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Map of potential public transit network in the draft Vancouver Plan, April 2022. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver Plan outlines how rapid transit could be expanded

Imagine a SkyTrain line along 41st Avenue and 49th Avenue from UBC to Metrotown.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2022
Densification strategy of the draft Vancouver Plan, April 2022. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver Plan prepares city-wide growth of 260,000 more residents

The City of Vancouver's population is projected to grow to 920,000 over the coming decades.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2022
Artistic rendering of Marine Gateway 2 proposed for 8530 Cambie Street, Vancouver. If approved, this would be the second phase of the 2015-built Marine Gateway located adjacently. (Perkins&Will/PCI Developments)
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New legislation to allow BC government to buy more land around SkyTrain for housing

The BC government is set to gain a new powerful tool for transit-oriented development.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 5, 2022
Artistic rendering of the crown of 1166 West Pender Street, Vancouver. (Hariri Pontarini Architects/IBI Group Architects/Reliance Properties)
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This is the first downtown Vancouver office tower to begin construction during COVID

The 32-storey office tower is located in the Central Business District.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 5, 2022
Ian McKellen as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. (New Line Cinema)
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Weta FX, known for Lord of the Rings, opens new Vancouver visual effects studio

The major Vancouver studio, the first location outside New Zealand, will make the Avatar sequels.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2022
SkyTrain Expo Line (Shutterstock)
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TransLink gets $176 million in new pandemic operating funding from governments

This prevents major cuts in transit services while ridership remains lower.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2022
Vancouver City Councillor Adriane Carr. (Green Party of Vancouver)
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Adriane Carr seeking 4th term as Vancouver city councillor

The Green Party has announced five councillor candidates for the October 2022 civic election.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2022
Jeanette Ashe (BC NDP)
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Vancouver mayor's wife running for BC NDP in by-election against Kevin Falcon

Jeanette Ashe will go against Kevin Falcon in this month's Vancouver-Quilchena by-election.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2022
Burquitlam Station on SkyTrain's Millennium Line. (Shutterstock)
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SkyTrain Millennium Line service to start later and end earlier on eastern segment

SkyTrain Millennium Line's operating hours will be narrowed due to logistical changes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 4, 2022
Metrotower II office tower at Metropolis at Metrotown mall at 4720 Kingsway, Burnaby. (Google Maps)
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Childcare centre for 147 kids proposed for Metrotown mall

It would be one of the largest childcare facilities in Metro Vancouver šŸ‘¶šŸ»

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 2, 2022
Artistic rendering of the Kingsway & Edmonds project at 7282 Kingsway, Burnaby. (Urban Strategies/BC Housing/City of Burnaby)
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2,800 homes, mostly rentals, planned for Kingsway near Edmonds SkyTrain

BC Housing and the City of Burnaby are partnering on a huge development at Edmonds & Kingsway.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 2, 2022
Boundaries of the planning area for the Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan. (City of Vancouver)
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City Council approves planning process to densify Rupert and Renfrew SkyTrain areas

Expect significantly more housing and employment spaces on hundreds of acres.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 2, 2022
Charging stations for electric-battery vehicles. (VisualArtStudio/Shutterstock)
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13% of new car sales in BC in 2021 were electric-battery models

British Columbia is still North America's leader for electric-battery car uptake āš”ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 1, 2022
Artistic rendering of the massive VANCOUVER destination sign above the future British Pacific Properties neighbourhood in West Vancouver. (Government of BC)
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$141-million giant VANCOUVER sign to be installed in West Vancouver

BREAKING... BC government will install a huge VANCOUVER landmark sign above British Properties.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 1, 2022
2022 concept artistic rendering for 1628 Station Street, Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Low Tide Properties)
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236,000 sq ft lab and office building proposed near Main Street SkyTrain

Chip Wilson's Low Tide Properties is proposing an 8-storey lab/office building in the False Creek Flats.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 1, 2022
West Vancouver mansion under construction. (Shutterstock)
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West Vancouver records "unprecedented" building application backlogĀ 

The municipal government received 10.5 months' worth of applications in 3 months.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 1, 2022
Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Pay parking coming to 3 popular destination parks in West Vancouver

District of West Vancouver will begin pay parking at popular parks, including Whytecliff Park.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 1, 2022
Single-family home (Nature's Charm/Shutterstock)
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Rate hikes could cause Canadian housing market "correction or worse"

If Bank of Canada increases rates too high, "we’d be in uncharted territory" šŸ“‰

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 31, 2022
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