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RALLY 4 CHANGE: VANCOUVER - This Saturday!

By provista on September 26, 2008 - 8:08am

Rally 4 Change: Vancouver

Join Jack Layton, Leader of Canada’s New Democrats and your local candidates in Vancouver for an exciting rally!

Date: Saturday, September 27th
Time: 11:00am
Location: Commodore Ballroom, 870 Granville Street, Vancouver

featuring
MC Jenny Kwan, MPP Vancouver-Mt Pleasant
LIVE MUSIC by Vancouver's own Shane Nelkin of the band 'The Awkward Stage'
with
Special Guests including BC NDP Leader Carole James

Jack Layton knows this is a crucial election for Canadians, and he is ready to give Canada the kind of leadership it needs and deserves-- a Prime Minister who will fight for what's right for you and your family.

With your energy and support we can make this an electrifying event!

INVITE YOUR FRIENDS. EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

GETTING THERE
Located on Granville Street (between Robson and Smythe), in the heart of Vancouver's entertainment district, the Commodore Ballroom is within walking distance of all major hotels and shopping areas, and is easily accessible by public transit.

There is Parking on Smythe at the corner of both Richards and Seymour as well as anywhere between Davie and Smythe on Granville

NDP Releases TransLink Governance Review Panel Submissions Through Freedom of Information Request

By Richard Eriksson on November 2, 2007 - 11:35am

As the B.C. Legislature debates Bill 43 to turn the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority into the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority and altering its governance structure and processes, the NDP caucus research branch has filed a freedom of information request asking for the documents the government received as submissions to the changes. The NDP in turn sent out a notification to "various transit-friendly transportation stakeholders", which evidently includes me (they did not reveal the full list of people they sent it too) asking who would be interested in the documents, and I asked to receive them. 9 PDF files each over 2 MB each later, I'm publishing them here on Urban Vancouver. They are attached below.