Vancouver West

Langara Journalism student covering issues on Vancouver's west side. Feel free to send me a message if you have a story you want covered!

[Kim Bolan @kbolan]

LSU accused of misconduct – The Langara Voice https://t.co/zNblTMv7dB

[Kim Bolan @kbolan]

Langara journalism students working on special edition of The Voice after Langara Student Union GM fired.

[Marpole BIA @marpolevillage]

A cool statue of Simon Fraser looking out towards the Fraser. #marpole #mymarpole https://t.co/rMW1YyJsym

[Marpole BIA @marpolevillage]

Have you ever noticed the light poles with historical stories on them? #marpole #mymarpole https://t.co/qTAruX0DfW

[Western Investor @westerninvestor]

#Marpole #Vancouver retail building sold for $5.25M ($2M over 2015 assessment) to private investor https://t.co/1CYDw51Knf #CRE @NAICanada

[Marpole Curling Club @MarpoleCC]

Marpole Curling Club's appearance on Netflix' Chealsa Show and of course there is slight swearing and light sarcasm

https://t.co/jRTysRQ1S8

[Marpole Matters @MarpoleMatters]

In front of #MC2 development across street from #MarineGateway. https://t.co/aGiCu0hI6Q

[Marpole Matters @MarpoleMatters]

Construction started on #ArbutusGreenway Corridor - photo from Gudrun of #Marpole Area Network. @ArbutusRidgeCom #ArbutusCorridor

[Kerrisdale Community Centre Society @KerrisdaleCC]

President’s Message on the Negotiations with Park Board https://t.co/il6A9JlHww

[Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation @ParkBoard]

Tell us what you think about our @VanParksGolf courses (Langara, McCLeery and Fraserview). Help us improve! https://t.co/a48loOEN83

[Lasia Kretzel @rhymeswpretzel]

City getting their estimate on full-year empty homes from BC Hydro data from 2014 #yvr

[Frances Bula @fabulavancouver]

City has rounded up two renters to talk about how hard to find housing, as intro to the #emptyhomestax. First talks about 50-person line-up

[Frances Bula @fabulavancouver]

Also, pple who work and live in Vcr at least six months a year, but who have principal residence elsewhere, exempted.

[Frances Bula @fabulavancouver]

People exempted from #emptyhomestax: snowbirds, profs on sabbatical, pple taking care of family elsewhere, owners of houses getting reno'd

[Frances Bula @fabulavancouver]

Those are recommendations. City still has to approve. Expect some teary speakers at public meetings about why tax unfair. #emptyhomestax

[Frances Bula @fabulavancouver]

City staff say they expect more than 2,000 properties a year will be audited to verify whether really a principal residence. #emptyhomestax

[Frances Bula @fabulavancouver]

Everyone will have to fill out a declaration by April 15, 2018 (the first year of the tax) on whether a principal residence or not.

[Frances Bula @fabulavancouver]

Owners who make a false declaration that their house is a principal residence when it's really vacant face fines of up to $10,000 per day.

[Frances Bula @fabulavancouver]

Empty homes tax in Vancouver will be set at one per cent of house value per year for pple leaving vacant most or all of year. #vanpoli