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Key Council Motions – July 19th and July 20th

Vancouver City Council meets every second week. The clerk’s office shares upcoming agenda items and motions before these meetings, which...

Who's Serious About Social Housing?

An upcoming supportive housing vote is a test of Council's commitment to tackling the housing crisis. Housing (in)security remains the...

Improving the Public Hearing Process

Women Transforming Cities sent a letter to the mayor and city council urging them to create a more equitable public hearing process in...

Considerations for Accessibility: Outdoor Restaurant Patios

Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, outdoor patios have become a defining feature of the restaurant...

Being Visible, Local to Global - Speeches from the 2022 Pride Human Rights conference

Women Transforming Cities joined the Pride Human Rights conference in Winnipeg from June 1-3, 2022 and presented a panel titled “Being...

The Inaccessibility of Public Transportation in Vancouver

The findings from our Dialogue Cafes are: affordable transportation, transportation safety, language accessibility, and ability-inclusive tr

WTC Supports Calls for the VPD to Conduct a Full Investigation Into the Death of Chelsea Poorman

We stand with the family and all the other organizations, including the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the WAVAW Rape...

The First Woman Planner in BC: An Interview With Mary Rawson

Recently, WTC had the opportunity to sit down with Mary Rawson, one of the first women planners to join the young Planning Institute of...

Surveillance Won’t Keep Us Safe

A Vancouver City Councilor is introducing a motion this week calling for expanding video surveillance in public spaces. The motion would...

Transforming Our Mission and Vision

Women Transforming cities has a strong legacy of over 10 years of grassroots community organizing and advocacy in Vancouver, and is part...

Why We’re Celebrating the Approval of the Community Food Forest in Burrard View Park

This month, the Vancouver Park Board approved a proposal for a community food forest in Burrard View Park. The Vancouver Urban Food...

Key Council Motions – April 11, 2022

Vancouver City Council meets every second week. The clerk’s office shares upcoming agenda items and motions before these meetings, which...