Kenneth Chan
Kenneth is the Urbanized Western Canada Editor of Daily Hive. He covers everything from local architecture and urban issues to design, economic development, and more. He has worked in various roles in the company since joining in 2012. Got a story idea? Email Kenneth at [email protected]
Vancouver City Council to create policies that encourage new tech hub spaces
Mayor Ken Sim wants to develop land use strategies that grow the tech industry.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 26, 2023
Mayor Ken Sim aiming to restore civic pride, fun and events in Vancouver
Vancouver is "open for business again."
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 24, 2023
Vancouver City Council to review the impact of view cones on new housing
Vancouver has a housing crisis, not a view cone or shadowing crisis.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 24, 2023
UBC student housing rents set to increase by up to 8%
Expect "higher level than usual" increases for the next 3 years.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 24, 2023
Coquitlam aiming to launch its own e-scooter share service this summer
Personal e-scooters can already be used in Coquitlam š“
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 21, 2023
New London Drugs building with rental housing on Hastings Street moves forward
Vancouver's Hastings-Sunrise area will finally get its new London Drugs, plus 157 rental homes.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 21, 2023
Vancouver's General Fusion hits milestone in plan for major UK test plant
Construction on the $400 million proof-of-concept test plant begins this year ā”ļø
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 20, 2023
Over 500 applications to live at new Vancouver rental building with 52 suites
The provincial government provided the project with $22 million in construction financing.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 20, 2023
Granville Street should be Vancouver's version of NYC's Times Square: City staff
There's a lot of work to do š”
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 20, 2023
New Vancouver Centre II office tower complete with Douglas Coupland salmon sculpture (PHOTOS)
The new 34-storey office tower next to Telus Garden is now finally complete.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 20, 2023
Vancouver Police Department looking to build new headquarters building
This will be a purpose-built "post-disaster" police headquarters facility.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 20, 2023
Two 18-storey rental towers in Oakridge approved by Vancouver City Council
Nearly 400 rental homes will be built north of Oakridge mall.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 19, 2023
32-storey rental housing tower proposed for Pacific Street in the West End
180 rental homes near the corner of Pacific Street and Thurlow Street.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 19, 2023
Vancouver proposes allowing multiplexes for all single-family zoning
Increased density would be allowed on all single-family lots in all neighbourhoods š
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 19, 2023
New Vancouver City Council approves its first building: a 47-storey residential tower
372 units of condos and social housing in downtown Vancouver.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 19, 2023
New Vancouver Jewish Community Centre project sees $36 million donation
Vancouver's Oakridge area is set to gain a major new community centre.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 18, 2023
New calls for real public transit linking Vancouver, Squamish, and Whistler
There's growing demand for alternatives to driving on the Sea to Sky Highway.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 18, 2023
Estimated $300 million cost to rebuild the entire Stanley Park seawall
And a year later after the storm, the Jericho Pier is still a closed wreck.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 18, 2023
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