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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 ⚡️

  • 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 backlog 

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" 📉

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 31, 2022
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Vancouver will see its first cruise ship visit in over 2 years next week

It's the first of many, with 350 cruise ship visits scheduled at Canada Place in 2022 🛳

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 31, 2022
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Vancouver City Council eliminates $0.25 cup fee for free drink vouchers

The policy is aimed to help the homeless and low-income people receiving free drink vouchers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 31, 2022
Exterior of a soundstage at Martini Film Studios' existing facilities in Langley. (Martini Film Studios)
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Netflix extends lease with Metro Vancouver film production studio

Over 60 Netflix television shows and movies have been filmed in BC since 2018 🎬

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 31, 2022
Air Canada Boeing 737 MAX soaring high above Vancouver. (Air Canada)
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Canada sees all-time record for immigration, blowing away historic flows

2021's staggering new record is expected to be broken in 2022.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2022
The Crab Park homeless encampment on the downtown Vancouver waterfront in November 2021. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver Park Board hires new director for homelessness management

The director from BC Housing will respond to homeless needs in public parks.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2022
A single-family house in Vancouver under construction. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver makes progress on clearing big backlog of new home applications

Nearly all 500 single-family home applications from 2021 are now being processed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2022
Artistic rendering of the Minoru Lakes revitalization. (City of Richmond)
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City of Richmond begins a complete rebuild of Minoru Lakes

Minoru Lakes will see new public spaces, and improved water quality.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2022
Potential route of the UBC SkyTrain Extension to enable Jericho Lands Station. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver City Council approves UBC SkyTrain route with Jericho Lands Station

But the opening of UBC SkyTrain is now likely after 2030 🚇

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2022
A screenshot of the digital twin of Vancouver International Airport. (Vancouver Airport Authority/GeoSim Cities)
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Vancouver International Airport creates "digital twin" of itself with video game platform

It's almost as if YVR Airport were replicated in the Sim City video game...

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 29, 2022
Artistic rendering of the two standalone public washrooms as part of the previous SkyTrain Burrard Station upgrade concept. (TransLink)
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Public washrooms were almost part of a now-paused Burrard Station upgrade

TransLink says the inclusion of washrooms in the redesign is up in the air 🚽

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 29, 2022
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