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The land assembly of the Advanced Parking public parkade at 516 West Pender Street (left) and the commercial building at 534 West Pender Street (right) in downtown Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Downtown Vancouver public parkade sold for $56 million for redevelopment

Expect a major redevelopment with office space.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 22, 2022
December 2021/January 2022: construction progress on Alberni by Kengo Kuma at 1550 Alberni Street, Vancouver. (Westbank)
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Construction on Kengo Kuma tower in downtown Vancouver tops out (PHOTOS)

It includes an expansive covered outdoor Japanese-inspired public outdoor garden.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
A single-family house in Vancouver under construction. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver ranked one of the most expensive cities in the world to build a home

And costs will continue to soar, with materials and labour costs skyrocketing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
Air conditioning compressor units (Shutterstock)
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Record demand for BC Hydro electricity in 2021 due to extreme weather

Record hot and cold temperatures led to long periods of record power usage ⚡️

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
TransLink electric-battery bus. (TransLink)
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TransLink launches ambitious strategy to reach net-zero emissions

Everything from electric-battery SeaBus vessels to phasing out all diesel buses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
Jim Green Residence at 415 Alexander Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. (Google Maps)
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New complex-care housing in BC includes proper mental health and addictions services

The first 103 beds with wrap-around healthcare services will open in the Lower Mainland this year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
2020 artistic rendering of the Plaza of Nations redevelopment. (James Cheng Architects/Canadian Metropolitan Properties)
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Legal saga over Plaza of Nations redevelopment reaches a climax

Concord Pacific has lost an appeal against a Singaporean billionaire.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
Vancouver General Hospital (Shutterstock)
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Pay parking is coming back to BC hospitals

Two years of free parking has cost $78 million in lost revenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 20, 2022
A natural gas stove. (Shutterstock)
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FortisBC to supply all new British Columbia homes with 100% renewable natural gas

Landfill gases will provide heating and cooking gas needs for new homes 🔥

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 20, 2022
E-scooter (Shutterstock)
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City of North Vancouver to give green light for e-scooters on local streets

Eventually it will be expanded across the North Shore 🛴

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 20, 2022
December 2021: Inside the brand new interior of Climate Pledge Arena. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Inside the world's new greenest arena in Seattle (PHOTOS)

The US$1.15 billion Climate Pledge Arena is a venue like no other.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 19, 2022
Vancouver city councillor Pete Fry during the January 18, 2022 meeting (left), and a scene from The Simpsons with Moe Szyslak answering a prank call from Bart Simpson (right). (City of Vancouver/Disney)
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Prank caller goes Bart Simpson on Vancouver City Council housing meeting (VIDEO)

"Speaker number one... Jackin Daddyoff. Do we have Jackin Daddyoff on the line?" 😆

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 19, 2022
Artistic rendering of Creery Residence at 3609 Creery Avenue, West Vancouver. (Alterativ Design Lab)
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Unique cantilevered mansion architectural design for West Vancouver

The boxy design emerges from the sloped site 👀

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2022
2021 artistic rendering of the Coal Harbour elementary school, childcare, and social housing complex at 480 Broughton Street, Vancouver. (Henriquez Partners Architects/Vancouver School Board/City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver awards $71 million contract for Coal Harbour waterfront school and social housing

Construction on the waterfront complex will begin this year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2022
BC Transit bus shelter and bus. (BC Transit)
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BC Transit to launch new bus tracking and announcement technology

315 buses serving 20 communities will get a major technology upgrade this year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2022
Vancouver City Hall (Rick Schwartz/Flickr)
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City of Vancouver spent $219 million on provincial and federal responsibilities in 2021

The City of Vancouver has a major scope creep problem.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2022
COPE Vancouver city councillor Jean Swanson. (Jean Swanson)
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Low-income housing advocate Jean Swanson seeks re-election as Vancouver city councillor

The COPE councillor wants higher taxes to build more housing for the homeless.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2022
Chandler Boulevard Bridge Home Village of tiny shelters in Los Angeles, built in 2021. (Lehrer Architects)
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Vancouver City Council to consider "tiny shelter" village for the homeless

It could be ready for residents by September 2022.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2022
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