The Development Permit Board’s hearing will be starting soon at 3pm. Join us in person at City Hall (lease note the COVID precautions and accessibility information below).
If you’re unable to join in person, you can:
Watch the live stream (If you can, we encourage you to join in person!)
Follow along on Twitter for live tweeting with the #105Keefer and #ChinatownYVR tags. If you can, join in on the conversation and tweet as lots of media and politicians are watching!
Sign a 105 Keefer petition in solidarity with low-income residents of Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside that will be delivered to multiple levels of government.
If you were a speaker during the hearing, send your speech to Chinatown Today at info@chinatown.today for community archiving here.
COVID-19 safety
For the health and safety of all our community members (especially seniors, disabled and immunocompromised folks), we are asking all supporters to wear a face mask (preferably KN95, KF94 or N95) for the duration of the hearing. There will also be masks and hand sanitizer provided. We strongly encourage you to also take an at-home rapid antigen test on the day of before arriving at the hearing. If you feel sick, please stay home even if your symptoms are mild. The meeting will be streamed live online here.
Accessibility
Transit
City Hall is accessible by transit via Canada Line and/or bus. The closest Canada Line station is Broadway-City Hall and the nearest buses are 99 B-line, #15, and #9.
Seating
There will be limited seating available in City Hall with a priority for seniors and disabled folks.
Food and water
Bottled water and snacks will be provided. To reduce the spread of airborne viruses, we encourage people to eat and drink outside.
Bathrooms
There are gendered bathrooms with mobility device accessible stalls inside City Hall.
Mobility Device-Accessible Parking and Entrance
The mobility device accessible parking and entrance for City Hall is located at the W12th Ave side of the building.
Language
There will be interpreters for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers.
Captions
The City provides a live stream of the hearing with auto-generated English captions projected on a screen for the D/deaf and Hard-of-Hearing.