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Construction progress on SkyTrain Capstan Station, July 2022. (TransLink)
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Canada Line service disruptions for Capstan Station construction end early

Construction is quickly shaping on the new station ahead of its 2023 opening.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2022
A Nexiite panel being lifted (Nexii)
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Vancouver-based green construction startup Nexii now worth $2 billion

It was founded just four years ago, and reached unicorn status less than a year ago.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2022
Pacific Central Station in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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VIA Rail strike averted after tentative agreement reached

Unifor has cancelled the strike of VIA Rail passenger service workers across Canada.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2022
Artistic rendering of 852 Seymour Street, Vancouver. (Arno Matis Architecture/Bene Group)
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New office building with heritage preservation for downtown Vancouver

Just across from the Orpheum on Seymour Street.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 12, 2022
Artistic rendering of BC Housing's supportive housing tower at 2086-2098 West 7th Avenue and 2091 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver. (Human Studio Architecture & Urban Design/BC Housing)
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BC Housing board members fired by government after critical review

80% to 85% of BC Housing's services are delivered by non-profit operators like Atira.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 12, 2022
Post 83 Housing Co-operative at 4221 Mayberry Street, Burnaby. (Google Maps)
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BC Housing and City of Burnaby acquire three existing towers with 425 homes

The $162 million deal preserves and renovates the towers for affordable housing uses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 11, 2022
Artistic rendering of the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) terminal building expansion. (Office of Mcfarlane Biggar Architects & Designers/City of Kelowna)
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Mass timber design for Kelowna International Airport expansion (RENDERINGS)

Part of a $240 million overhaul and expansion of YLW ✈️

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 11, 2022
Long lines for Vancouver's first Jollibee, located in downtown's Granville Entertainment District, in March 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver's retail scene makes big rebound, with just 2.5% of storefronts vacant

"Vancouver is bucking retail trends across the rest of Canada."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 11, 2022
Single-family houses in Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Bank of Canada's interest rate expected to go up by 0.75% to slow inflation

It will be the fourth consecutive hike so far in 2022 and the largest yet.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 11, 2022
House construction (Trong Nguyen/Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver to roll out "user-friendly" zoning and building development bylaw

A huge change will be rolled out to simplify the understanding of what can be built.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 8, 2022
Knight Street looking south near the intersection with 49th Avenue in Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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16 blocks of Vancouver's Knight Street to be rebuilt this summer

Expect major delays for the road upgrades, with work starting this weekend.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 8, 2022
Amazon Toronto Tech Hub (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Inside Amazon's offices in the heart of downtown Toronto (PHOTOS)

350,000 sq ft of office space and 2,000 staff, with plans to grow even bigger.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 8, 2022
Olympic rings in Coal Harbour during the Vancouver 2010 Games. (Canadian Olympic Committee)
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Vancouver 2030 Olympics require up to $1.2 billion in public funding: COC estimate

The estimated costs are significantly less than Vancouver 2010.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 8, 2022
Exterior of the existing Fountainhead Pub, with the adjacent vacant Mailbox Plus unit also depicted. (Google Maps)
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City Council ignores "asinine" policy to approve Fountainhead Pub expansion

"Get rid of this antiquated, ludicrous, ridiculous policy that no other city in the world has."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 7, 2022
Design of the new Steveston Highway interchange on Highway 99. (Government of BC)
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Construction begins on new Steveston interchange on Highway 99 in Richmond

The new five-lane interchange will replace the existing two-lane interchange.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 7, 2022
The Offices at Burrard Place in downtown Vancouver nearing completion in July 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver's office space demand continues to be strong, with vacancy shrinking to 6.3%

Vancouver's office space market is still making a strong rebound.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 7, 2022
Concept for the spaceship "Government of Canada" office complex in downtown Vancouver by Arthur Erickson Architects. (Erickson Family Collection)
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Arthur Erickson's unbuilt "Spaceship" federal government office complex in Vancouver

Instead, Vancouver Public Library's Central Branch was built on the site.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2022
First Nations welcome during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (International Olympic Committee)
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Support for Vancouver 2030 Olympic bid now on the upswing: survey

The momentum is building 🥇

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2022
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