Amir Bajehkian - امیر باجهکیان
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@amiryvr
Passionate for human rights, social justice, aviation, Vancouver, Iran, and Canada. Trying to make a difference
May Day, International Worker's Day, is about recognizing the collective power of workers. The organizing power of workers is the reason why we have the protections and rights we do today - but we need to continue to advocate for equity, inclusion, and labour rights for all. Today, we stand in solidarity with workers everywhere who continue this fight, and are committed to defending workers and labour rights. #MayDay #VanPoli
Statement from Kareem Allam, Mayoral Candidate for the Vancouver Liberals: Let’s save the Whitecaps. Here is how: With bidders now entering the process to purchase the Whitecaps who want to move the team, the likelihood of the team staying has decreased. But it’s not impossible to keep them. It will take courage, hard work, and sincerity—none of which we’ve had from Mayor Ken Sim. 1) The PNE site offer was a distraction. A feasibility study for a new ballpark there, with adjacent activations, quickly shows that without rapid transit (SkyTrain), the project won’t pencil out. 2) Being away from the downtown core negatively impacts suite capacity and the entertainment district, both essential to making the finances work. 3) This Whitecaps problem didn’t emerge in the past three months. It has been on the books for at least a decade. 4) To ensure a new local bidder doing due diligence on a significant acquisition can outbid others or at least give the MLS Commissioner pause, the project site needs to be much more substantial. 5) There has only ever been one site that works: the original Central Waterfront District proposal Kerfoot suggested in the 2000s. 6) Kerfoot still owns that land, but CPKC Rail owns the right of way on top of it. 7) What’s changed since that plan? The Minnesota Twins built a ballpark over railroad tracks, demonstrating that safety and engineering technology have come a long way. Wrigley Field, Minute Maid Park, and T-Mobile Park are all adjacent to or over rail lines. There are dozens of other examples. 8) Rather than dig into the file over the past four years, Ken Sim ignored it. He could have used this knowledge to bring rail companies, the Port, and the Feds together. The city also owns land immediately adjacent to the Kerfoot lands—at the nexus of a SeaBus line, two SkyTrain lines, and the West Coast Express—in the heart of our corporate core. 9) If we’re going to keep the team, we need the best. It’s time to hire Mortensen, who helped lead the Twins stadium project, and get to work to show local bidders and regulators a path to real financial viability, along with feasible engineering and safety—not a PR sleight of hand with the PNE site. 10) We don’t have anymore time to waste. Let’s save the Whitecaps!
In 2021 the heat dome killed 619 in one week in BC. The majority were seniors and died alone in their homes. Cooling centres exist because we learned the hard way - extreme heat kills. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Cutting this program is not a budget decision. It is a public health failure. We will restore it. @kareemformayor @vanliberals
We’re making the largest investment in community centres in the City’s history. Council has dedicated $400 million over the next four years to rebuild five of Vancouver’s aging community centres: Dunbar, Hastings, Kensington, Kerrisdale, and Roundhouse. Why these five? We wanted to deliver the greatest possible benefit within a four year window. That meant prioritizing facilities in need of replacement or significant renovation that were exclusively controlled by the City of Vancouver. By selecting these sites, we’ll be able to get started quickly, and deliver better community centres sooner.
Thank you to @MarkJCarney and the federal government for listening. We've called for action on crypto ATMs while ABC council voted to make Vancouver "bitcoin friendly." FINTRAC, the VPD, and seniors targeted by fraud have been sounding the alarm for years. Today's federal ban is real leadership. cbc.ca/news/politics/…
Vancouver park board commissioner tells mayor and council to mind their own business vancouversun.com/news/vancouver…
Nearly 4 years after the sinkhole, Strathcona Park's tennis courts are still a fenced-off ruin — cracked concrete, weeds. East Van deserves usable public space. @KenSimCity @ParkBoard @l_christe @BrennanBastyo @ParkBoardScott @ThomasDigby1 @angelahaer @MCHVancouver @PtFry
@BoardofTrade Which is a $1 billion cut on what the Park Board asked for and a $150 million cut from the last capital plan, which was $550 million.
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Vancouver Liberals are all passionate about Vancouver... But we are also really good FRIENDS....
