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George Affleck

Party Like It's 2014!

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 05.06.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Real City Adventurer, Vancouver New Years Eve, Video, Vancouver, George Affleck New Years Eve, Vancouver City Council, New Years 2014, Poll, George Affleck, Canada British Columbia News

A Vancouver councillor wants the city to host a big New Year's Eve celebration for 2014 as other major cities do around the world. NPA Coun. George...

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Vancouver Food Trucks vs. Restaurants

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 01.08.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Vancouver Food Truck Permits, Video, Vancouver, Vancouver Restaurants, Poll, Food Trucks vs Restaurants, George Affleck, City Council Food Trucks, Vancouver Food Trucks, Vancouver Council Food Trucks, Food Trucks, Canada British Columbia News

A Vancouver city councillor is asking council to support the independent restaurant industry by taking another look at the city's popular food trucks....

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City Hall's Definition Of Civic Engagement

Mike Klassen | Posted 12.04.2012 | Canada British Columbia
Read More: Politics, Andrea Reimer, Gregor Robertson, BC Politics, Vancouver, George Orwell, City Council, Vancouver Foundation Survey, Npa, Vision Vancouver, George Affleck, Canada British Columbia News
Mike Klassen

We've heard the discussion about how Vancouverites suffer from a reported epidemic of loneliness and isolation. This notion (of which I am a firm skeptic) has triggered a policy initiative from Vancouver's ruling Vision party. So what does civic engagement actually mean to the party? Sadly for Vancouver, it already equals less access to city hall, reduced citizen involvement in shaping our city, and a top-down approach to decision-making.

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