Archive for October 17th, 2004

Sunday, October 17th, 2004

Tri-Cities Transit Follies

In news closer to home, the Tri-Cites (the one consisting of Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore, and Belcarra) are to be subjected to a light rail system. I think this is the wrong choice, a sentiment reinforced by a conversation with my dad, who works for SkyTrain. This makes him both something of an […]

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Sunday, October 17th, 2004

Welcome to Vancouver, A Ward-Free Zone

Despite Global’s overenthusiastic headline, Vancouver gave a tepid no (link permanence not guaranteed) to wards in a vote on Saturday. Turnout was 22.6%, less than half the Olympic plebiscite voting rate, and much less than the last civic election. Final score was 54-46 for No. Let me make a few guesses about the reasons for […]

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