Cambie Report

E-547 The latest victim of the cetacean debate

Episode Summary

Ken Sim pledges to abolish the Park Board. He will probably run with the new party A Better City Vancouver. Mark Marissen is running for mayor. And the election is still 18 months away.

Episode Notes

Ken Sim pledges to abolish the Park Board. He will probably run with the new party A Better City Vancouver. Mark Marissen is running for mayor. And the election is still 18 months away.

• Ken Sim will abolish the park board
• The Aquarium is sold to US theme park operator
• John Coupar doesn't like the idea of abolishing his current job
• Melissa De Genova & NPA are also unhappy
• Sarah Kirby-Yung is more open to “discussion about its governance” 
• Restaurants also dislike the park board
• A Better City Vancouver launches - check out their website
• Mark Marissen launches his bid - which we maybe spoiled
• Meanwhile the current mayor continues to press forward with drug decriminalization in the city
• Burnaby and Richmond are also having byelections
• Keep up with hyper-local politics with the Burnaby Beacon and Tri-Cities Dispatch
• And our Vancouveratta looks at the founding of the Park Board before Ken Sim kills it