Vancouver City Hall: Too Busy for Citizen Committees, but No Work for Staff?
Vancouver City Council is set to consider a proposal to cut ten of its eleven Council Advisory Committees. Paired with significant staff firing, the push to achieve “Zero Means Zero” at all costs threaten the City’s ability to manage major events, maintain services, as well as support residents and businesses, especially those in equity-deserving communities.
Inclusion and City Planning
Inclusion isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s smart city-building.
Being in a Multi-Racial Relationship
At Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival earlier this year, I was chatting with someone I’d met recently, and when I mentioned that my husband was from India and that we have two kids, they paused with curiosity. They were intrigued by the fact that I’m in a multi-racial relationship and asked whether it was difficult being with someone from a different culture.
Council Speeches: Iona Bonamis Urging Vancouver City Council to not Abandon the Women's Equity Strategy
Iona Bonamis spoke to Vancouver City Council's Finance and Services Standing Committee on November 5th, 2025, to support a motion that would ensure that work on the Women's Equity Strategy continues, despite the City shuttering its Equity Office in the face of the "Zero Means Zero" Budget.