Grand opening of #HelloKitty cafe on Robson St - the first in North America! She looks great and kawaii for fifty!
On behalf of City of Vancouver “Kitti Howaitu e yokoso” 🎀

Spotted by the Jack Poole Plaza: Hall of Famer Captain Kirk Kirk McLean McLean and Vancouver Canucks Fin handing out swag and hyping the fans! Round 2, Game 4puck drops tonight at 6:30! 🥅🏒
#GoCanucksGo #TowelPower

This is welcome news!
The province is stepping in --where the city have been trying for years to protect rent affordability and the housing of last resort for some of Vancouver's most vulnerable tenants --legislating new tools to enable the city to regulate SRO vacancy control.

Led by @CAPE-ACME, we urgently call on the BC EAO to stop additional TMX tankers from entering Burrard Inlet until a credible plan exists to protect our health and safety from a catastrophic oil spill.
CANE ACIIE Burnaby For Our Kids Pete Fry John Vaillant
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cape.ca/press_release/…

3 years of consultation w/ staff, residents, public, stakeholders for a 30 year WestEnd waterfront vision: climate resilience, natural systems, sports courts, skate plazas, dog park, active transportation, placemaking,++
Killed by Ken Sim & ABC
More cars and traffic though😕

Nice visit to Vancouver City Hall this morning with hometown hero and international women’s tennis champ Rebecca Marino Rebecca Marino bringing the Billie Jean King Cup #BJKCup Tennis BC Tennis Canada

Horrific, preventable, unnecessary.
Noting in Jorge's follow up: speeding driver went home tonight, while pedestrian in crosswalk went to hospital with a head injury.
He's right of course- w/out enforcement, physical interventions or proactive planning -we've failed VisionZero

Defend Our Coast 🏒🐳

Spent a rainy Sunday evening bearing witness for #RedDressDay -powerful truths and injustices, tears, rage and resistance shared for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-spirit plus, and boys

Thanks for the hat HK House | 香港屋
I’ll wear it with pride, even though I may not be from Hong Kong ;) 🇭🇰

Appreciate the food, friendship and courage of conviction at #VanHKFair happening all day at NorthVan’s Shipya

It’s #FleetWeek - at Shipyards in North Van, an impressive assembly of Canadian navy and ships; Orca class patrol and Kingston class Coastal Defence vessels, and frigates including the newly overhauled HMCS Regina and our namesake the HMCS Vancouver
- open to tour Royal Canadian Navy

Good will and blessings abound for the B.C. Buddhist Festival happening today on the grounds of Vancouver City Hall. 🪷
One Buddha, Many Traditions
bcbuddhistfestival.org

Writers Guild of Canada have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over jobs, pay, and AI.

Important position at a critical juncture, timely urgency to support Canadian creatives and the people who write (and direct, act, and crew) our 🇨🇦stories. #StandwithWGC Writers Guild of Canada

Sights and sounds of Vaisakhi in Vancouver: brightly coloured turbans and saris, curries and cherry blossoms in the air, and the streets echo with tabla and kirtan. Food and smiles abound.

Inspirational new welcoming pole comes to East Van. Delighted to join colleagues and community to witness Kayachtn Pole Raising at Britannia by internationally renowned Sḵwx̱wú7mesh carver Darren Yelton. 🙌🏽
Stunning pole can be found next to carving pavilion just west of rink

Updates to #PoliceAct , unlikely to effect change in Vancouver. Even as mayor's no longer automatically Chair of Board, I predict mandated Council appointment will now happen behind closed doors at behest of Mayor Office, no answers to alleged interference. globalnews.ca/news/10403161/…