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This Week at Vancouver City Council: Libraries, Washrooms, and Advisory Committees

This is our first Watch Council Alert since the recent federal election and by-election (read our reaction blog post here ). Vancouver...

4 days ago

Left to right: Councillors-elect Lucy Maloney (Onecity), Sean Orr (COPE) On April 5th, over 65,000 Vancouver residents lined up to elect...

Apr 7

All but one party pledged to take action on WTC’s Hot Pink Paper Campaign if elected to Vancouver City Council. Vancouver residents will...

Mar 19

Women Transforming Cities, together with women's organizations across the country, signed a joint news release by the Canadian Research...

Mar 14

Last week, YWCA Vancouver announced the nominees for the 2025 Women of Distinction Awards. WTC celebrates former Co-Chair Dr. Joy...

Mar 10

What Happened On Wednesday, February 26th, Mayor Sim and five councillors from the ABC Party voted in favour of a motion to “freeze” the...

Feb 28

A few weeks ago, Mayor Ken Sim, who leads the ABC Party, dropped a bombshell announcement about his plans for the Downtown Eastside,...

Feb 21

Vancouver will elect two new councillors on April 5th. A by-election is an important way to have a say in your local government.

Feb 4

WTC and SFU REACH Cities collaborated to develop a prototype Equity Assessment Tool for Local Government Representatives.

Jan 29