Jul 18, 20233 min readReflectionsFrom Whitney Houston to Young Civic Innovators: Inspiring Change in Public HearingsWhitney Houston might have had an apt solution for renovating the public hearing process when she sang: “I believe that children are our...
Jul 11, 20230 min readIn the News(Post) Justin McElroy: Sign of the times: Vancouver council will vote today to eliminate a rule that requires them to announce things like public hearings in a newspaper
Jul 5, 20231 min readIn the News(Article) Dan Fumano: Critics say public hearings on development proposals in B.C. are often unfairIn June 2023, Renovate the Public Hearing Director Amina Yasin was interviewed by Dan Fumano for the Vancouver Sun to talk about the...
May 29, 20231 min readEvent GalleryRPHI and the Moving in a Liveable Region Teams Attend FCM Annual Conference in TorontoRenovate the Public Hearing shared a booth with fellow Centre initiative, Moving in a Livable Region, at the 2023 Federation of Canadian...
May 9, 20237 min readReflectionsChanges May Be Coming to Public Hearings“Waiving” a hearing implies something else may have to take its place; not requiring public hearings means staff and council will opt-in...
Feb 21, 20231 min readEvent GalleryAmina Yasin Speaks at a Roundtable on Citizen Empowerment and Dialogue for OCPMIn February 2023, Renovate the Public Hearing Director Amina Yasin participated in a roundtable for Office de Consultation Publique de...