Vancouver, Bitcoin and City Council

Vancouver city council approves 3.9% property tax increase
Mayor Ken Sim said it was "a great day for the City of Vancouver,” as his council voted to approve a 2025 budget worth $2.4 billion in spending with a property tax increase of 3.9 percent.
Vancouver City Council Passes Pro-Bitcoin Motion Citing Fiat Challenges
Vancouver, British Columbia's city council has passed a motion to explore the possibility of accepting bitcoin (BTC) for payment of taxes
Vancouver’s Bitcoin strategy advances with City Council backing
Vancouver is moving ahead with plans to become a “Bitcoin-friendly city,” as the City Council has green lighted a motion to explore Bitcoin integration. On December 11, the motion dubbed “Preserving of the City’s Purchasing Power Through Diversification of Financial Reserves – Becoming A Bitcoin Friendly City” passed with strong support,
Vancouver council passes mayor's motion to make city 'bitcoin-friendly'
Vancouver councillors passed a motion from Mayor Ken Sim on Wednesday that seeks to make the city "bitcoin-friendly," giving staff the thumbs up to explore holding cryptocurrency in reserve and accepting payments in the virtual currency.
Vancouver mayor's bitcoin-friendly city motion passes
A motion by Ken Sim to explore making Vancouver a "bitcoin-friendly" city has passed, but it may be a non-started due to existing municipal and provincial rules. Alissa Thibault reports.
Canadian police say they shot a suspect who stabbed people in Vancouver
Police say a stabbing suspect is dead after being shot by police in the Canadian city of Vancouver in a convenience store ...
B.C. Insider: How costly plans for a new Vancouver Art Gallery space fell apart
Funding for the bold new design, announced nearly a decade ago, was never entirely secured, and last week the gallery ...
Canada’s Most Punctual Airline Boosts Flights Between Alberta And British Columbia
Flair Airlines will have up to five daily flights between Vancouver and Calgary next summer, and Edmonton and Abbotsford will ...
Photos: Blues travel to Vancouver to face the Canucks
Vancouver Canucks' Kiefer Sherwood, right, and St. Louis Blues' Philip Broberg collide as Vancouver's Nils Hoglander (21) ...
Taylor Swift dazzles fans in Vancouver, calling them 'generous' and 'warm-hearted'
Taylor Swift received a rapturous welcome at B.C. Place Friday for the first of three sold-out shows in Vancouver this ...
Where To Find Taylor Swift-Themed Food And Cocktails In Vancouver
The city is welcoming the singer-songwriter in full-blown Swiftie style for the final leg of the Eras Tour with themed ...
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Heavy fog again envelopes Metro Vancouver, parts of southern B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Heavy fog has again enveloped parts of southwestern British Columbia, including Metro Vancouver, a day after the region saw near-zero visibility.
Gracie Abrams Favors Ethereal Femininity in Draped Jacquemus Dress at Taylor Swift’s Eras Concert in Vancouver
Abrams, who is opening the final three nights of Swift’s record-breaking cultural force of a tour, took the stage in the ...
Why this UBC architecture professor doesn't like Vancouver's Broadway Plan
City councillors are set to vote on a motion regarding the Broadway Plan on Wednesday, adding more density and thousands of ...