howell

Mayor Ken Sim announced Thursday that abolition of the elected Vancouver park board and bringing parks and recreation under the control of city council will lead to $70 million in savings over the next decade. In what the mayor described as a streamlining of services, the transition is expected to achieve further savings once a new governance model is established, including millions of dollars in infrastructure project costs.