Aggregated Vancouver and Civic News
Oil tankers, not pipelines, are the hot potato issue
First published in The Vancouver Sun By BARB JUSTASON, Special to The Vancouver Sun (April 3, 2012) — Thursday’s federal budget is raising a lot of eyebrows in British Columbia — especially the vow to speed up the review of Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway oil pipeline and tanker … [more...]
B.C. residents opposed to Enbridge’s proposal to transport crude oil through inside coastal waters
Vancouver, B.C. (Mar 27, 2012) – Most British Columbians are opposed to the Enbridge proposal to transport crude oil through B.C.’s inside coastal waters. Opposition to Enbridge supertanker proposal A majority (78%) of B.C. residents is aware of the Enbridge proposal to transport crude oil … [more...]
BC provincial voter intention: New political landscape
Vancouver, BC (Mar 17, 2012) – The BC New Democratic Party is well on its way to forming the next government. But with only marginal growth since the last general election, they can't take too much credit for their current position. The emergence of the BC Conservative Party is the game changer in … [more...]
Federal Conservatives losing support among BC voters: poll
Vancouver, BC (Mar 16, 2012) – The federal Conservatives have lost a lot of ground among BC voters since the May 2011 general election. Federal Voter Intention According to a recent poll by Justason Market Intelligence, popular support for the governing Conservatives has fallen from 46% in May … [more...]
State-of-Mind: Quality of Life in Metro Vancouver
Vancouver, BC (Feb 16, 2012) – Justason Market Intelligence and Junxion Strategy hosted an invitation-only presentation at Justason's offices in Downtown Vancouver. The February 15th event featured Geoff Bird, Research Director with Justason and Peter ter Weeme, Principal of Junxion Strategy, … [more...]
The Local News Addict: Quality of Living rankings
Vancouver, BC (Dec 1, 2011) – We were intrigued by the results of the 2011 Quality of Living rankings by Mercer, an international management consulting firm. Vancouver tied for 5th Mercer’s ranking of 221 cities around the world places Vancouver 5th (tied with Dusseldorf, Germany) in terms of … [more...]
The Local News Addict: What does the morning after mean for COPE?
Vancouver, BC (Nov 20, 2011) – Colleague Stu Hemerling asked me today, "Do you think this spells the end of COPE?" That's a tough question. NPA also has faced disappointing results in two elections in a row and seem to be sticking around. The difference for COPE is that the power-sharing deal … [more...]
Vancouver election polling / Election
Vancouver, BC (Nov 19, 2011, 8:00pm) – As the polls closed, Justason Market Intelligence uploaded its final election prediction for the Robertson-Anton mayoral race. Our prediction was 60% for Robertson and 40% for Anton. The final outcome was 57% and 43%. The Vancouver Civic Outlook is a … [more...]
The local news addict: The race at the bottom
Vancouver, BC (Nov 14, 2011) – NPA's poll of Vancouverites (The Vancouver Sun, Saturday, November 12, above the fold) is interesting particularly looking at the trajectory over time, since the baseline measure in August. It shows a steady climb in support for mayoral candidate, Suzanne Anton. … [more...]
