E3-499 Backing down and loving it

E3-499 Backing down and loving it

From Cambie Report by Leg-in-Boot Media

June 5, 2025 · 39 min

About this episode

The episode discusses various local issues including a memorial event, housing projects, and governance debates in Metro Vancouver.

An emergency motion for a Lapu Lapu Day tragedy memorial event surprises even Filipino BC. The Kitsilano Coalition is happy to see the city concede on the planned supportive housing project. The Vancouver Renters’ Office also isn’t coming back anytime soon. Metro Vancouver and the Langleys debate governance and policing. But with luck, we’ll see a new worker-owned co-op news outlet in the Tri-Cities, Burnaby, and New West 00:55 Strange Developments: Lapu Lapu Day Tragedy Memorial 06:35 Kitsilano Coalition’s Victory Against Supportive Housing 09:20 Vancouver Park Board Controversy 12:44 Vancouver Renter’s Office Debate 15:47 Ken Sim’s Defamation Lawsuit 17:24 Granville Street Entertainment District Plan 27:43 Langley Policing Dispute 32:09 Worker-Owned Co-op News Outlet 34:42 Vancouveratta – Invasive Wall Lizards Links Community Update l Tuesday, June 3 — Filipino BC B.C. Filipino community group upset with Vancouver city council’s sudden Lapu Lapu Day memorial event decision Have the Doors Closed on New BC Supportive Housing? | The Tyee Dissolution of Vancouver Park Board on pause: City Motion to bring back Vancouver renter office…

Topics covered

  • Lapu Lapu Day
  • supportive housing
  • Vancouver governance
  • policing
  • worker-owned co-op
  • community issues

Keywords

  • Lapu Lapu Day
  • supportive housing
  • Vancouver Renters’ Office
  • Ken Sim
  • Kitsilano Coalition
  • Langley policing
  • worker-owned co-op

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kitsilano Coalition, Vancouver Renters’ Office

Places: Metro Vancouver, Langleys, Tri-Cities, Burnaby, New West

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