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Vancouver Not Vegas Submission to the Development Permit Board 16 Jul 2013 | 02:34 am
Vancouver Not Vegas Submission to the Development Permit Board July 15, 2013 Vancouver Not Vegas is a coalition of citizens and community groups advocating for a healthy urban environment, and conce...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver Not Vegas Issues Court Challenge to PavCo & Paragon Casino Plan 2 May 2013 | 07:00 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Vancouver Not Vegas Issues Court Challenge to PavCo and Paragon BC Place Casino Plan Details of lease agreement unclear for both City and Province May 2, 2013, Vancouver: Vanc...
Gambling away our cities: experts demonstrate that casinos don’t bring prosperity 26 Nov 2012 | 08:02 am
Here is the full text of “Gambling away our cities: Why New Yorkers must fight the drive to legalize full-scale gaming” by Richard Florida in the New York Daily News, Nov. 25, 2012. We are reprinting ...
Editorial cartoons on gambling and casino’s by B.C.’s Adrian Raeside 26 Nov 2012 | 07:51 am
Adrian Raeside has produced some of the best cartoons on the topic of gambling, casinos and the government. A long-time political cartoonist in British Columbia, he is much loved here. Cartoons via he...
Dave Meslin on citizen engagement – TED video 16 Nov 2012 | 09:31 am
The TED video above, both funny and brilliant, demonstrates that citizens aren’t actually apathetic, they’re just victims of “constructed apathy”—intentional exclusion from political processes. Dave ...
Recap from November, 2011 – Rezoning for large casino design passed by City Council 1 Dec 2011 | 09:06 am
This is a recap of the situation as of November 29, 2011, at Vancouver City Council. We will be updating you on new developments on this situation soon: Despite our legal challenge in BC Supreme Court...
Vancouver Not Vegas says new casino relocation plan should go to public hearing 29 Nov 2011 | 12:55 pm
Bulletin: vancouver not vegas says new casino plan should go to public hearing November 28, 2011 Vancouver Not Vegas group calls on Vancouver City Council to delay approving the casino relocation by...
Vancouver Not Vegas! Co-founder Launches Petition to Halt Casino Move to BC Place 15 Nov 2011 | 11:52 am
Vancouver Not Vegas Co-Founder Lindsay Brown has filled a petition in BC Supreme Court seeking to overturn the decision by Vancouver City Council approving the relocation of Edgewater Casino to BC Pla...
Culture attracts far greater tourism than gambling 11 Oct 2011 | 01:56 pm
This graph gives a sense of the low tourism value of casinos as compared to arts and culture activities in cities. This is a well known fact, yet British Columbia has failed to develop the type of com...
VNV Calls For Review of the Financing of BC Place Stadium Upgrade and Roof Construction 1 Oct 2011 | 07:37 am
Vancouver Not Vegas Calls For a Review of the Financing of the BC Place Stadium Upgrade and Roof Construction Photo of BC Place model, by Dustin Sacks from the Flickr Creative Commons FOR IMMEDIATE ...
