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Ken Sim (ABC Vancouver)
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Ken Sim of ABC elected new mayor of Vancouver

BREAKING... Ken Sim has ousted Kennedy Stewart to become Vancouver's first Asian mayor.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 16, 2022
Interior of the existing Vancouver Aquatic Centre. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver voters asked to approve $495M in debt, including new Aquatic Centre

$103 million would go towards replacing the crumbling Vancouver Aquatic Centre in downtown.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 15, 2022
Advance voting line at the Chinese Cultural Centre in Vancouver's Chinatown for the 2022 civic election. (submitted)
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33% increase in advance voting turnout in 2022 Vancouver municipal election

Over 65,000 people already voted before today, the municipal election's main day āœ…

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 15, 2022
Forward Together incumbent mayor Kennedy Stewart (left) and ABC Vancouver mayoral candidate Ken Sim (right). (Forward Together/ABC Vancouver)
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Deadlock between Kennedy Stewart and Ken Sim in election eve survey

This latest survey was conducted this past Wednesday and Thursday.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 15, 2022
Colleen Hardwick (TEAM For A Livable Vancouver)
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Why TEAM's Colleen Hardwick takes issue with the "housing supply" solution for affordability

She says the municipal government is addicted to real estate for revenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 15, 2022
"Vancouver Is Dying" (Aaron Gunn/YouTube)
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"Vancouver Is Dying": New documentary sheds light on crime and overdose crisis (VIDEO)

The eye-opening documentary already has 500,000 views from its first week.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2022
Pedestrians on Robson Street during the Vancouver Pride Parade looking west towards Stanley Park. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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OneCity Vancouver promises to pedestrianize Robson and Gastown streets

Imagine a car-free Robson Street over 11 blocks from Stanley Park to Hornby Street.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2022
Artistic rendering of the tower concept above the future South Granville Station at 1477 West Broadway, Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/PCI Developments)
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Ken Sim's ABC Vancouver promises to approve tower projects in just one year

High-rise and other large housing projects approved in one year, down from six years šŸ™

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2022
Artistic rendering of the new Vancouver Art Gallery building. (Herzog & de Meuron/Perkins&Will/Vancouver Art Gallery)
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BC government to provide $100 million for new Vancouver Art Gallery

A big step towards getting the new Vancouver Art Gallery built by 2027.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2022
A partial collapse of the exterior wall near the main entrance of the aging Vancouver Aquatic Centre in March 2022. (Daily Hive)
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Opinion: Vancouver would be better off without its elected Park Board

It's time to put an end to Canada's only elected Park Board, separate from City Council.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2022
BC Transit bus on the Sea to Sky Highway near Whistler Village. (Trevor Bodnar/Resort Municipality of Whistler)
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Get out and vote on Saturday: BC Transit offering free transit in 26 communities

Do you live outside Metro Vancouver?šŸšāœ…šŸ—³

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2022
Kennedy Stewart (left) and Metro Vancouver Regional District headquarters' main meeting room (right). (Forward Together/Kasian Architecture)
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Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart missed 75% of Metro Vancouver Regional District's meetings

His attendance record stood out the most amongst members.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2022
A single-family neighbourhood backdropped by the transit-oriented development towers around SkyTrain Marine Drive Station in South Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Here’s how top Vancouver mayoral candidates would tackle housing affordability

Vancouver needs a real fix to its housing crisis, but how? šŸ”

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 13, 2022
Broken escalator on the Millennium Line platform at SkyTrain Commercial-Broadway Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink riders can now get text alerts on broken elevators and escalators

Know ahead of time before arriving at a SkyTrain station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 13, 2022
Revised 2021 design of the new building for the Vancouver Art Gallery at Larwill Park. (Vancouver Art Gallery)
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BC government to make Vancouver Art Gallery announcement tomorrow

The new Vancouver Art Gallery still needs to fill a $130 million for its 2027 opening.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 13, 2022
Artistic rendering of the temporary modular housing building at 1325-1333 East Georgia Street, Vancouver. (Boni Maddison Architects/Lu'ma Native Housing Society)
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First Nations temporary modular housing coming to Strathcona in Vancouver

More temporary modular housing for individuals currently homeless.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 13, 2022
Studio Brewing is located at 5792 Beresford Street on the BC Parkway, near SkyTrain Royal Oak Station. (Google Maps)
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New brewery district would make Burnaby more vibrant: city councillor candidate

"Tap rooms and lounges serve an important social function as gathering places." šŸŗ

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 13, 2022
Artistic rendering of a potential design concept for the redevelopment of the Jericho Lands in Vancouver's West Point Grey neighbourhood. (MST Development Corporation/Canada Lands Company)
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Mayor's housing plan: Can 220,000 units be built in Vancouver in 10 years?

"I know we can hit this, but I just need a team to do it," says Kennedy Stewart.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 13, 2022
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