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Tag Archives: Vancouver Politics

Low-Rent Mansion Living? In Vancouver? Really?

November 9, 2015by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Yes, really. Groups of frustrated renters are snapping up urban acreages, and spend less on housing than the rest of us.

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Huffington Post Canada, The Tyee

EXCLUSIVE: Vancouver Backs Undocumented Migrant ‘Sanctuary’

May 29, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Policy would let municipal agencies refuse to give info about ‘illegals’ to immigration authorities.

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The Tyee

DTES transformation set at $1 billion

February 27, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Vancouver released its proposal for the troubled Downtown Eastside neighbourhood Thursday at a price tag of more than $1 billion.

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24 Hours

Stanley Cup rioters ‘lost their minds,’ beating victim testifies

February 5, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A man called by many a Good Samaritan testified Wednesday that people “just lost their minds” during the 2011 Stanley Cup riot.

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24 Hours

SERIES—False Creek South: An Experiment in Community

January 3, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Tyee Solutions Society explored one of the country’s most audacious, if now long-forgotten, experiments in social and urban engineering.

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The Tyee, Tyee Solutions Society

Second Life for False Creek South?

January 3, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A deal that made Vancouver’s urban housing experiment possible now clouds its future. Last in a series.

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The Tyee, Tyee Solutions Society

A Hippie-era Urban Experiment Hits 40

January 2, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Eccentric False Creek South nailed one goal: creating real community in Vancouver’s core. Part 3 of a series.

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The Tyee

Stars Aligned for False Creek South

January 1, 2014by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Decades ago, three levels of gov’t agreed to build something a little crazy. Funny thing: it mostly worked. Part 2 of a series.

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The Tyee, Tyee Solutions Society

False Creek’s Urban Experiment Seeks a Second Act

December 31, 2013by David P. Ball Leave a comment

Clock ticking for a Trudeau-era attempt at a visionary utopia in Vancouver. Part 1 of 4.

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The Tyee, Tyee Solutions Society

Demolition halted for Japantown building

December 9, 2013by David P. Ball Leave a comment

A Chinese-Canadian association scrambling to save its 122-year-old Japantown building from demolition has received a reprieve.

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24 Hours

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About David P. Ball

REPORTERS' DUTY IS TO INFORM, IMPACT, INSPIRE & DEFEND DEMOCRACY

My nearly 20 years of investigative journalism experience includes top national media awards, and bylines in Canada and the world's most-read outlets — including the Globe & Mail, Guardian, Le Monde, National Post, Toronto Star, VICE, La Presse, AFP, Figaro, Times of India, Daily Mail — in online, daily print, magazine, photo, video and radio storytelling.

Most recently covering the B.C. politics beat for the Star Vancouver (The Toronto Star's B.C. bureau), my journalism has been recognized with three of Canada's top media awards.

CAJ Award-Winner & Multiple Finalist

Webster Award Award-Winner & Finalist

CJF Co-winner

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Published in over 100 publications, reaching millions of readers worldwide:

• Globe & Mail
• Toronto Star
• The Guardian
• National Post
• New York Post
• Daily Mail UK
• VICE
• Ottawa Sun & QMI chain
• iPolitics
• Huffington Post
• Hamilton Spectator
• 24 Hours
• The Tyee
• Georgia Straight
• Xtra!
• Windspeaker
• Extract: Pipeline anthology chapter

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MY PHOTOJOURNALISM:
Published in the Globe & Mail, The Province, New York Post, CBC News, Toronto Star, National Post, Bild am Sonntag (DE), Arsenal Pulp Press, Georgia Straight, Tricity News


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