Much to the relief of east Vancouver residents and businesses, Southeast First Street has reopened after a yearlong road project wrapped up this week. Read…
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Vancouver residents feel effects of city’s tiered water rate system and new higher rates
By The Citizen on September 3, 2025
Jim Johnson usually has a credit when he pays his water bill every two months. Not anymore. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘Going in a better direction’: Fewer people have died on Vancouver’s streets so far this year
By The Citizen on August 20, 2025
Fewer people have died on Vancouver streets so far this year compared with last year, according to new city data. Yet, fatal fentanyl overdoses remain…
Vancouver shelves plans for fifth Safe Stay community – for now
By The Citizen on August 20, 2025
Despite the city of Vancouver budgeting for five Safe Stay communities, the city has shifted gears away from establishing a fifth site — for now.…
Laurel Fraught’s Vancouver home leaked for years, then a city program repaired the roof and the warped floors
By The Citizen on August 11, 2025
Laurel Fraught, a 74-year-old grandmother of 23, lived with a leaking roof and unreliable temperatures in her Vancouver mobile home for years. Read more… Source:…
Forget the Hatfields and McCoys; in Vancouver, it’s the cars and the bikes
By The Citizen on August 8, 2025
When you see bicycles parked in Vancouver City Hall’s lobby, you know the city council meeting is going to be tense. Read more… Source: The…
Save Vancouver Streets files appeal hoping to get traffic initiative on the ballot
By The Citizen on July 29, 2025
Community group Save Vancouver Streets will continue battling in court for an initiative requiring voter approval to remove city traffic lanes to reach the ballot.…
Two challenge incumbent Harless for Vancouver City Council seat in August primary
By The Citizen on July 24, 2025
Two candidates are challenging Vancouver City Councilor Kim Harless for her seat in the Aug. 5 primary election. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vancouver continues work to make curbs compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act
By The Citizen on July 16, 2025
Each summer since 2015, the city of Vancouver has been steadily working to upgrade curb ramps to ease travel for people who use wheelchairs, walkers…
Oakbrook Park in central Vancouver gets makeover, first phase expected to be complete in September
By The Citizen on July 15, 2025
A 13-acre park in central Vancouver is getting a makeover this summer. Read more… Source: The Columbian