Support a 0.5% enviro levy increase
The environmental levy ensures our #1 priority is properly funded to protect our community
Seasons Greetings and a look back on a positive 2023
From all of us at West Vancouver Positive Voices, we wish you happy holidays and a brave New Year! You may not be aware that there are over 2,000 West Vancouverites in the Positive Voices movement, and this past year, we really made our voices heard.
Rental housing zone voted down
Councillors Christine Cassidy, Scott Snider, Linda Watt, and Sharon Thompson voted down the rental zone
How mobility can help build community
We can learn from communities around the world who are rethinking transportation and land use planning
Ambleside local area plan ‘101’
Positive Voices brought together a panel of experts to explain how local government planning works
Housing facts vs fiction in West Van
How much rental housing has been added in West Van? Is it 68 units over 6 years or 68 per year?
Why do we have land acknowledgements
Land acknowledgements have a history and significance which is worth thinking about
Who’s standing up for the environment?
The Positive Voices hosted an all-candidates meeting 'Forum on the Environment’
Can we agree on a new Arts & Culture Centre?
We’ve all heard the arguments. For or against a new building. Where should it go? How do we pay for it?
How should we rate West Van’s outgoing council?
We have six takeaways from a deep dive into the voting records of our mayor and councillors
West Van candidates on climate change
West Vancouver mayor and council candidates discuss their plans for climate change.
How do you solve a problem like traffic?
Transportation alternatives have the potential to solve both traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions
What’s missing in West Van’s tax debate
Would-be politicians love to promise they’d reduce taxes without any difference to our quality of life
West Van election sees crowded field
Four candidates for mayor and 17 (yes, seventeen) candidates for council have filed their nomination papers
A changing climate in West Vancouver
We’ve seen what climate change can do to our community - from creeks running dry to King tides
Is there a place for youth in West Vancouver?
The new school year presents an opportune moment to ask: how well-served are young people in West Vancouver
Climate change already costs our community
West Van residents emit more GHGs per capita than average mainly in heating, air conditioning and vehicles
Dundarave project wins council approval
Concerned residents played an important part by writing in and speaking in favour of the proposal’s 55 housing units
Elections 101: municipal elections matter
Ahead of the municipal vote in October we present everything you need to know about our local democracy
West Van gets regular ‘Vital Signs’ health check
West Vancouver’s Vital Signs is an analysis of key quality of life indicators