Monthly Archives: November 2013

This evening, City of Vancouver Mayor and Council adopted the West End Plan Community Plan as proposed by staff, with a number of final amendments. WEN had expressed concerns about the proposed plan as noted in the letter at this … Continue reading →

This is the letter from West End Neighbours on the draft West End Plan, in Council (see agenda) on November 20, 2013. November 19, 2013 Mayor and Council, City of Vancouver 453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V5Y 1V4 Sent … Continue reading →

(This message went out to WEN newsletter subscribers today.) The final step of the West End Community Plan is set to happen on November 20 (Wednesday) at a City Council meeting starting at 9:30 am.  Agenda information for the meeting is available at this … Continue reading →

The deadline for the online survey on the draft West End Plan is midnight tonight (Wed, Nov 13). WEN encourages citizens to complete the survey today, write to City Council soon, and speak to Council on November 20. We hope that … Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE West End Neighbours’ Supreme Court challenge to Vancouver’s STIR and Rental 100 programs results in bylaw changes (Vancouver, November 12, 2013) In response to a B.C. Supreme Court challenge from West End Neighbours (WEN) to legislation underpinning … Continue reading →

An ad hoc group has decided to launch the West End Plan Working Group to facilitate analysis and discussion of the draft West End Community Plan. The Working Group is separate from but supported by WEN.  This is one outcome … Continue reading →

Starting on October 25, 2013, City of Vancouver staff involved in the West End Plan process held five “Learning Sessions” to present the draft West End Plan that had been released three days earlier, on October 22. About 25 people … Continue reading →

On the evening of November 6, 2013, the City of Vancouver website carried the final documents (200 pages total, including some previous materials) for the draft West End Community Plan. Here is a brief update on the official steps of … Continue reading →

Here WEN carries a public service announcement this event, with our own additional comment further below about the significance of the topic, plus exact relevant text in the draft West End Plan. WEN encourages citizens to be involved in this … Continue reading →

On September 27, 2013, City Council debated a motion (see “Community Plans: Next Steps”) about extending four concurrent community planning processes, including the process in the West End. Three community plans got extensions, and one (Grandview-Woodland) even got an extra … Continue reading →