Eby says government will work with First Nations on plan for DRIPA | CBC News B.C. Premier David Eby has outlined a plan for B.C. and First Nations to co-develop a joint approach to DRIPA before the fall session begins in October.

"It is absolutely possible, as a leader, to move off confidently in the wrong direction," Eby said

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Mall Podcast #5: Capilano Food Court In Session Ep 05 Capilano0:00/2026.4228571428571× The year was 1967, Canada was celebrating its centennial – and the City of North Vancouver was modernizing. For three decades, the area k...

And here's our podcast episode!

We discuss North Shore culture, using dead department stores for pickleball courts, our love of the trading card outlet in there, and what might be the most Starter Pack food court in Metro Vancouver.

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Mall Profile #5: Capilano, by Justin McElroy Of all the midsized and slowly decaying suburban malls in North America, Capilano Mall is definitely one of them.

I'm ranking every mall in Metro Vancouver.

Of all the midsized and slowly decaying suburban malls in North America, Capilano Mall is definitely one of them.

Are there some interesting quirks that make it worthy of discussion? Yes.

Is it a good mall?

okay first of all,

okay but why did surrey need a bespoke ad campaign to try and recruit world cup tourists to their specific municipality

it’s the same issue as McCallum’s “global cities” pitch: you’re fighting the biggest of uphill battles with Vancouver for ego purposes

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, SUNNY, SUMMERY DAY IN VANCOUVER TODAY

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU PEOPLE

Construction of the Skydome went way over budget and it was privatized after five years for a heavy loss

you ever think about how vancouver has been a model for decades on sports arenas integrated into downtown and rapid transit and didn’t involve public subsidies to private owners

and how that legacy is a giant question mark going forward

i mean yes i think about it too much BUT STILL

planners: our two universities will be at the end of a peninsula and at the top of a mountain

people: won't people complain about how removed they are from the city?

planners: almost immediately

people: will rapid transit be created in response?

planners: we'll talk about it for decades, but no

The problem is that MOA is far from downtown and controlled by a university and not a bunch of rich guys, so there’s always going to be ambition for something greater.

But I don’t think we’ll find a better unique artistic cultural expression here in my lifetime.

wait i should get that in the book

The thing about Vancouver wanting a world class art gallery is we already have one.

The Museum of Anthropology combines two of the greatest visual contributions this land has shared with the world — West Coast Modernism and Northwest Coast Art — into a singular expression of this region.

Later today I’ll be chatting with @jmcelroy.bsky.social about City Square Mall for his Food Court in Session podcast. Before starting my research, I thought this mall was useful, but boring. Actually it has a ton of interesting history!

Do you have any tidbits to share or questions?

As someone obsessed with skincare, I need to know what the $600 face serum is that was gifted to Mayor Ken Sim.

More Vancouver spring

doing my part to raise awareness

AND I DON’T CARE FOR IT

for the record i am 98% certain hurley was joking but tremendously excited if he has to explain to other groups that he was doing a weird justin bit

SCREAMING

ANALYSIS | Delta set for fierce election centred around leadership, travel expenses and ambition | CBC News Four years ago, Delta had one of the sleepiest elections in Metro Vancouver: incumbent Mayor George Harvie was re-elected with 75 per cent of the vote, all six elected councillors came from his Achiev...

The ongoing profile of mayoral races continues with Delta.

It’s going to be a FEISTY election, and could be an example of a lesser known third party benefiting when two groups have been at loggerheads for years.

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squirtle he’s the cutest

You can argue (as many have!) that it's an incredibly flawed structure to give cities so few levers to raise revenue or be creative with financing, a vestige from an era before countries were urbanized, crippling the power of cities to do good

But their finances are by and large in very good shape

Local politicians (such as this Victoria councillor) generally say their finances are awful and blame higher levels of government all the time.

They have the best credit ratings and the least debt.

Their struggle comes down to big ambition and minimal tools.

but most big municipalities out here do things slightly differently in terms of how they structure reserves, or how "available" that cash can be

so there's nuance (which comes more fulsomely in the articles I write), but it's worth highlighting the topline numbers

because many politicians use language like "times are tough, so we need cuts here" or "the current/previous mayor made our finances a joke" or "at the last second, we managed to find $50,000 to save this event, praise us!"

vast majority of municipalities are in a good place!

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oh for sure — and I say that in the story I do on this every 2-3 years — but funds that are "already committed" get changed fairly regularly by councils

I like doing the story because it illustrates the spin (most of the time) when politicians say things like "we have no choice"

B.C. municipalities had a combined $3.1-billion surplus last year. Why the caution? | CBC News That includes surpluses of $583 million in Vancouver, $305 million in Surrey and $432 million in Burnaby — which continues to have the largest financial reserves of any city in the province, at $1.9 b...

I've done this story a few times — B.C. municipalities are very fiscally conservative, avoiding large debt and putting surpluses immediately into reserves they can't touch.

For the most part it's a good news story!

But politicians like to hide that for their own spin.

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The City of Vancouver has just announced they had a $530 million surplus last year.

It follows a $860 million surplus the year before, and years of $300+ surpluses.

It's the annual reminder that when local politicians say times are tough, they're usually being misleading to suit their agendas.

i took the mayor of burnaby to metrotown and asked him the important questions

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North Vancouver chlorine plant rejected from continuing operations after 2030 | CBC News Chemtrade, a liquid chlorine manufacturer in the District of North Vancouver, is "disappointed" that councillors rejected its proposal to continue operating past 2030. While it submitted a peer review...

Absolutely insane this is being allowed to happen. Chemtrade produces 40% of all domestic chlorine in Canada - primarily used to treat drinking water - and they're being forced to cease operations after an online smear campaign funded by their direct competitor.

Money, land, fans.

Here's my video on the three big question marks surrounding Vancouver's sudden push for a major league baseball team.