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Chronicle at 825 Nicola Street, Vancouver, on November 25, 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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First rental housing building on Robson Street in decades reaches completion

A 21-storey tower with 128 rental homes, plus retail and restaurant space.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 26, 2021
Richards Street bike lane construction in downtown Vancouver, June 2020. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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10% property tax hike in 2023 possible as City of Vancouver's expenses grow

Out of control costs will lead to an average annual 7% property tax hike from 2022 to 2026.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 26, 2021
Reinforced SkyTrain columns foundations at the Gilmore Place construction pit. (Chris Neima/submitted)
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Feat of engineering integrates SkyTrain with Gilmore Place development (PHOTOS)

SkyTrain is hovering over a 100 ft canyon-like construction pit šŸ‘€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 25, 2021
2021 rezoning application artistic rendering for the Broadway Commercial redevelopment at 1780 East Broadway, Vancouver. (Perkins&Will/Westbank/Crombie REIT)
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Public consultation underway on pivotal Broadway Commercial redevelopment

The redevelopment of Safeway next to Western Canada's busiest transit station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 25, 2021
TransLink Reindeer Bus (TransLink)
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TransLink deploys 9 reindeer buses for the Christmas season (PHOTOS)

Spreading much-needed holiday cheer! šŸŽ…šŸ»

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 25, 2021
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart proposes new climate levy to raise $100 million

The levy would go in effect in 2022, along with an additional property tax increase.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 25, 2021
Canada Games Pool (City of New Westminster)
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Canada Games Pool in New Westminster permanently closed years early due to leak

A new replacement aquatic centre under construction won't be ready until late 2023.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 25, 2021
Exterior of the 2013-built expansion of Surrey Memorial Hospital and its emergency department. (Naturally Wood)
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BC government seeking contractor for new $1.7 billion Cloverdale Hospital in Surrey

Surrey's second major hospital will also include an integrated cancer treatment centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 24, 2021
Location of 17351 16 Avenue, Surrey. (Google Maps)
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Surrey City Council approves 14-acre land acquisition for new public park

It's just one of several park spaces for a new neighbourhood of 10,000 people.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 24, 2021
Downtown Vancouver's West End. (Shutterstock)
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BC Rent Bank: Access expanded to urgent interest-free loans for covering rent

BC is now the first province to provide 100% rent bank coverage.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 24, 2021
the new Nicomekl River Bridge. (City of Surrey)
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New 4-lane King George Boulevard bridge to be built over Nicomekl River in Surrey

The bridge will be resilient to floods, and a new 80-acre riverfront park will reduce flood risk.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 24, 2021
Construction progress on Burnaby's Rosemary Brown Arena, as of November 12, 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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South Burnaby arena with two NHL-sized ice rinks to open in 2022 (PHOTOS)

The $50 million city project will serve a new neighbourhood with 20,000 residents.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 23, 2021
Vancouver City Hall (Rick Schwartz/Flickr)
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City of Vancouver outlines proposed spending with 5% property tax hike in 2022

Vancouver's proposed 2022 operating budget is $1.7 billion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 23, 2021
TransLink fare gates on SkyTrain. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink riders will be able to tap debit cards on the Compass system

TransLink will be Canada's first transit system to fully integrate contactless debit.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 23, 2021
A laneway house in the Vancouver Westside. (Google Maps)
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Laneway homes can hurt Vancouver's neighbourhood property values: UBC study

The impact on property value is significant in the Vancouver Westside.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 23, 2021
Downtown Eastside on Hastings Street looking east towards Main Street. (Google Maps)
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Vancouver City Council approves limits on rent hikes for private SROs

Monitoring and enforcement by city staff will cost $500,000 annually.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 22, 2021
StageCraft LED virtual production for The Mandalorian. (Industrial Light & Magic)
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Industrial Light & Magic building LED video wall film studio in Vancouver

The permanent studio uses the same technology made for The Mandalorian.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 19, 2021
Artistic rendering of 10474 132 Street and 13228-13272 105 Avenue, Surrey. (RH Architects/Adera Development)
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Nearly 250 homes in mass timber buildings proposed for Surrey City Centre

Surrey's first multi-family residential mass timber buildings.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Nov 18, 2021
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