Vancouver

Vancouver councillors voted Wednesday to explore new tenant protections after news reports and increasing complaints about landlords spying on tenants, aggressive eviction attempts and allegations of unsafe room partitions.

Green Party Coun. Pete Fry’s motion calling for increased tenant protections passed unanimously Wednesday at a council standing committee. Just over half of Vancouver residents rent their homes.

The motion asks city staff to report back on the feasibility of a new annual rental business licence for multi-unit landlords to “ensure minimum standards of maintenance, accountability, and enforcement."

Finding David Duprey in Mount Pleasant isn’t too difficult if you know where to look.

The longtime entrepreneur could be talking with regulars at Uncle Abe’s. Maybe he’s helping out at the Narrow or putting up a sign outside Slim’s BBQ Joint, applying for a change in how late the restaurant can stay open. And, of course, there’s a chance he’s at one of the many stalled real estate development sites that he leases out to artists, like Main Street’s City Centre.

Duprey, who grew up in Kitsilano in the ’70s and ’80s, runs all of those businesses under the Narrow Group umbrella with the energy and enthusiasm—and, it must be said, angst—of a much younger man.

If you’ve had any run-ins with Duprey or read about the man, you likely know how the old-school entrepreneur operates. Few people live “Don’t ask for permission, beg for forgiveness” like the guy who got caught running the Rickshaw Theatre for two and a half years without a liquor licence.

Thank you for all the fog these past few weeks. Here is a photo of some residential Vancouver streets in the fog.

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Trying to cut back on the amount of plastic I use.

Consider your winter dining plans sorted. Bookings are officially open for the 2026 Dine Out Vancouver Festival, returning from January 21 to February 8 with its biggest lineup yet.

More than 450 restaurants and venues are taking part across the city, including over 25 MICHELIN-recognized spots. Fixed price menus fall into three tiers between $20 and $70, while diners ready to splurge can book $110 tasting menus at MICHELIN One Star faves Burdock & Co. and Published on Main.

Running for 19 days, the festival gives locals and visitors alike plenty of reason to plan repeat reservations, with special events and limited-time offers on flights, hotels and attractions rounding out the experience.

One of the most anticipated returns is Street Food City, which rolls back into downtown Vancouver from January 22 to 25. Now in its 14th year, the four-day street food celebration takes over šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square at the north plaza of the Vancouver Art Gallery, bringing together a rotating lineup of food trucks and mobile eateries.

The last remaining photo from my old account. Another angle while looking out at the ocean from UBC campus

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The event details are here: https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/festival-of-lights.aspx

Another photo from my old account, looking out at the ocean from UBC campus

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You can find information about outages in your area on this page:

https://www.bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage-map.html

Original title was "The best arcades in Metro Vancouver to release your inner child", but that felt like clickbait since it's just a list of well known arcades

A number of the events are free or low cost

November 18 2025 –

Bloedel Conservatory is blooming with colour thanks to a vibrant new orchid installation developed in partnership with the Vancouver Orchid Society. The display celebrates one of the largest and most diverse plant families—orchids.

Visitors to the Conservatory can now explore a rotating collection featuring a stunning display of orchids, including Cattleyas, Vandas, and Dendrobiums, displayed among Bloedel’s more than 500 tropical plants.

The MMRS was posting about the award competition for a while there, so I'm glad to see that they got it. They do good work in our waters (as do many of the other nominees I assume), so hopefully the vehicle and money will help them do more.

TLDR of the relevant parts:

• Award winners were announced across six categories [...]
• The Defender brand [...] awarded a customized Defender 130 vehicle and $30,000 to each of the six charitable organizations [...]
• [...] CHASE contributed $5,000 to each of the 30 category finalists, [...]

The link in the post has information about the other winners

I'm shamelessly copying a similar thread I saw on reddit, but if you have any feedback regarding the announced 2026 budget and infrastructure/service cuts, now's the time to let council know before tomorrow's meeting.

Select “Feedback on an upcoming Council meeting agenda item” and the agenda item is "Nov 12. Special Council Meeting: Report 1. 2026 Capital and Operating Budget".

This photo is a few years old now, but I still walk by this spot sometimes.

My pixelfed: https://pixelfed.ca/p/reef/892722356151925047

I'm feeling in the mood to throw my body behind a cause.

Two-term Vancouver city councillor Pete Fry has been endorsed to run for Vancouver mayor or City Council in the October 2026 civic election, after members of the Green Party of Vancouver voted unanimously last night to have him as their candidate, one way or the other.

Fry emphasizes he has not made the final decision on whether to run for mayor or attempt to be re-elected as city councillor for a third term. This decision will be made at a later time.

“I’m deeply grateful for the continued trust that the Green Party of Vancouver and community members have placed in me,” said Fry in a statement this morning.