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Three climate wins for Vancouver

Climate change is real, and Vancouver needs support to make investments to fight it. This month we celebrated three big wins to help our city create green jobs to help...Read More
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March 30, 2021

Keynote: The big housing moves we need to make Vancouver work for everyone

Excerpts from my keynote to the Urban Lands Insitute of BC in conversation with Darcy Matheson, Editor-In-Chief at Daily Hive. It feels like longer, but it was only a year ago, on...Read More
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March 29, 2021

Mayor’s proposed expansion of capacity in Vancouver bars will save up to 8,000 jobs

UPDATE MARCH 30, 2021: COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED THIS MOVE!  Following Mayor Stewart’s motion designed to aid Vancouver’s hospitality industry passed last July, Council is slated to vote next week on...Read More
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March 26, 2021

One year ago I declared Vancouver's first state of emergency

One year ago today, just shortly after noon, I signed a bylaw declaring the first Local State of Emergency in the history of the City of Vancouver.A few days earlier,...Read More
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March 19, 2021

New homes for our trans, gender-diverse and two-spirit neighbours

Mayor Kennedy Stewart is pleased to mark Ross-Aoki House's opening, a 24-room single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel, which will provide homes for trans, gender-diverse, and two-spirit (TGD2S) residents who are overrepresented...Read More
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March 04, 2021

Mayor Stewart applauds province for proposed legislation to stop illegal renovictions

The following is a statement from Mayor Kennedy Stewart following the provincial government’s announcement on proposed legislation to prevent renovictions.“Today’s announcement is welcome relief to renters all across the city...Read More
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March 03, 2021

City submits “Vancouver Model” of decriminalization application to Health Canada

Following through on a commitment to rapidly move forward with the decriminalization of simple possession in the City of Vancouver, Mayor Stewart announced that the City’s preliminary application was submitted...Read More
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March 02, 2021

Announcement: 65 New homes for people experiencing homelessness

The City of Vancouver announced today it had purchased a building at 2075 Kingsway that will provide approximately 65 new units for people experiencing homelessness, once renovations are complete in...Read More
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March 01, 2021

New Poll: A majority of Canadians support decriminalization of all drugs

Mayor Kennedy Stewart was pleased to see new data released by Angus Reid that shows that Canadians understand the overdose crisis's severity and want governments to take action. Encouragingly, a...Read More
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March 01, 2021
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