Monthly Archives: March 2015

UnOfficial Community Plan passes 3rd reading (again), back to MetroVan (again)

Posted on March 29, 2015 by

              The OCP process has unfortunate optics of reactively dousing ‘fires’ as problems are identified. In the spring of 2014, after its first (and typically only) public hearing, the unofficial community plan was sent … Continue reading →

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Evolution of an Official Community Plan (OCP) — what’s next?

Posted on March 21, 2015 by

Confusion, whack-a-mole, lawsuit, … From March 2014: OCP — Quick facts, and a question Public hearing — Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Materials posted on city website for March 24th include: Public hearing material — pages 9-20 — 11 pages in … Continue reading →

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Moody Centre designated heritage character area — ??

Posted on March 21, 2015 by

2830 St. George St., Port Moody – SOLD Just one example of land assembly for redevelopment, London Pacific. Port Moody Centre, ranked #1 neighbourhood in greater Vancouver by MoneySense magazine, 2015 for, in part, backyards, tree-lined streets, and a sense … Continue reading →

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Bits and pieces — March 14, 2015

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

Port Moody Budget 2015 On March 5, 2015, the city held a town hall meeting to discuss Port Moody’s budget. The city would like feedback on the proposed budget by Tuesday, March 17. See Port Moody Budget — 2015 post … Continue reading →

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Moody Centre tops the list in MoneySense’s neighbourhood rankings

Posted on March 15, 2015 by

Moody Centre tops the list in MoneySense’s neighbourhood rankings Clarke Street photo MoneySense:  Vancouver’s top neighbourhoods You can afford to live in Vancouver and still have a backyard [click title for full article] Note the “still have a backyard” — … Continue reading →

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Port Moody budget — 2015

Posted on March 7, 2015 by

Budget town hall — March 5, 2015 “Let’s talk taxes” The graph below is just one of 60 pages in the town hall PowerPoint presentation available here. Service/operating costs in the budget are about $48 million per year. You can … Continue reading →

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Update — Campaign spending, totals, breakdowns

Posted on March 1, 2015 by

Update — Campaign spending, totals, breakdowns     See earlier post below for  mayor candidates breakdowns.   **************** Related local news stories Port Moody mayoral candidates spent big on 2014 election by Sarah Payne – The Tri-City News, posted Feb … Continue reading →

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