The Columbian

The Vancouver City Council is voting on several changes to rules for dog kennels and shelters in the area, specifically allowing inclusion of dog day care activities, establishing a maximum cap of 175 dogs and prohibiting breeding.

Vancouver City Council updates code to allow dog day care

August 25, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Dog kennels and shelters in Vancouver can now function as dog day cares following a decision earlier this week from the Vancouver City Council, which made several changes to restrictions on dog care facilities. Read story

An artist's rendering visualizes the Tower Mall Development within the city's Heights District project, including commercial and multifamily housing as well as parks and open space.

Vancouver says Heights District will create about 900 affordable housing units

August 23, 2023, 6:08am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Equity and affordable housing have become top priorities for the city of Vancouver as it makes progress on the Heights District development. Read story

Trees rise above a playground at DuBois Park in Vancouver. The playground, which has a wheelchair user-friendly disc swing, is not considered fully accessible due to the wood chip surface. At top, a disc swing hangs at the under-construction Marshall Park.

The play’s the thing: Vancouver works to make its parks more accessible, fun for children of all abilities

August 19, 2023, 6:14am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

Vancouver is home to more than 70 parks with play equipment, but until this year, none of them were fully accessible to children who use wheelchairs or have various physical disabilities. Read story

Workers install an artificial turf surface at Marshall Park. Though more expensive than wood chips, disability advocates say plastic turf is a key to making playgrounds more accessible.

Advocate: Play sites in Vancouver are worth investing in

August 19, 2023, 6:13am Clark County News

Playgrounds are free to use, but they’re far from free to build. Read story

Ex-pastor John Bishop returns to Vancouver to publicly confess, apologize

August 18, 2023, 2:10pm Churches & Religion

the disgraced former pastor who founded the Living Hope Church in Vancouver and later served a three-year prison sentence for smuggling drugs into the country, is returning to Vancouver to give his first sermon in seven years. Read story