For Warren Neth, one of the great things about his Harney Heights home was being able to walk among the trees on the neighboring ridgetops.…
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Vancouver named a Tree City USA for 36th consecutive year
By The Citizen on April 4, 2025
The National Arbor Day Foundation named Vancouver a Tree City USA for the 36th consecutive year. Read more… Source: The Columbian
City of Vancouver’s seasonal overnight homeless shelters are closed; will they reopen in winter?
By The Citizen on April 2, 2025
On Tuesday morning, adults and children trickled out the doors of the city of Vancouver’s winter shelters for the last time this season. Read more… …
Vancouver fires Thrive2Survive as operator of Safe Park at Evergreen Transit Center
By The Citizen on March 31, 2025
The city of Vancouver fired the operator of its Safe Park, where people can legally live in their vehicles, for allegedly ignoring drug deals and…
‘There is this cloud that’s lifted’: Hough neighborhood residents thankful sound wall homeless camp cleared
By The Citizen on March 28, 2025
Three weeks after the city cleared a homeless camp along the sound wall on West Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, nearby residents say they haven’t…
Mayor details Vancouver’s growth, priorities and future in State of the City address
By The Citizen on March 25, 2025
Changes and ambiguity on the federal level will not keep the city of Vancouver from pursuing improvements in safety, housing and homelessness, and economic development,…
Residents say speeding cars keep crashing into their east Vancouver homes because of a roundabout
By The Citizen on March 22, 2025
Neighbors blame a decade-old roundabout in east Vancouver for sending speeding cars smashing into their homes. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Vancouver’s online mapping tool aims to help residents understand proposed land use changes
By The Citizen on March 21, 2025
A new online mapping tool from the city of Vancouver is making it easier for residents to understand how proposed land use changes could affect…
Vancouver City Council weighs ‘going big’ by annexing entire urban growth area
By The Citizen on March 18, 2025
The Vancouver City Council is weighing annexation options. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Should Safe Stays stay? Vancouver officials, advocates for the homeless debate whether communities should be permanent
By The Citizen on March 15, 2025
Vancouver’s system of temporary shelters may become a permanent part of the city’s plan to address homelessness. Read more… Source: The Columbian