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Amtrak passenger train on the Cascades corridor. (Amtrak)
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Amtrak to restart Cascades trains from Vancouver to Seattle soon

Daily passenger trains from Vancouver to Seattle are about to resume after a two-year hiatus šŸš†

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 15, 2022
Balmoral Hotel at 159 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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City of Vancouver to demolish derelict Balmoral Hotel in Downtown Eastside

The building is a safety and fire threat to the entire area.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 15, 2022
West Vancouver Blue Bus. (District of West Vancouver)
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West Vancouver Blue Bus drivers file complaint as labour contract set to expire

The contract for 150 bus drivers and maintenance workers expires at the end of March.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 15, 2022
February 2022 concept: Kitsilano Beach Park bike lane on widened south-north pathway from the foot of Yew Street. (Vancouver Park Board)
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Park Board seeking public input on proposed Kitsilano Beach bike lane route

A new concept for a separated bike lane through Kitsilano Beach Park.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 15, 2022
Detached house in Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Average BC home price at the start of 2022 was over $1 million, up by 23.5%

There is currently a huge shortage in active listings.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 14, 2022
High-speed rail from Vancouver to Seattle and Portland. (Cascadia Corridor HSR)
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Washington State proposes $150 million for Vancouver-Seattle high-speed rail planning

Planning for a one-hour train from Vancouver to Seattle is about to get very serious šŸš„

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 14, 2022
Artistic rendering of the affordable rental housing building for Black and Indigenous people at 823-841 Sixth Street, New Westminster. (Swahili Vision International Association/Aboriginal Land Trust/BC Housing)
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96 affordable rental homes for Black and Indigenous families in New Westminster

The project supported by BC Housing will reach completion in early 2024.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 12, 2022
Artistic rendering of Martini Film Studios' major new film and television production studio campus at 216 Business Park in Langley Township. (Martini Film Studios)
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Construction underway on massive film production studio in Metro Vancouver

Hollywood North's new 700,000+ sq ft production hub will open in 2024 šŸŽ¬

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 12, 2022
Hudson's Bay in downtown Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Proposal to redevelop Hudson's Bay's Vancouver flagship store to be revealed

The iconic building will finally be revitalized, while adding new space and uses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 12, 2022
Upper Levels Highway (Highway 1/Trans-Canada Highway) improvement study segment from Lynn Valley Road interchange to Horseshoe Bay. (Parsons/Government of BC)
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Big upgrades recommended for North Shore's Upper Levels Highway: government study

BC government study calls for an overhaul of Highway 1 from Horseshoe Bay to Lynn Valley Road.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 12, 2022
Rooftop of the former Rennie Museum and offices at 51 East Pender Street In Vancouver's Chinatown, the future home of the Chinese Canadian Museum. (Office of Mcfarlane Biggar Architects and Designers)
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BC government turning Rennie HQ into new Vancouver Chinese Canadian Museum

BC government is providing $27.5 million for the new Chinatown museum, opening in 2023.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 11, 2022
Revised 2021 design of the new building for the Vancouver Art Gallery at Larwill Park. (Vancouver Art Gallery)
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Detailed design of new Vancouver Art Gallery outlined in formal application (RENDERINGS)

Construction on the $400-million new Vancouver Art Gallery could begin in 2022.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 11, 2022
Site of 1925 southeast Marine Drive, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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72 supportive units for homeless proposed for Victoria Drive and Marine Drive corner

Supportive housing for the homeless in South Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 11, 2022
Site of 2518-2538 South Grandview, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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64 supportive units for the homeless proposed near SkyTrain Rupert Station

The permanent supportive housing would be just west of Italian Cultural Centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 10, 2022
Artistic rendering of Parkway in Surrey. (BlueSky Properties)
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First tower of Parkway in Surrey City Centre moves forward to launch

Over 2,000 homes near the Surrey Central SkyTrain Station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 10, 2022
Exhibits on the third floor of Royal BC Museum that will be removed for decolonization. (Royal BC Museum)
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BC tourism minister reaffirms new Royal BC Museum through redevelopment

"Not one of our histories will be erased or destroyed."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 10, 2022
Artistic rendering of a concept for a Making Home property in Vancouver with six units. (MA+HG Architects)
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Metro Vancouver's low-density areas should be upzoned for new housing: report

80% of Metro Vancouver's land base is occupied by 35% of households.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 10, 2022
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Downtown Vancouver is Canada's most densely populated city centre: census

This is how downtown Vancouver compares with other Canadian city centres.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 10, 2022
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