City of Surrey cuts residential permit processing times from months to weeks
A shift in strategy, including staff overtime.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 17, 2026
Canadian-made Seaspan design chosen for U.S. Coast Guard's new icebreakers
Up to six ships will be built for the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 17, 2026
'Negligible' benefits: City of Vancouver staff against proposed garburator ban
The benefits of a ban would be marginal at best.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 17, 2026
Vancouver city councillor proposes new tools to hold bad-faith landlords accountable
"When bad actors exploit gaps and loopholes."
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 17, 2026
Two-tower expansion of Vancouver General Hospital campus approved by City Council
"It does not rely on government capital dollars."
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 16, 2026
New 33-storey hotel tower for Granville Strip approved by Vancouver City Council
Over 460 hotel rooms, plus a tower rooftop lounge and pool.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 16, 2026
3,000 new homes approved by Vancouver City Council, including 15 towers
Even more are expected over the first half of 2026.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 16, 2026
City of Vancouver looking to make it easier to find a public washroom
The vast majority of the City's facilities are operated by the Park Board.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 15, 2026
Early closures at Oakridge SkyTrain station for construction extended two months
The station upgrades will reach completion this summer.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 15, 2026
UBC students lament '18th birthday' of long-promised SkyTrain extension
UBC's student union recently collected 15,000 signatures of support.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 15, 2026
Canada Line disruption ends after 14 hours, with train-control cable now replaced
One of the most unusual and longest service disruptions in years.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 15, 2026
16-acre new OpenRoad Automall planned for Surrey
Over 1,000 vehicle parking stalls.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 15, 2026
New automated wildfire detection system to be installed at Burnaby Mountain
The newly expanded Trans Mountain oil facilities pose a risk.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 15, 2026
With a limited budget, Vancouver Park Board sets key routes for snow removal
"This is not a bare pavement policy."
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 14, 2026
2,600 East Vancouver single-family lots approved for six-storey apartments
Within the Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 14, 2026
City of Vancouver staff outline regional hurdles to new housing on industrial lands
More challenging that originally assumed.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 14, 2026
About 90% of TransLink's first two Bus Rapid Transit lines will have bus-only lanes
The region's first two BRT lines could cost about $800 million.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 14, 2026
More renderings of what a world-class Waterfront Station transit hub could be
City of Vancouver is also conducting its own planning.
- Kenneth Chan
- Jan 13, 2026

















