$130 million mental health and addictions rehab hub opens at Riverview Hospital
It's the first facility in North America that treats mental illness and addictions simultaneously.
Canada's largest donation to an art gallery slated for Vancouver Art Gallery's new building
A donation exceeding $70 million is expected for the new Vancouver Art Gallery.
BC Ferries to increase fares slightly, eliminating fuel rebate
Rising fuel costs are to blame ⛴
Metro Vancouver's available home listings reached three-year low in October 2021
Home sales are outpacing the type of activity expected this time of year.
New hotel brand to open at former Trump Hotel Vancouver in 2022
The tower’s strata is also urging the removal of the giant TRUMP sign.
UBC acquires major property in Surrey City Centre for new campus
Academic spaces, and residential and commercial uses are planned for UBC Surrey.
Compass Card users can now win big prizes from TransLink by just tapping
Every tap on a fare gate or card reader during a trip counts as an entry.
Canada's cruise ship ban has now ended after 19 months
600 ship visits are already scheduled in 2022 for Vancouver and Victoria combined. 🚢
Metrotown Station public washroom too expensive to operate: TransLink
Cleaning, operating, and maintenance costs are the main barrier for opening the public washroom.
Metro Vancouver approves industrial land uses for South Campbell Heights
Hundreds of acres of new additional industrial land for Surrey.
City of Richmond seeking public input on bike lane network expansion
Major bike lane routes across Richmond are proposed.
Vancouver's tech industry adds 13,000 jobs, ranks 3rd in North America
75,000 people are now employed in Vancouver's robust tech industry.
3.5% property tax hike approved for all Metro Vancouver households in 2022
Part of an average 66% hike per household from $574 in 2021 to $952 in 2026.
7-Eleven launches self-scan mobile checkout across all Canadian stores
Your smartphone is now your own personal contactless cashier at 7-Eleven.
City Council to decide on 6-storey rental buildings along Vancouver's major streets
4,700 new rental homes would be catalyzed over 10 years across the city.
Indigenous social housing tower proposed for Knight Street and King Edward Avenue
A 14-storey permanent modular tower with 109 supportive housing units for the homeless.
First Nations mass timber social housing proposed for Main and Hastings
78 units of social housing in a unique building with a treed atrium.
City Council sends False Creek South's future back to the drawing board
Planning efforts will restart, with new public consultation starting in 2022.