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Douglas Coupland mural progress, as of September 2, 2021, at The Berkeley at 1770 Davie Street, Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Iconic English Bay tower gets Douglas Coupland mural makeover (PHOTOS)

Murals have been added to all four sides of the tower at Davie and Denman.

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  • Sep 15, 2021
Foldable e-scooter (Shutterstock)
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Foldable electric scooters now allowed on TransLink buses

TransLink has expanded its policies for e-scooters onboard transit.

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  • Sep 15, 2021
The lineup at the City of Vancouver's Building Permit Office in September 2018. (David Grewal)
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Metro Vancouver cities receiving funding to create efficient building approval processes

Municipal governments including Vancouver are moving to online applications and digital processes.

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  • Sep 15, 2021
August 2021 revised proposal for Balfour Block at 906-982 West 18th Avenue and 907-969 West 19th Avenue, Vancouver. (Formwerks Architecture/Wesgroup Properties)
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Revised Balfour Block proposal in Vancouver sees fewer homes

Over 200 homes, including condos, townhomes, and rentals.

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  • Sep 14, 2021
Exterior of the existing West End Community Centre and King George Secondary School. (Google Maps)
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West End Community Centre and King George high school to be redeveloped

A new and expanded community centre, ice rink, and high school for downtown Vancouver.

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  • Sep 14, 2021
Vancouver skyline (Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver has Canada's highest rental housing eviction rate

BC renters are 1.7 times more likely to be evicted than in Ontario and Quebec.

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  • Sep 14, 2021
Highly preliminary concept for 4444-4488 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Bosa Properties)
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Tower over 70 storeys proposed for Kingsway and Willingdon corner in Burnaby

One of Metro Vancouver's tallest towers, with homes, offices, and a hotel.

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  • Sep 14, 2021
Lime e-scooter share and Velib bike share in Paris. (Shutterstock)
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Lime selected by City of Richmond to operate e-scooter and e-bike share

Up to 1,000 e-scooters and 500 e-bikes will be deployed across Richmond.

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  • Sep 13, 2021
August 2021 artistic rendering of the revised design for 800 Granville Street, Vancouver. (Perkins&Will/Bonnis Properties)
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800 Granville revitalization project progresses to official application (RENDERINGS)

4,000 office workers, plus retail, restaurants, and a new theatre.

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  • Sep 13, 2021
Vancouver skyline (Shutterstock)
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Here's how much the average homeowner in Vancouver and Surrey has in debt

Renters are also 4x more likely than homeowners to have missed bill payments.

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  • Sep 13, 2021
Artistic rendering of the redevelopment of the former Salvation Army Homestead at 975 West 57th Avenue, Vancouver. (GBL Architects)
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20-storey tower proposed for former Vancouver addictions treatment facility

Condos and rental homes near the corner of Oak Street and West 57th Avenue.

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  • Sep 11, 2021
Semi-submersible vessel Zhen Hua arrived in Vancouver harbour on September 10, 2021, carrying new gantry cranes for the Port of Vancouver's Centerm terminal. (Daily Hive)
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New giant cranes for the port arrive in Vancouver harbour (PHOTOS)

Not an everyday sight.

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  • Sep 11, 2021
TransLink bus interior (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink increasing bus cleaning that reaches "every nook and cranny"

10 additional full-time employees for deep cleaning are being hired.

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  • Sep 10, 2021
Alewem homeless modular housing at 1580-1582 Vernon Drive, Vancouver. (Sarah Kirby-Yung/Twitter)
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98 new modular homes for the homeless completed in Vancouver

It could remain at the location for up to 10 years.

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  • Sep 10, 2021
2016 rezoning concept rendering of the Little Mountain redevelopment in Vancouver. (Holborn Group)
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Developer agrees to build all of Little Mountain's social housing by 2024: BC government

This follows revelations of the developer's highly favourable 2008 acquisition deal.

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  • Sep 10, 2021
September 2021 artistic rendering of Centre Block at 10275 City Parkway, Surrey. (Hariri Pontarini Architects/Adamson Architects/City of Surrey)
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City of Surrey proposing to build Metro Vancouver's tallest office tower (RENDERINGS)

1.3 million sq ft of office and institutional space for 10,000 workers.

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  • Sep 10, 2021
Artistic rendering of 855-865 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver. (WT Leung Architects)
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12-storey office building proposed next to Vancouver General Hospital

The tower's height is restricted by the VGH helipad flight path.

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  • Sep 9, 2021
2019 construction on the conversion of the office building at 11045 111 Street NW in downtown Edmonton into the e11even rental housing building. (Google Maps)
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Liberal platform promises funding to convert empty offices into housing

Underused property would be converted to housing on a "use it or lose it" principle.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 9, 2021
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