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Report to council breaks down record growth in Vancouver’s homeless population
Women, Indigenous and Black people account for a record and growing proportion of people experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, according to a report headed to city council on Tuesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-homeless-count-record-demographics-9.7162352?cmp=rss

CBC Windsor 58m ago

Windsor city council approves plan to make Transit Windsor a city department
Windsor City Council has approved a plan to make Transit Windsor a full City of Windsor department.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/transit-windsor-becoming-city-department-9.7162403?cmp=rss

Footscray Feeds 15h ago

#Footscray #Maribyrnong #CityCouncil #Mayor
From the Mohamed Semra Facebook page:
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Our City has grown even more generous, creative and connected over the last year, and we celebrated some of the most outstanding work at the 2026 Civic Awards.

Congratulations to our award winners: Venerable Thich Phuoc Tan OAM, Taihan Rahman, Amanda Thompson, SKY Community Group, Reveka Hurtado, Imam Rabih Baytie, Leigh Leigh’s Charity, Jason Evanson, Snuff

Our City has grown even more generous, creative and connected over the last year, and we celebrated some of the most outstanding work at the 2026 Civic Awards. Congratulations to our award winners: Venerable Thich Phuoc Tan OAM, Taihan Rahman, Amanda Thompson, SKY Community Group, Reveka Hurtado, Imam Rabih Baytie, Leigh Leigh’s Charity, Jason Evanson, Snuff Puppets, Natalie Gresswell, Climate Action Maribyrnong. | Mayor Mohamed Semra - City of Maribyrnong

Our City has grown even more generous, creative and connected over the last year, and we celebrated some of the most outstanding work at the 2026 Civic Awards. Congratulations to our award winners:...

CBC Thunder Bay 17h ago

Hundreds of new housing units on the table as Thunder Bay, Ont., sells off surplus lands
Thunder Bay’s director of development services says the sale of four city-owned properties marks a milestone in the community’s efforts to address the housing shortage. City council approved the sale of the properties at Tuesday’s meeting. Here's what we know about the next steps in their development, and some co...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-surplus-lands-sale-9.7159806?cmp=rss

Alameda Post 3d ago

On April 7, City Council advanced two major policy efforts—the next phase of the Bay Farm Island Shoreline Adaptation Project, and sweeping updates to the City’s rent ordinance. Karin K. Jensen shares the proceedings. https://alamedapost.com/news/council-advances-bay-farm-island-shoreline-adaptation-rent-ordinance-overhaul/

#alameda #AlamedaRentProgram #BayFarmIslandAdaptationProject #BillChapin #CityCouncil #CommunityActionForASustainableAlameda #DanielleMieler #GreenbeltAlliance #MarilynEzzyAshcraft #RentOrdinance #SeaLevelRise #shorelines

Council Advances Bay Farm Island Shoreline Adaptation, Rent Ordinance Overhaul - Alameda Post

City Council advanced the next phase of the BFI Shoreline Adaptation Project and gave updates to the City’s rent ordinance.

Alameda Post

Alameda Post 4d ago

"...if ICE agents surged into the Bay Area again tomorrow, their headquarters might once again be Coast Guard Island in Alameda, which was the base of operations for a major effort to deport immigrants by the Reagan administration in the 1980s," writes Matt Carter. https://alamedapost.com/news/local-efforts-counter-ice-dont-include-coast-guard-island/

#alameda #CityCouncil #CoastGuardIsland #immigration #MarilynEzzyAshcraft

Local Efforts to Counter ICE Don't Include Coast Guard Island - Alameda Post

If ICE agents surged into the Bay Area again tomorrow, their headquarters might once again be Coast Guard Island in Alameda.

Alameda Post

CBC Edmonton 4d ago

Calgary city council votes to repeal blanket rezoning
After eight days of public hearings, along with thousands of written submissions arguing for or against blanket rezoning, councillors voted heavily in favour of repealing the policy on Wednesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/council-blanket-rezoning-vote-9.7156717?cmp=rss

Global News Calgary 5d ago

After weeks of debate, Calgary city council approves repeal of citywide rezoning
The move means 306,774 residential properties across Calgary will be redesignated back to their original low-density residential districts.
#Canada #Politics #BlanketRezoningCalgary #CalgaryCityCouncil
https://globalnews.ca/news/11769678/calgary-city-council-approves-repeal-citywide-rezoning/

Global News Canada 5d ago

CBC Ottawa 5d ago

Manor Park sidewalks to go ahead after council vote
A long-standing debate over a handful of sidewalks is finally at an end, after Ottawa city council refused to back a last-ditch effort to shorten them.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/manor-park-sidewalks-to-go-ahead-after-council-vote-9.7156814?cmp=rss