Gordon Harris
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Opinion: Homelessness: We all pay
I have the privilege of living in a lovely downtown Vancouver neighbourhood. The late-fall mornings are crisp and fresh and, even in a light drizzle, it’s a pleasant place to live, work and walk. But here’s something that makes me reject any claim that Vancouver is one of the world’s most “liveable” cities: On one recent early morning coffee run, I counted 13 homeless people sleeping in nooks and doorways — slumped in the shadows of the million-dollar condos that rise in every direction.
Opinion: Overcoming the cost of regulatory paralysis
“Time is money” is a phrase you might hear when the boss is complaining about your productivity (or the lack of it). In that instance, you might understand it to mean: “Let’s not be standing around when we could be doing something productive.”
Opinion: It's time to renew Vancouver's CityPlan
It’s been nearly 25 years since Vancouver launched CityPlan, engaging thousands of residents in a process that offered everyone in the city a chance to air their views, express their concerns and, ultimately, be real players in the creation of a vision for Vancouver.