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Previous 2018 concept of an 11-storey condominium tower (left) and the 2024 revised concept of a 21-storey rental housing tower (right) at 1150 Barclay Street, Vancouver. (Dialog/PC Urban | Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/PC Urban)
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Downtown Vancouver luxury condo tower project pivots to rental housing

And double the original concept's height.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 10, 2024
Route of the protected bike lane extension along Dunsmuir Street, Melville Street, Jervis Street, West Hastings Street, and Broughton Street between Hornby Street and the Coal Harbour seawall. (City of Vancouver)
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City of Vancouver proposes new protected bike lane on Melville Street

A westward extension of the Dunsmuir Street bike lane.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 10, 2024
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High interest rates cut Canada's new home construction by 30,000 units

Private sector-build housing accounts for 95% of Canada's housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 10, 2024
BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay terminal. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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BC Conservatives to consider monthly pass for BC Ferries' frequent users

They're also suggesting the use of small driverless vessels.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 10, 2024
Construction cranes for new towers in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. (EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock)
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New housing projects in Metro Vancouver face rising tide of steep fees

New policies provide predictability, but increase costs.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 10, 2024
Preliminary conceptual artistic rendering of a standardized Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) station in Metro Vancouver. (TransLink)
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BC NDP commits to new Bus Rapid Transit from Surrey to White Rock

It could be upgraded to LRT or SkyTrain over the long term.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 9, 2024
Previous 2022 concept (left) and 2024 revised concept (right) for 1706-1738 Alberni Street and 735 Bidwell Street, Vancouver. (Henriquez Partners Architects/Bosa Properties/Kingswood Properties)
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Big design changes for proposed Vancouver towers, with rental housing added

Returning the project to a financially viable position.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 9, 2024
Preliminary conceptual artistic rendering of the New Major Vessels. (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries to take phased approach to build seven new large ships

Seven big ships will enter service from 2029 to 2037.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 9, 2024
David Eby (BC NDP)
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BC NDP regains lead ahead of BC Conservatives: survey

Conservatives have seen a drop in support from young adults and women.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 9, 2024
Charging stations for electric-battery vehicles (left) and rooftop solar panels at Vancouver Film Studios (right). (VisualArtStudio/Shutterstock | Vancouver Film Studios)
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BC Conservatives would reverse BC NDP's electrification policies

John Rustad's government would also consider nuclear power.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 9, 2024
Concept for the BC Parkway at the Vancouver-Burnaby border, next to the Telus Boot. (City of Burnaby)
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This is the new design concept for the BC Parkway in Metrotown

A complete overhaul between Boundary Road and Royal Oak Station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 9, 2024
Concept for 11-15 East 4th Avenue, Vancouver. (Chernoff Thompson Architects/Oxford Properties)
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Eight-storey laboratory proposed for Mount Pleasant in Vancouver

Strategically near the AbCellera headquarters.

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  • Oct 8, 2024
Construction progress on Cineplex's The Rec Room Granville in downtown Vancouver, as of October 8, 2024. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Cineplex to open Western Canada's flagship The Rec Room in downtown Vancouver

Set to open by the end of November 2024.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 8, 2024
Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction on the former Riverview Hospital lands in Coquitlam. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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BC Conservatives to redevelop Riverview Hospital, end safe supply

And new strict regulations for OPS and supportive housing facilities.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 8, 2024
TGV in France (olrat/Shutterstock)
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Could Toronto-Montreal route be Canada's first high-speed rail line?

A big upgrade from the original high-frequency rail project.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 7, 2024
February 2024 condition of the Crab Park encampment in Vancouver (left) and an artistic rendering of the Arbutus supportive housing project in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood. (City of Vancouver | BC Housing)
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BC Conservatives vow to ban encampments, enforce drug-free supportive housing

"We will not let this continue."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 7, 2024
2022 concept artistic rendering of Pinnacle Lougheed at 9850 Austin Road and 9858-9898 Gatineau Place, Burnaby, with the first phase highlighted. (JYOM Architecture/Pinnacle International Development)
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Western Canada's tallest tower approved for Lougheed SkyTrain in Burnaby

Part of a multi-tower project across two sites.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 7, 2024
The existing William R. Bennett Bridge across Okanagan Lake between downtown Kelowna and West Kelowna. (chrisontour84/Shutterstock)
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BC Conservatives commit to building second Okanagan Lake bridge

"Relieve the pressure on Kelowna’s overburdened roads."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 6, 2024
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