331 cruise ship visits with 1.3 million passengers expected in Vancouver in 2023
A record number of cruise ship visits and passengers! š³
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 9, 2023
Vancouver's Nordstrom store was the entire company's best-performing location
But the rest of Canada has now weighed Vancouver down...
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 9, 2023
1,360 properties qualify for City of Vancouver's new property tax relief for businesses
It is intended to help struggling small and independent restaurants and shops.
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 8, 2023
New Montesorri childcare for 86 kids to be built in the Vancouver Westside
A new two-storey, 12,000 sq ft facility for much-needed childcare supply.
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 8, 2023
Loans grow for 20% of Canadian bank's mortgage holders due to high interest rates
The proportion with amortizations of 35+ years has grown from 0% to 27% since early 2022.
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 8, 2023
These are the 40 most delayed TransLink bus corridors in Metro Vancouver
Unsurprisingly, many of the roads are located within Vancouver š
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 8, 2023
103-year-old duplex in East Vancouver to be converted into a childcare facility
Over two years after it was first proposed, this childcare for 25 kids is approved.
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 8, 2023
PNE holding naming contest for Playland's new launch coaster
"What we need now is a name..." š¢
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 8, 2023
$10 billion high-speed rail from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to open in 2027
Construction on the 2-hour bullet train is expected to begin this year š
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 8, 2023
Vancouver now has the highest hotel room rates amongst Canada's major cities
Hotel room occupancy rates are also the highest in Vancouver š
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 7, 2023
Downtown Vancouver's office vacancy rate forecast to reach 11.6% in 2023
But it's still the lowest office vacancy rate among Canada's major city centres.
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 7, 2023
Metro Vancouver new home listings amongst the lowest in recent history
"Itās hard to sell what you donāt have" š”
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 7, 2023
TransLink exploring major renovations for SkyTrain's 22nd Street and Gateway stations
Major renovations for these SkyTrain stations in New Westminster and Surrey.
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 7, 2023
City of Surrey pondering reducing 17.5% property tax hike using provincial funding
$90 million in provincial funding is intended to be used on infrastructure.
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 7, 2023
New passenger ferries could link downtown Vancouver with Bowen Island and Sunshine Coast
It would use two high-speed, passenger-only vessels, each with a capacity for 150 people ā“
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 7, 2023
City of Surrey planning 1,600 new homes next to Gateway SkyTrain
A major housing redevelopment spearheaded by the City on its own land.
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 6, 2023
City of Surrey to relaunch its municipal-owned real estate development firm
Surrey is relaunching its for-profit real estate development company.
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 6, 2023
Amtrak train services linking Vancouver, Seattle and Portland fully restored
Increased frequencies and direct service between all three cities š
- Kenneth Chan
- Mar 6, 2023

















