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BC Real Estate Association opposed to government's "cooling-off" period policy

BCREA asserts cooling-off periods on home sales could have unintended consequences on affordability.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 28, 2022
Single-use cups. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver proposes modifying mandatory single-use cup fee policy

The fee will be removed for free drinks, but businesses will be required to accept reusable cups.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 28, 2022
Empty containers stacked at a new temporary container storage facility in South Richmond, February 2022. (Vancouver Fraser Port Authority)
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Port of Vancouver creates 40-acre empty container storage site in Richmond

This provides capacity relief for Metro Vancouver's congested ports stacked with containers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 26, 2022
Artistic rendering of 1967 Napier Street, Vancouver. (Formerks Architectural)
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Proposal to convert East Vancouver heritage church into housing

Seven residential units will be squeezed into a church lot.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 26, 2022
Aerial view of the existing condition of 7011 Herman S. Braich Boulevard, Mission. (Goodman Commercial)
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87-acre waterfront property in Mission listed for large-scale development

Mission has plans to create a vibrant mixed-use waterfront.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 26, 2022
Aerial view of the recently built Walmart Distribution Centre in Campbell Heights North, Surrey. (Stuart Olson/RiteTech Construction)
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South Campbell Heights industrial lands get final approval from Metro Vancouver

As many as 20,000 jobs could be generated by the new employment lands in Surrey.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 25, 2022
Model of the Hudson's Bay Vancouver redevelopment. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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8 things to know about the Hudson's Bay Vancouver redevelopment proposal

Office space for 5,000 jobs, plus new retail and restaurant uses including a new Bay store.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 25, 2022
FlyOver Canada
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Flight simulation ride FlyOver to be built at Chicago's Navy Pier

FlyOver will be built on downtown Chicago's iconic waterfront.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 25, 2022
New model of electric-battery bus by Nova Bus being tested in Vancouver, February 2022. (TransLink)
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TransLink testing improved electric-battery bus ahead of new fleet arrivals

It'll need to be charged once every 150 km, instead of every 40 km.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 24, 2022
TransLink bus in downtown Vancouver. (TransLink)
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TransLink expansion projects could be cancelled without new long-term funding

As of this month, TransLink ridership has rebounded to 65% of normal volumes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 24, 2022
City of Vancouver waste collection truck (City of Vancouver)
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Opinion: City of Vancouver needs to focus on its basic municipal responsibilities

The City of Vancouver seems to think it is also the federal and provincial governments.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 24, 2022
Vancouver City Hall (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Opinion: The growth of the City of Vancouver's bureaucracy is out of control

The City of Vancouver's staffing size is proportionally way bigger than comparable major cities.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 24, 2022
Vancouver City Council, fall 2018. (City of Vancouver)
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Opinion: Congratulations Kennedy Stewart on winning 2022 mayoral re-election

This is why Kennedy Stewart is likely to win another four years as the Mayor of Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 24, 2022
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BC Ferries ridership has almost returned to pre-pandemic volumes

Ridership is rebounding, but fuel prices are increasing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 23, 2022
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Air Canada to launch new routes from Vancouver to Austin and Halifax

Brand new flights, plus the restart of pre-pandemic flights to Europe āœˆļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 23, 2022
Canada Place cruise ship terminal in downtown Vancouver. (Destination Vancouver)
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310 cruise ship visits scheduled for Canada Place in Vancouver in 2022

Starting on April 7, with 2022 slated to see even more cruise ships than 2019. šŸ›³

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 23, 2022
Temporary modular housing building at 258 Union Street in Vancouver's Chinatown. (Government of BC)
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BC to open 20 complex-care housing sites with mental health and addictions services

About 500 people will have housing integrated with mental health and addictions services.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 23, 2022
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Used electric-battery cars in BC to be exempt from PST starting this week

Another incentive for prospective electric-battery car owners.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 23, 2022
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