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Vancouver Police patrol vehicle in the Downtown Eastside. (Adam Melnyk/Shutterstock)
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Vancouver City Council outlines hiring 200 new police officers and nurses

The hiring process to help address crime and mental health issues will begin in early 2023.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 10, 2022
Artistic rendering of the redevelopment of Hudson's Bay's Vancouver flagship store at 674 Granville Street. (Perkins & Will/Streetworks Development/Hudson's Bay Company)
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26 things that should happen in Vancouver in the next four years

A city with world-class housing costs should also have world-class jobs, perks, and opportunities.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 10, 2022
August 2022 construction progress on SkyTrain's Mount Pleasant Station as part of the Millennium Line Broadway Extension (Broadway Subway). (Government of BC)
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How many people will ride the Broadway Subway when it opens in 2027?

Big ridership numbers rivalling existing SkyTrain lines and the busiest stations šŸš‡

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 9, 2022
Artistic rendering of the previous concept for the new design of Phibbs bus exchange in North Vancouver. (TransLink)
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Construction finally begins on new $32 million TransLink Phibbs bus exchange

More capacity, improved safety, and even a new snack bar building šŸš

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 9, 2022
Bright Nights Christmas train in Stanley Park. (Univaded Fox/Flickr)
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"Corrosion to tracks, overgrown vegetation": Stanley Park train problems

Technical Safety BC suggests the problems with the Stanley Park train are extensive.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 8, 2022
Exterior of the new Apple Pacific Centre Store in downtown Vancouver. (Apple)
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It's official: Two-storey Apple Pacific Centre store to open next week

Metro Vancouver's new largest Apple Store is set to open! šŸ

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 8, 2022
TransLink bus (left) and a BC Ferries vessel (right). (Shutterstock)
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Free public transit for Canadian Forces members and veterans on Remembrance Day

As a way to honour retired and active Canadian Forces members and first responders 🌺

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 8, 2022
Aerial of the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts, and the overall Northeast False Creek Plan area. (Google Earth)
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New Vancouver City Council to rethink plan to demolish downtown viaducts

The project costs have grown significantly since it was first approved years ago.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 8, 2022
Mayor Ken Sim and Vancouver City Council during the Inauguration Ceremony at the Orpheum on November 7, 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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This is now Sim City: Ken Sim is officially the mayor of Vancouver

The new mayor and City council were officially sworn in today in front of 2,800 people.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 8, 2022
Artistic rendering of 58 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. (WT Leung Architects/Vancouver Chinatown Foundation)
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$3.8 million donation for new 50,000 sq ft Downtown Eastside health centre

This Vancouver Coastal Health facility, opening in 2024, will offer mental health and addictions treatment.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 5, 2022
October 2022 artistic rendering of the social housing tower at 450 Alexander Street, Vancouver. (IBI Group/Atira Women's Resource Society)
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16-storey Atira social housing tower to be built near Oppenheimer Park

180 social housing units and a childcare facility in the core of the Downtown Eastside.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 5, 2022
Uber (Shutterstock)
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Uber recruiting drivers in Victoria and Kelowna in preparation for expansion

Uber is hopeful for a launch in Victoria and Kelowna in time for Christmas.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 4, 2022
Artistic rendering of the Playland redevelopment project. (PNE)
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PNE still committed to eventual Playland redevelopment into a theme park

The new launch roller coaster represents a step towards Playland's evolution.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 4, 2022
Artistic rendering of the new launch roller coaster at Playland. (PNE)
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Canada's fastest launch roller coaster to be built at Playland (RENDERINGS)

Playland's new massive launch roller coaster will open in 2024! šŸŽ¢

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 4, 2022
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Lowe's sells its Canadian division to US equity firm

This includes both Lowe's and Rona stores across the country.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 3, 2022
Construction progress on QuadReal Property Group's The Post in Vancouver, as of May 18, 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver has recorded the most tech job growth in North America

28,000+ tech jobs were added in the last two years, including 12,500 office-using tech jobs.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 2, 2022
Metro Vancouver sub-region map: Yellow - North Shore; Red - Burrard Peninsula; Green - South of Fraser West; Blue - South of Fraser East; Purple - Tri-Cities; Orange - North East. (Metro Vancouver Regional District)
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50% of Metro Vancouver residents support amalgamation of cities: survey

There are currently 21 cities within Metro Vancouver's tiny geographical footprint.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 2, 2022
Model of the concept for the Playland redevelopment. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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"Significant announcement" on the future of Playland set for this week

The PNE will make a "significant announcement" on the future of Playland šŸŽ¢

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 2, 2022
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