I'm at Handmade Expo in Vancouver, and I watched @michaellabbe demo Grain DDL.

An insanely useful tool for serialization formats (among other).

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Vancouver’s Oct. 17 municipal election estimated to cost $9.4 million

Tab for 2022 civic election totalled $4.4 million

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#VancouverBC - City of Vancouver plans 'high-risk building inventory' to reduce earthquake hazard https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-plans-high-risk-building-inventory-to-reduce-earthquake-risk
City of Vancouver plans 'high-risk building inventory' to reduce earthquake hazard

This marks the first time the city has created a concrete seismic risk-reduction plan after decades of failed efforts.

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#VancouverBC - Vancouver city council voted 'yes' on a low-income transit pass. What's next? https://www.delta-optimist.com/highlights/vancouver-low-income-transit-pass-2026-12372841
Vancouver city council voted 'yes' on a low-income transit pass. What's next?

Find out what needs to happen for folks earning low incomes to access cheaper fares.

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#VancouverBC - City of Vancouver approves $75K in one-time funds for 2026 Pride parade https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-pride-parade-funding-9.7222879?cmp=rss
City approves $75K in one-time funds for 2026 Vancouver Pride parade | CBC News

Vancouver councillors voted to approve $75,000 in one-time city funding to support the 2026 Pride parade in the city on Wednesday — with the Vancouver Pride Society just the latest community festival organizer saying they face economic headwinds.

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#VancouverBC - Vancouver to advocate for low-income transit pass after councillor's motion passed with amendments https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/low-income-transit-pass-vancouver-9.7222730?cmp=rss
Vancouver to advocate for low-income transit pass after councillor's motion passed with amendments | CBC News

A Vancouver councillor's motion that pushed for a low-income transit pass for vulnerable people was passed with amendments on Wednesday. While Coun. Sean Orr had sought a program unique to the City of Vancouver for those earning less than $40,000 a year, other councillors said that the city should instead advocate to higher levels of government on the issue.

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Vancouver mayor won’t be sanctioned for harassing, personally attacking councillor

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim will not be sanctioned for breaching the municipal code of conduct by misusing his office to harass and personally attack a newly elected opposition councillor last year.

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#VancouverBC - Vancouver Park Board motion to crack down on personal watercraft after whale strike fails https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/park-board-commissioner-jet-ski-sea-doo-restriction-motion-9.7217763?cmp=rss
Vancouver Park Board commissioner's motion to crack down on personal watercraft fails | CBC News

A Vancouver Park Board commissioner's proposal to prohibit, or seriously restrict, the use of personal watercraft in the Burrard Inlet after a widely-publicized whale strike last month was not passed at a meeting on Monday.

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Vancouver council to decide on sanctions for Ken Sim over Sean Orr dispute

Lawyer recommends mayor write letter of apology to Orr for suggesting COPE councillor is anti-Semitic

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