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Existing condition of Britannia Rink in East Vancouver. (Britannia Community Services Society)
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Park Board opens door to Vancouver Canucks practice facility at Britannia rink

But with the stipulation that the Canucks would offer "additional funds."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 10, 2026
2025 concept of the new Vancouver Aquatic Centre. (MJMA Architecture & Design/Acton Ostry Architects/Vancouver Park Board)
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Vancouver Park Board seeking $1.4 billion for new community centres and parks

"It doesn't get any cheaper for us to not address this today."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 10, 2026
Highly preliminary concept of the new social housing tower at 3475 East Hastings St., Vancouver. (TKAD Architecture & Design/City of Vancouver)
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19-storey social housing tower proposed to replace former hotel near Hastings Park

The former hotel is currently used as supportive housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 10, 2026
Hyatt Place Vancouver/Metrotown hotel at 4498 Beresford St., Burnaby. (Kenneth Chan)
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New 159-room Hyatt hotel to open next to Metrotown SkyTrain station this spring

Just in time for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 9, 2026
Fall 2025 construction progress on ACE at 1650 East 12th Ave., Vancouver. (Wesgroup Properties)
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Vancouver developer offers "try before you buy" for prospective condo owners

"A taste of what it would be like to live at ACE."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 9, 2026
New vertical solar panels installed on the lower rooftop of Science World. (Science World/BC Hydro)
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Solar panels installed atop Science World in $39-million retrofit

"It’s an exciting time for Science World."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 9, 2026
Netflix Animation Studios at M4, Vancouver. (Craig Minielly/Netflix)
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Netflix opens new 111,000 sq. ft. purpose-built animation studio in Vancouver

The home base for over 450 Netflix staff.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 9, 2026
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim during his April 7, 2026 address to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. (Greater Vancouver Board of Trade)
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Vancouver mayor vows 0% tax hike in 2027, $400 million for new community centres

Sim acknowledged that his administration did not get everything right.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 9, 2026
Hullo Ferries. (Kate Scott/Shutterstock)
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Hullo Ferries introduces new $20 economy fare in major pricing overhaul

First-ever fare changes for the high-speed ferries linking Vancouver and Nanaimo.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 8, 2026
R2 Marine-Willingdon RapidBus. (TransLink)
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R2 RapidBus to be extended from North Shore to Metrotown this September

Reaching SkyTrain's Brentwood and Metrotown stations.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 8, 2026
The Dance Centre in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan)
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The Dance Centre in downtown Vancouver secures its future by buying its home

Securing its long-term future for $6 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 8, 2026
No. 19 Stanley Park/Metrotown trolley bus on Main Street, turning onto Kingsway. (TransLink)
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TransLink to expand bus service on 42 routes across Metro Vancouver this spring

It's that time of year again.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2026
Long lines at Metropolis at Metrotown mall on April 4, 2026 for TransLink's Hello Kitty Compass Cards. (Kenneth Chan)
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4 a.m. lineups snake Metrotown for TransLink's Hello Kitty Compass Card drop

Just 3,000 Hello Kitty-themed cards were made.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2026
Josef Hanus/Shutterstock
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Seven days of sunshine in Metro Vancouver's forecast, reaching up to 20°C

A welcome stretch of warm, summer-like weather.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2026
Concept of Vancouver Aquarium's new B.C. Wild Coast area with an underwater walk-through tunnel. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Vancouver Aquarium)
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First look at Vancouver Aquarium's plan to build a new walk-through tunnel

New structures will also be inspired by historic fishing villages.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 3, 2026
Downtown Eastside, Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Downtown Eastside organizations admit: 'We don't know where the money's going'

"It's not about the amount that we spend. It's about the results that we get."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 3, 2026
UBC's Gage Market using Amazon's Just Walk Out tech. (Kenneth Chan)
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Fully autonomous store at UBC campus uses Amazon's Just Walk Out tech

Accessible to the public, open 24/7.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 3, 2026
First KLM flight at Vancouver International Airport on April 2, 1986. (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines)
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines marks 40th anniversary of serving Vancouver airport

The service launched just before the Expo '86 World's Fair.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 3, 2026
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