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City of Port Coquitlam cleaning crews on a trail. (City of Port Coquitlam)
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City of Port Coquitlam crews undertaking three-day cleaning blitz of the entire city

All public spaces, parks, and roadways will see cleaning, including graffiti removal.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2023
TransLink trolley bus. (Shutterstock)
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TransLink to test new trolley bus model with a longer-range battery

A new type of trolley bus that can travel off power wires for longer distances.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2023
TransLink's first new Nova LFSEe+ electric-battery bus being charged at the bus loop at SkyTrain 22nd Street Station. (TransLink)
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Big growing pains for TransLink to electrify buses and expand services

The electrification effort could potentially impact the rollout of expanded bus services.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2023
Downtown Vancouver (Shutterstock)
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Uptick in demand prompts continued rise in Metro Vancouver home prices

Apartment sales were particularly strong.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2023
Canada Day at Canada Place fireworks (left) and an electronic sign informing the public that Canada Day 2022 fireworks are cancelled (right). (Shutterstock | Mark Marissen/Twitter)
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Opinion: Who will step up to bring back Canada Day fireworks to Vancouver?

The public has always voted with their feet, and they want Canada Day fireworks to return.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2023
Inside the indoor bike park at Capilano Mall. (North Shore Bike Park)
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Massive indoor bike park at Capilano Mall now open (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

A 65,000 sq ft transformation within the former Sears department store 🚲

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2023
Overnight closure of Stanley Park in Summer 2021 due to extreme forest fire risk. (Shutterstock)
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Park Board official urges measures to prevent Stanley Park forest fires

"Many of us are anxious that Stanley Park could be the next forest to burn."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2023
Artistic rendering of 6645-6707 Dow Avenue, Burnaby. (Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects/Peterson Group)
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Over 900 homes and potential hotel proposed next to Metrotown SkyTrain

Three buildings up to 49 storeys for this transit-oriented development.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2023
Conceptual artistic rendering of the new Belleville Ferry Terminal in Victoria Inner Harbour. Not the actual design. (Government of BC)
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New $300 million ferry terminal in downtown Victoria moving forward

A new international ferry terminal to downtown Seattle and Port Angeles ⛓

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2023
Conceptual depiction of the new replacement George Massey Tunnel. (Government of BC)
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Bidding process begins for new replacement George Massey Tunnel

Construction on the new eight-lane tunnel is scheduled to begin in 2025.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2023
Construction for new residential buildings near the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, BC. (Max Lindenthaler/Shutterstock)
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Home construction costs in Canada soared by 51% during the pandemic

New supply is intended to improve affordability, but construction costs are out of control.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 1, 2023
Artistic rendering of the new launch roller coater at Playland. (PNE)
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$10 million in new federal funding for PNE to improve attractions

This includes funding for the new launch coaster šŸŽ¢

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2023
Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver Chinatown (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Inside the new Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver Chinatown (PHOTOS)

Chinatown's new additional anchor attraction opens this Canada Day.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2023
April 2023 construction progress on the renovation and expansion of SkyTrain Brentwood Town Centre Station. (Google Maps)
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SkyTrain station renovation to reduce Lougheed Highway to one lane for months

Expect major traffic disruptions, starting after Canada Day until Spring 2024...

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2023
Upgraded tennis courts in Stanley Park. (Brennan Bastyovanszky)
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Stanley Park's tennis courts upgraded with funding from National Bank

Just in time for the busy summer season šŸŽ¾

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2023
Artistic rendering of an example of an organic waste facility that produces renewable natural gas and compost. Not the actual design for the facility on the reserve of the Semiahmoo First Nation. (Andion Global)
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First Nation in Surrey to build organic waste facility with $14.4 million in federal funding

A revenue-generating business for the First Nation that creates renewable natural gas.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2023
Artistic rendering of 5828-5850 Granville Street (left) and 6137 Granville Street (right) in Vancouver. (Yamamoto Architecture/Strand Development | BHA Architecture/Intracorp Homes)
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181 rental homes coming to Granville Street near 41st Avenue in Vancouver

A pair of five-storey rental housing buildings near the prominent intersection.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2023
No. 900 Bike Bus (TransLink)
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TransLink's Bike Bus service to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal returns this summer

It's making a return this summer after a successful inaugural season last year 🚲

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 29, 2023
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