URGENT - PLEASE SIGN PETITION BY TUESDAY, MARCH 24 AT 5PM

Please see the communication below from the Community Association of New Yaletown (www.newyaletown.ca). 
 
We are writing with rare urgency. This Tuesday at 6pm, City Council will be voting on proposed amendments to the Downtown Official Development Plan.  It changes the definition of social housing to exclude those who need it the most, and allow unlimited density for developers with not enough in return.  This broad definition will allow for broad abuse.

 

These amendments, if approved, will not just change downtown. These amendments will also set a precedent that will impact neighbourhoods all across Vancouver.

 

To see a quick list of key reasons to oppose the amendments, click the link below.

As of our writing, public opinion collected by City Hall is overwhelmingly for these damaging amendments. 

Distribution Date	Support	Support - Form Letter	Opposed	Other
March 20, 2015	1	102	7	2

 

Your opportunity to stop the amendments is now. Next time, it may be too late.

 

The easiest way to take action:

• Please sign the petition at https://www.change.org/p/vancouver-mayor-and-city-council-vote-no-to-the-proposed-amendments-to-the-downtown-official-development-plan-on-march-24-2015. The petition must be signed before this Tuesday at 5pm. Sign now!

 

Want to do more?

• Forward this email to your own contacts.

• Send your own letter to the list of email addresses below this message. Letters count even more than petition-signing. Feel free to use the bullet points from the petition or the CANY website linked below.

• Speak at the Public Hearing at City Hall on Tuesday, March 24, at 6pm. Use the bullet points from the petition or the CANY website linked below, or make your own points. Speakers make the biggest impact.
• Tweet the link to the petition and share it on Facebook. 

Please act now, before this Tuesday at 5pm. The neighbourhood you save may be your own.

 

http://www.newyaletown.ca/2015/03/say-no-to-downtown-official-development-plan-amendments/

 

Community Association of New Yaletown

Website: www.newyaletown.ca

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/newyaletown

Twitter: @ca_newyaletown

Contact: info@newyaletown.ca

 

Organic Waste Recycling Starting April 1, 2015

In accordance with new requirements laid out by the City of Vancouver, organic recycling is now mandatory for all multi-family condominiums. The City of Vancouver will be enforcing organic recycling very soon and if the Strata Corporation is fined, it will indirectly raise every owner’s strata fees.

An organic recycling bin (Green Bin) will be placed inside the garbage room starting April 1st, 2015. The following steps should be followed in order to begin and maintain your new organic recycling routine:

1. Obtain a kitchen caddy, which can either be purchased on your own accord or from the Concierge at a cost of $15 each (after April 1st).
2. Use compostable bags or newspaper as liners in your kitchen caddy.  DO NOT DISPOSE PLASTIC BAGS into the organic recycling bin.  You may purchase certified compostable liners from the Concierge at 15 cents each (after April 1st).
3. Collect acceptable items in your kitchen caddy (an information pamphlet on recyclable items and the benefits of recycling organic waste is attached for your reference).
4. Take the compostable bag with food scraps out of your kitchen caddy and place the bag in the organic recycling bin.

Join CANY in defending your right to be heard at City Hall

The Community Association of New Yaletown (CANY) is asking for your help. As you may be aware, CANY is a non-profit group of volunteers that came together to fight against a proposed tower at the foot of Emery Barnes Park (508 Helmcken). The City had originally flagged this property as parkland in order to expand Emery Barnes Park and add much needed green space to the area. Instead the City now plans a tower that is 5 times denser and 4 times higher than the Downtown Official Development Plan even allows. The justification used by the City for such a large increase in height and density was the claim of new social housing being added (1099 Richards). However, there will be no net in gain in social housing units with this proposed development.

The City failed to disclose key documents and information to the public as required by law. CANY filed a petition with the BC Supreme Court to quash this development. The judge ruled in our favour, struck down the rezoning, halted construction and ordered new public hearings. The landmark ruling requires City Hall to conduct public hearings that are fair.

Shockingly, City Hall and the developer are now appealing this ruling. CANY must now again go to court to defend against the appeal. CANY can win again for the residents of New Yaletown, but we need help.

Fighting City Hall and deep-pocketed developers is expensive. CANY needs your donation to help pay for the legal costs. We gratefully accept donations of any amount—no amount is too small— and are especially seeking donations above $500 and/or offers of matching donations.

Please donate today. Here’s how:

• Visit www.newyaletown.ca/donate to donate by credit card, PayPal, cheque, or direct deposit
• Please pass this email along to anyone you know who may be in a position to donate
• Share on social media using #CANY, driving all traffic to www.newyaletown.ca/donate

If you or someone you know would like to speak with a CANY member before making a donation, please email CANY directly at info@newyaletown.ca. Any funds raised in excess of legal fees will be donated to social housing initiatives in the New Yaletown neighbourhood.
Community Association of New Yaletown
Website: www.newyaletown.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newyaletown
Twitter: @ca_newyaletown
Contact: info@newyaletown.ca