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Artistic rendering of the office plaza entrance upgrade at Royal Centre in Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Warrington PCI Management)
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Royal Centre in Vancouver to see major renovation with new restaurant space

A complete makeover for the entrance plaza into the office tower.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 16, 2024
Previous concept: Artistic rendering for the mixed-use project at 1241 Water Street at Prospera Place in Kelowna. (Arcadis/GSL Group)
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New residential towers up to 26 storeys proposed for Kelowna's Prospera Place arena

A major development for downtown Kelowna.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 16, 2024
Skylines of downtown Vancouver (background) and Burnaby's Brentwood Town Centre (foreground). (EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver's population could reach 3 million in 2024

And Surrey could become BC's most populated city by 2029.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 16, 2024
SkyTrain Braid Station (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Reduced SkyTrain service from Production Way to Braid stations until 2026

A new SkyTrain trainyard is being built near Braid Station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2024
The former spaces of Michaels and Brooks Brothers on Alberni Street in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Luxury fashion retailer Brooks Brothers closes in downtown Vancouver

It joins the former Michaels store for the building's vacant retail space.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2024
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Metro Vancouver home price increase in 2024 could trail behind Canada's big regions

Calgary will lead the country in price creep.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2024
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Risk of brownouts: Alberta issues emergency alert urging to conserve electricity

Extreme cold weather is straining the electrical grid.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2024
2022 theoretical concept; artistic rendering of reimagining the Waterfront Station precinct in downtown Vancouver. (Perkins&Will)
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Estimated $2.6 million cost for Vancouver's new Waterfront Station planning process

"A once-in-a-lifetime city-building opportunity for Vancouver."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 13, 2024
Artistic renderings of the Site C hydroelectric dam (BC Hydro) | Ontario Line subway station (Metrolinx)
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These are Canada's 40 most expensive infrastructure projects

Everything from public transit to hospitals.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 12, 2024
Artistic renderings of the new Oakridge Park (Oakridge Centre) shopping mall (left) and the new replacement Pattullo Bridge (right). (Henriquez Partners Architects/Westbank/Quadreal Property Group | Government of BC)
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19 major projects in Metro Vancouver completing construction in 2024

Everything from Oakridge Park mall to the new Pattullo Bridge.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 12, 2024
2023 condition of BC Ferries' former Pacificat fast ferries in Egypt. (Ehab El Nemr/Submitted)
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BC Ferries' failed Pacificat fast ferries ships in Egypt listed for sale

The three fast ferries have been listed for US$15 million each.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 12, 2024
Burnaby towers in Metrotown (background) and Brentwood (foreground). (StandbildCA/Shutterstock)
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New carbon fees proposed for large residential and commercial buildings in Metro Vancouver

Another added cost for residents and businesses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 12, 2024
The new Yarrow and Aster secured purpose-built rental housing buidings at 444 Kootenay Street and 435 Boundary Road on Hastings Street in Vancouver. (PCI Developments)
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Record total of over 19,000 rental homes newly registered in British Columbia in 2023

This figure represents the start of new construction.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 11, 2024
Artistic rendering of the redevelopment of the Vancouver First Church of the Nazarene at 998 East 9th Avenue, Vancouver. (MOTIV Architects)
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105 new affordable rental homes set for Vancouver church redevelopment

Located just off Kingsway.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 11, 2024
Artistic rendering of the cancelled redevelopment of the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. (Government of BC)
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Royal BC Museum seeking public input on its future

How should the aging Victoria museum be renewed?

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 11, 2024
Vancouver Airport Authority
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$74 million in federal funding to expand Vancouver International Airport's cargo facilities

Increasing cargo capacity annually by 160,000 tonnes, worth $22 billion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 11, 2024
Site of 1000 Cypress Street in Vancouver's Kitsilano Point (Goodman Commercial) and the approved development plans of three single-family houses for the site (Formwerks Architectural).
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Approved Kitsilano project for single-family houses listed for $15.5 million

Other potential development options include one big mansion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 11, 2024
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Union for Metro Vancouver bus supervisors warns of possible strike escalation

"Workers doing the same job deserve a similar wage."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 10, 2024
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