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We go for a deep dive into the first budget documents for 2024. Plus, how the city has performed in 2023.
Some students will be starting the year without buses, plus what’s new in the provincial school curriculum.
Is a transit death spiral on its way, or has it already begun?
City council decided to keep the Vacant Unit Tax, and other decisions as they return from summer break. Plus, your weekend event guide.
The Food Bank had to cancel volunteer shifts because there wasn’t enough food to sort, plus should the city pedestrianize more streets?
Council returns and will debate adding bike lanes to Billings Bridge and a bus lane to Bank. Plus the latest on hospital wait times (bad news).
Only one track was available for the LRT, creating a commuter nightmare. Plus, are the feds responsible for housing?
We got an LRT extension update (not great news) and the recreation system isn’t up to the task (worse news).
Don’t expect full service on the LRT any time soon. Plus, what the city can do to make future flooding less severe.
What should the city do to prepare for more storms caused by climate change? Plus, the train is back!
Yet another storm rolled through town, this one causing major flooding throughout town. Plus the latest on the QED.
Partial service along the western half of the LRT restarted yesterday, plus the latest on this weekend’s 417 closure.