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The Amazon-acquired property of 86-168 Southeast Marine Drive, Vancouver, with the old buildings now demolished. (Hungerford Properties)
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Amazon buys former Walmart Marine Drive site in South Vancouver for $150 million

Amazon's huge acquisition of this South Vancouver property is a rare move for the company.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth School Annex at 4275 Crown Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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School Board approves closure of Vancouver Westside elementary school

The school's potential sale could help fund the construction of the new Olympic Village School.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
Il Mercato at 1641 Commercial Drive, Vancouver. (Colliers International)
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Commercial Drive's Il Mercato mall sold for redevelopment potential

This major property in the core of Commercial Drive's retail village will be redeveloped.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
The 2021-completed widening of the eastern span of Fraser Highway within Green Timbers Urban Forest to a four-lane standard with a median, accommodating the future Surrey-Langley SkyTrain project. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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More Fraser Highway widening work proceeding for Surrey-Langley SkyTrain

The remaining two-lane sections of Fraser Highway in Green Timbers will be widened to four lanes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
Westbound bus stop for the 99 B-Line UBC express bus at Commercial-Broadway Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink seeking volunteers for new customer service program

TransLink is seeking volunteers to help passengers "have the best possible transit experience."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
Construction progress on The Stack at 1133 Melville Street, Vancouver, as of June 1, 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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The Stack: Metro Vancouver's new tallest office tower nears completion (PHOTOS)

The major tenants include the new Vancouver office of Ernst & Young.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
Broadway concept of two vehicle lanes, with bike lanes on the curbside space and added pedestrian sidewalk space retained. (City of Vancouver)
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City staff warn new Broadway bike lanes will cause "significant congestion"

Immense challenges and negative impacts of narrowing Broadway to 2 vehicle lanes for new bike lanes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
Conceptual depiction by the SkyTrain For Surrey advocacy group of what a Fraser Highway SkyTrain station could look like. (SkyTrain For Surrey)
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Surrey mayor makes campaign promise for new SkyTrain to Newton

SkyTrain would be extended along King George Boulevard from Surrey City Centre to Newton.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 6, 2022
Artistic rendering of the upgrade for SkyTrain Brentwood Station. (TransLink)
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New renderings of the expansion of SkyTrain Brentwood Town Centre Station

Major construction on the $33 million project begins this month.

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  • Jun 6, 2022
TransLink's R2 Marine Drive RapidBus (Bowinn Ma/Twitter)
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West Vancouver Blue Bus union opposes RapidBus route extension

Extending the RapidBus route from Park Royal to Dundarave was previously a highly controversial issue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 6, 2022
Bill Tieleman (SFU)
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Bill Tieleman seeking to run for Vancouver City Council under TEAM party

The veteran lobbyist is highly opposed to the Broadway Plan and other tower developments in the city.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 4, 2022
Centerm terminal at the Port of Vancouver in March 2021. (Shutterstock)
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Port of Vancouver is the world's 3rd worst port for efficiency and performance

Ranked at 368 out of 370 ports around the globe, according to the World Bank 🚢

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 4, 2022
Artist homes at 187 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. (221A Artist Housing Society)
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30 affordable rental homes for artists open in Mount Pleasant in Vancouver

Rental homes starting at $646, with artist residents chosen by lottery.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 4, 2022
Aerial view of the recently built Walmart Distribution Centre in Campbell Heights North, Surrey. (Stuart Olson/RiteTech Construction)
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Metro Vancouver's industrial space vacancy is still North America's lowest

A super-low vacancy of 0.5% is also contributing to the cost inflation of goods and services.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 4, 2022
Metrotown skyline in Burnaby. (Shutterstock)
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Housing downturn definitely underway in Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley

Home sales volumes, prices, and building permits are all on a downward trend.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2022
Browsing home properties for sale in British Columbia. (Shutterstock)
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Number of terminated home listings spikes amidst Metro Vancouver downturn

Over 5,000 listings were terminated in May, significantly more than earlier in 2022.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2022
HouseSigma
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You can now see the property sale commissions of Metro Vancouver realtors (MAP)

This enables better information transparency for prospective home buyers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2022
Heather Lands redevelopment, Vancouver. (Dialog/Canada Lands Company/MST Development Corporation)
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Vancouver City Council approves Indigenous-owned Heather Lands development with 2,600 homes

Heather Lands is the largest First Nations-led development approved by the City yet.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 3, 2022
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