City Conversations

"Where are all the Grammas?"

CC #209—Reflections on working towards reconciliation through relationships as well as consultations, and the importance of both.

May 8 • Brian Palmquist

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Blink and you may miss Vancouver's views...forever

CC #208—a five year rearguard action to preserve mountain and water views may finally be lost. I am sad

May 4 • Brian Palmquist

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April 2026

Embrace and Enhance to Evolve Vancouver’s Future

CC# 207—The remarks I will be making this evening at 7pm at the Dunbar Lutheran Church at 3491 West 31st Avenue.

Apr 15 • Brian Palmquist

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February 2026

Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#9 Delay or defeat the Vancouver Official Destruction Plan

CC# 206—My remarks about the Plan at a recent community meeting

Feb 21 • Brian Palmquist

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Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#6 Make more affordable Homes

CC #205—Building affordable housing only takes leadership

Feb 3 • Brian Palmquist

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Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#14 Restore democracy

CC #204—How our governments hide the truth with impunity—and it may get worse

Feb 2 • Brian Palmquist

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January 2026

Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#9 Delay the Vancouver Official Development Plan

CC #203—We have less than a week to halt adoption of the Vancouver ODP

Jan 30 • Brian Palmquist

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Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—#1 Protect our views

CC #202—Accelerating destruction of public mountain views must be resisted

Jan 28 • Brian Palmquist

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Vancouver's Plan to die and what we can do to save it—Introduction

CC #201—22 attacks on our 22 neighbourhoods

Jan 28 • Brian Palmquist

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December 2025

Where do we go from here?

CC #200—2026 challenges and objectives

Dec 5, 2025 • Brian Palmquist

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November 2025

Eight ideas for affordability

CC #169—There are more but we have to start somewhere!

Nov 30, 2025 • Brian Palmquist

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Rush to Misjudgment

CC #168—Private member's Bill M216 is being rushed through the legislature—if passed as is, it will forever change planning in BC—and not for the good

Nov 21, 2025 • Brian Palmquist

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