Mike Howell
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Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Abandoned non-emergency calls to VPD reached 91,193 in 2022
Abandoned non-emergency calls by citizens to Vancouver Police Department reached 91K+ in 2022, a 10-year high in a trend involving E-Comm 911 call centre. → Read More
Map: Vancouver neighbourhoods hit with graffiti in 2022
Map: Vancouver neighbourhoods hit with graffiti in 2022, with Chinatown, Strathcona, business district seeing increases since pandemic delcared in 2020. → Read More
More than 1,000 volunteers counting homeless this week in Metro Vancouver
More than 1,000 volunteers counting homeless this week in Metro Vancouver in first count since pandemic declared in 2020, when numbers totalled 3,634. → Read More
Growing traffic congestion increases bus delays in Metro Vancouver region
Bus ridership is currently greater than pre-pandemic ridership of all other transit modes combined. → Read More
Shaughnessy homeowner operating illegal rooming house for students
Chi Wah (Shirley) Pang was convicted in April 2022 of running an illegal short-term rental business in the same house. → Read More
Vancouver mayor backs 10.7% property tax increase for 2023
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim backs 10.7% property tax increase for 2023 after staff proposed a 9.7% hike to help balance an operating budget worth $1.9 billion. → Read More
Here's why some Vancouver homeowners may not see a tax hike in 2023
Some Vancouver homeowners may not see a property tax hike in 2023, which city staff has proposed be 9.7% to cover new costs including more police officers. → Read More
Vancouver cuts emissions by 10% but still unlikely to meet climate change goals by 2030
Vancouver cuts emissions by 10%, but still unlikely to meet climate change goals by 2030; natural gas use in homes, buildings account for 55% of pollution. → Read More
Vancouver council unanimous in plan to hire 58 mental health workers
Vancouver city council unanimous Tuesday in plan to have Vancouver Coastal Health hire 58 mental health workers at a cost of $2.8 million this year. → Read More
Vancouver's Granville Bridge $50M upgrade doesn't include suicide prevention fence
Vancouver’s Granville Bridge upgrade begins this week but doesn’t include an estimated $16M budget to install suicide prevention fencing along the span. → Read More
Health agency wants 32 staff for new mental health 'de-escalation program' in Vancouver
Vancouver Coastal Health wants 32 staff for mental health ‘de-escalation program’ in Vancouver to respond to people whose mental health is deteriorating. → Read More
Country lanes: What are they and why does this Vancouver councillor want to see more?
Vancouver Coun. Mike Klassen wants city staff to add more ‘country lanes’ like the one in his neighbourhood to help with sustainability & build community. → Read More
Vancouver council set to approve $2.8M for 58 mental health workers
Mayor Ken Sim: ‘We have an opportunity to set a new standard in North America for a modern and compassionate approach towards addressing the complex and often interlinked challenges regarding public safety and mental health’ → Read More
Sex offender files complaint with Matsqui Institution over lack of books in Bengali language
Convicted sex offender files complaint with Matsqui Institution, files grievance with warden over lack of books available in his native Bengali language. → Read More
ABC Vancouver spent $2M to elect Ken Sim and running mates
$2M was spent to elect Ken Sim and running mates in a civic election that saw the new party elect all its candidates for council, school and park board. → Read More
Q&A: Vancouver police chief talks decriminalization, Heiltsuk Nation apology, crime trends
Vancouver police chief Adam Palmer talks decriminalization, Heiltsuk Nation apology, crime trends and why his contract was extended until September 2025. → Read More
City of Vancouver collected $29.2M in building permit fees in 2022
Auditor general finds deficiencies in administration of fees, valuation method used in processing permits → Read More
Mayor Ken Sim declares Vancouver 'open for business again'
Mayor Ken Sim declares Vancouver, BC 'open for business again' in first state of the city address to more than 700 people at board of trade event Jan. 24. → Read More
Break-ins to vehicles, businesses continue to plummet in Vancouver
Theft from automobiles dropped from 16,488 reports in 2019 to 7,038 last year. → Read More
Vancouver's shared electric scooter service delayed until 2024
City staff has yet to prepare a request for proposals to launch the service. → Read More