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Trolley bus with longer range in-motion battery by Solaris Bus & Coach being tested by TransLink in Vancouver, on August 17, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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European trolley bus with longer-range battery tested in Vancouver (PHOTOS)

TransLink is replacing all trolley buses with new models later this decade šŸšŽāš”ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 18, 2023
Launch of Science World's new dome lights on August 10, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Science World pursuing $110 million upgrade of its temporary building

"It was always a very futuristic building, but the future has caught up."

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  • Aug 18, 2023
Vancouver terminal; Hullo Ferries' inaugural day of service on August 16, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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"Better than BC Ferries:" Hullo makes inaugural Vancouver to Nanaimo sailings

"It's good competition for the market, not just dominated by BC Ferries."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 17, 2023
Nanaimo terminal; Hullo Ferries' inaugural day of service on August 16, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Hullo Ferries eyes expansion to six ships for Vancouver to Victoria service

"We know there's so much demand for the service."

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  • Aug 17, 2023
A Hullo Ferries vessel docked at the Nanaimo terminal, during the cancellation of the remaining sailings on August 16, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Hullo Ferries disrupted again by sailing cancellations on Wednesday

Half of the sailings were canceled last minute due to a technical issue.

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  • Aug 17, 2023
Quest University campus at 3200 University Boulevard, Squamish. (Colliers International)
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Capilano University to take over Quest University campus in Squamish

BC government provided Capilano University with $48 million for the expansion.

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  • Aug 16, 2023
UBC's The Houses of the Ones Belonging to the Saltwater (left), Exchange (centre), and Walter Gage (right) student residences. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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UBC to build 4,800 new student housing beds for $1.4 billion

The student housing demand is growing at a rate faster than UBC can build.

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  • Aug 16, 2023
UBC's Brock Commons North (left) and the Arts Student Centre and Brock Commons South (right), as of August 12, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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UBC opens 316 new beds of student housing at Vancouver campus (PHOTOS)

Much-needed student housing capacity in time for the new school year.

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  • Aug 16, 2023
Carbon Engineering research hub in Squamish, BC. (Carbon Engineering)
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US oil company to buy BC-based Carbon Engineering for $1.1 billion

The Squamish company known for capturing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will be sold.

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  • Aug 15, 2023
A vintage trolley bus at TransLink's Vancouver Transit Centre. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Free rides on vintage trolley bus in downtown Vancouver tomorrow

All-day-long free rides on this 1950s trolley bus šŸšŽ

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 15, 2023
Hullo Ferries vessels at the Nanaimo Port Authority facility. (Hullo Ferries)
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All sailings on Hullo Ferries also cancelled on Tuesday due to wind

The inaugural high-speed sailings between Nanaimo and Vancouver are now set for Wednesday.

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  • Aug 15, 2023
Artistic rendering of the new Vancouver Art Gallery building. (Herzog & de Meuron/Perkins&Will/Vancouver Art Gallery)
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Construction to begin next month on new landmark Vancouver Art Gallery

The $400 million project is finally actually happening šŸ–¼šŸŽ‰

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  • Aug 14, 2023
Moving into a new home. (Shutterstock)
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Strong uptake for Canada's new First Home Savings Account

Young Canadians are taking advantage of the first-time homebuyer tool šŸ”

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  • Aug 14, 2023
Existing four-lane configuration of Highway 1 between Langley and Abbotsford. (Government of BC)
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Business groups urge expedited Highway 1 widening from Metro Vancouver to Fraser Valley

"Key transportation infrastructure has fallen behind."

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  • Aug 14, 2023
Vincent Lalonde, city manager of the City of Surrey. (Canadian Collaborating Centres on Injury Prevention | City of Surrey)
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City manager to leave City of Surrey after nearly a decade

The top bureaucrat of the City of Surrey earned over $411,000 last year.

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  • Aug 14, 2023
Hullo Ferries' brand-new catamaran vessels arriving in Nanaimo for the first time on July 14, 2023. (Hullo Ferries)
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Hullo Ferries' inaugural sailings cancelled due to high winds, power outage

The private company is taking extra safety precautions.

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  • Aug 14, 2023
WeWork sign atop a building at Bentall Centre in downtown Vancouver. (Jorge Posada/Talentosa Productions)
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Bankruptcy risk: WeWork has "substantial doubt" it can remain in business

WeWork has about two dozen locations in Canada, including its newest global location.

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  • Aug 12, 2023
Lighting of Telus Garden and Pacific Coliseum. (Telus | PNE)
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14 landmarks in Vancouver with programmed ever-changing lights (PHOTOS)

A source of civic pride šŸ’”šŸŒˆ

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 12, 2023
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