Canada's immigration levels hit record high, population growth returns to normal
The highest immigration levels for any quarter since 1946.
Bright and colourful: new permanent lighting installed on SkyTrain in Metrotown
All 178 pillars of SkyTrain from Patterson to Edmonds stations, a 5 km distance, will have colourful lighting š
Tennis Canada recommits to plans to build a world-class training hub in Burnaby
The $30-million tennis facility, the largest in Western Canada, will have 28 indoor and outdoor courts š¾
Evo Car Share adds its first electric-battery cars to its Vancouver fleet
Evo Car Share is considering the potential electrification of its fleet of 1,700 vehicles.
Uber's proposal to expand to Victoria and Kelowna rejected by BC
Passenger Transportation Board has denied Uber's expansion beyond Metro Vancouver.
BC Place Stadium donates existing turf field to flood-affected Abbotsford team
BC Place Stadium is installing a new FIFA-certified turf in January 2022.
TransLink begins installing braille signs on all 8,400 bus stops
Metro Vancouver's transit system will be the first in Canada to install braille signs for all bus stops.
UBC envisions growing to 10,000 students at new Surrey campus
"A new relationship between UBC and Surrey."
TransLink brings back free public transit for this New Year's Eve
Free rides on all Metro Vancouver public transit services return on NYE š
Vancouver City Council approves policy for 6-storey rental housing on major streets
"This is a watershed moment for us."
BC Ferries gives new electric-hybrid ferry a First Nations name
So far, three of the six new electric-hybrid ferries have been christened with First Nations names.
Social housing building resistant to heat waves and earthquakes proposed for Vancouver
"Vienna House" will also have an emergency water supply, and smoke filters for the wildfire season.
Vancouver 2030 Olympic Village in a First Nations development a possibility
A number of First Nations development projects would fit into a possible Olympic Village 2.0.
1,000 life-saving public defibrillators to be installed across Metro Vancouver
Vancouver City Council is supporting the expansion of public AED availability šā”ļø
64% of Metro Vancouver drivers against pay parking for residential streets: survey
Drivers in the City of Vancouver are much more likely to get a parking fine than anywhere else.
Kitsilano school suing Broadway Subway over alleged noise and safety impacts
The school is next to the Arbutus Station and bus loop construction site.
Vancouver City Council approves 43-storey tower designed by Burj Khalifa architect
The City of Vancouver will gain $33 million in exchange for this condo and rental tower approval.
Construction begins on Broadway Subway's elevated track
21 columns will support the elevated track as the first new segment of the SkyTrain extension.