by Mike Dumler | Jul 7, 2012
Vanopolis is a new blog in town offering Vancouverites progressive analysis and commentary on all things Vancouver: municipal politics, culture, community issues, education, the environment, activism and much more. Based on the posts so far, I think it will live up... by Mike Dumler | Feb 20, 2012
I took part in COPE’s 6 hour marathon AGM yesterday (Sunday Feb 19th) along with nearly 300 other dedicated COPE members. Like many others I found the evident dis-unity and factionalism within COPE and its impact on the elections process frustrating. Unlike some... by Mike Dumler | Sep 23, 2011
The media coverage of the COPE nomination meeting held on September 18 was (in my view) generally quite good. However, their analysis, while not as wild or factually questionable as some of the bloggers, left something to be desired. Although the media... by Mike Dumler | May 7, 2010
Like most Vancouverites, I have a love/hate relationship with our city. And although I was not an Olympic Booster, I couldn’t help but feel good about how well our city hosted the Games and how well we all behaved during them. I am not so proud of our conduct leading... by Mike Dumler | May 2, 2010
The Vancouver Public Library (VPL) has evolved from its humble beginnings as a Literary Institute and library for mill workers in a meeting room, and then reading room at the “Y” in the 1800’s, into the third largest public library system in Canada. A library system...
