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Westbound bus stop for the 99 B-Line UBC express bus at Commercial-Broadway Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink cuts service on 99 B-Line: North America's busiest bus route

Most of the 99 B-Line route will be replaced by the Broadway Subway starting in 2026.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 6, 2023
Hotel Canada SRO at 518 Richards Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Nearly 500 fire rescue calls from one SRO building in downtown Vancouver in 2022

A very problematic SRO building in downtown Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 6, 2023
Construction progress on The Post in Vancouver, as of January 2, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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5 transformative construction projects reaching completion in Metro Vancouver in 2023

Everything from Amazon and Microsoft office buildings to an additional SkyTrain station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 5, 2023
The bike parkade at Port Coquitlam Station. (TransLink)
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Abandoned bikes in TransLink's bike parkades set to be donated

Unclaimed bikes will be donated to charity.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 5, 2023
Towers in the Brentwood area of Burnaby. (Shutterstock)
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BC real estate market not expected to recover until 2024

The housing market will start to see some signs of stabilization in the middle of 2023.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 5, 2023
The Downtown Eastside homeless encampment on East Hastings Street, near Main Street, as of July 21, 2022. (submitted)
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City of Vancouver seeking new street cleaning services for Downtown Eastside and Chinatown

$450,000 in new street cleaning for the Downtown Eastside and Chinatown for six months.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 5, 2023
Artistic rendering of MEC's Western Distribution Centre in the new Pacific Corporate Centre industrial park at 19550 36 Avenue in Campbell Heights in Surrey. (BentallGreenOak/Cedar Coast)
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MEC to open new Western Canada distribution centre in Metro Vancouver

MEC is expanding its operations after several challenging years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 4, 2023
Air Canada Boeing 787 at Hong Kong International Airport. (Shutterstock)
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Historic record of 432,000 new immigrants came to Canada in 2022

Immigration now accounts for almost 100% of Canada's new workers šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 4, 2023
Gantry crane used for the construction of the elevated guideway of the SkyTrain Millennium Line's Evergreen Extension. (Government of BC)
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Two teams shortlisted for first $1.1 billion contract for Surrey-Langley SkyTrain

This includes the builder of the Broadway Subway, currently under construction.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 4, 2023
The national flags of China and Canada. (Shutterstock)
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Canada to require negative COVID test for travellers from China, including Hong Kong

Travellers from China, including Hong Kong and Macau, will need a negative test to enter Canada.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 1, 2023
Artistic rendering of 4711-4787 Cambie Street, Vancouver. (Ciccozzi Architecture/Mosaic Homes)
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114 condos proposed for Cambie Street next to Queen Elizabeth Park

The wall of residential buildings along Cambie Street continues to expand.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 31, 2022
Artistic rendering of 485 Commercial Drive, Vancouver. (TKA+D Architecture & Design/Cressey Development Group)
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Mixed-use development coming to Commercial Drive and East Pender Street corner

After a fire a decade ago, this property is finally being redeveloped.

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  • Dec 31, 2022
Data centre (Shutterstock)
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BC Hydro suspends new crypto mining connections due to extreme electricity use

Crypto mining businesses looking to open in BC would use the power of 570,000 homes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 31, 2022
Italian flag-coloured crosswalks on Commercial Drive to celebrate Vancouver's Little Italy district. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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More pedestrian-friendly improvements coming to Commercial Drive

Some changes to further convert Commercial Drive into a pedestrian-first high street.

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  • Dec 31, 2022
Lime e-scooters in Valencia, Spain. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver to seek public e-scooter share contractor in late 2023

Vancouver is planning to launch its own public e-scooter share service šŸ›“

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 31, 2022
A Fiji Airways plane landing at Vancouver International Airport (YVR), backdropped by towers in Vancouver and Burnaby. (Vancouver International Airport)
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Canada's population increased by 776,000 over the first nine months of 2022

Canada will soon hit the population milestone of 40 million people šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 31, 2022
Snow and ice impacting operations at Vancouver International Airport, December 2022. (Vancouver International Airport)
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Vancouver International Airport operations return closer to normal

But there are still many delays due to winter storms in other parts of Canada and the US.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 31, 2022
Artistic rendering of the new Airo train model for Amtrak Cascades. (Washington State Department of Transportation)
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This is the design of Amtrak Cascades' brand new trains (RENDERINGS)

An entire new fleet of trains linking Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland šŸš†

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 30, 2022
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