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Christine Sinclair Community Centre at the former Fortius Sport & Health complex at 3713 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby. (Fortius Sport & Health)
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Healthcare facility proposed for former Fortius building at Burnaby Lake

A 20,500-sq-ft healthcare hub inside the new Christine Sinclair Community Centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 30, 2021
Artistic rendering of 2655 Granville Street, Vancouver. (Winston Chong Architect)
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Luxury restaurant with a single home atop planned for South Granville

A unique project that adds two storeys on top of an existing retail building.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 30, 2021
Artistic rendering of Water Street by the Park at 234-278 Leon Avenue and 1620-1630 Water Street in downtown Kelowna. (HDR Architecture/Orchard Park Properties)
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144 condos in future downtown Kelowna tower sell out within 48 hours

The condominium market's rebound has made its way to Kelowna.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 30, 2021
Growing ridership on SkyTrain; passengers on the Expo Line platforms at Commercial-Broadway Station on July 7, 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink ridership reaches almost 50% of normal, the highest level in 18 months

"I didn't get a seat on SkyTrain for the first time in over a year and a half."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2021
The new Zara flagship store at Metropolis at Metrotown, Burnaby. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Zara's new 40,000 sq ft flagship store at Metropolis at Metrotown now open (PHOTOS)

The Zara store at Metrotown has doubled in size to reduce overcrowding šŸ‘€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2021
Artistic rendering of the Xwemelch'stn Housing Project at Squamish First Nation's Capilano Reserve No. 5 in North Vancouver. (Urban Arts Architecture/Hiy̓ÔmĢ“ ta Sįøµwx̱wĆŗ7mesh Housing Society)
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Squamish First Nation approves landmark plan to build over 400 affordable homes

Three housing projects for members have been approved, with construction starting this year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2021
Aerial of Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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14% of Metro Vancouver's young homeowners have more than one property: report

Metro Vancouver has the highest overall rate of secondary homeownership amongst Canada's three largest regions.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2021
Artistic renderings of the new generation Mark III SkyTrain fleet arriving between 2023 and 2027 (left) and the cancelled Surrey Newton-Guildford LRT (right). (TransLink)
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Young people and employed prefer SkyTrain, old people want street-level transit: TransLink survey

Young people and workers value the speed, reliability, and capacity of SkyTrain.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 29, 2021
Wayfinding sign in the London Underground showing the location of a public washroom. (Shutterstock)
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Public washrooms are the top request in TransLink's new consultation on amenities

"A washroom at every train station would be very convenient!"

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2021
Artistic rendering of 58 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. (WT Leung Architects/Vancouver Chinatown Foundation)
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Construction begins on Downtown Eastside's largest social housing project ever

231 social housing units and a 50,000 sq ft Vancouver Coastal Health facility in the Downtown Eastside.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2021
First Nations public art in the 2019-built expansion of SkyTrain Surrey Central Station. (TransLink)
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Four artists named to design public art for Broadway Subway stations

There will also be separate Indigenous public art for all six new subway stations.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2021
Aerial of Hastings Racecourse at Hastings Park in Vancouver. (Great Canadian Gaming Corporation)
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New horse racing track in Langley proposed to replace Hastings Racecourse and Fraser Downs

Langley Township's government is proposing a new replacement horse racecourse and casino for Metro Vancouver 🐓

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2021
Svante's new Centre of Excellence for Carbon Capture Use and Storage will take over Best Buy's old Canadian headquarters office campus at 8800 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby. (Svante)
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Carbon capture firm Svante to take over Best Buy's headquarters campus in Burnaby

The company's tech reduces CO2 emissions from fossil fuels processes by 95%.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
BC Ferries' third Island Class vessel arriving at Victoria Inner Harbour on July 22, 2021. (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries' third new battery-electric hybrid ship arrives in Victoria (VIDEO)

It made the journey from Europe on its own ⛓

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
SFU Surrey's new Sustainable Energy Engineering building (right) and the Central City campus (left). (SFU)
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Federal government contributes $2.2 million to new Quantum Algorithms Institute at SFU Surrey

It will open in Spring 2022, issuing a new graduate degree program in quantum computing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
The former Biltmore Hotel at 395 Kingsway in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant district is used as supportive housing for the homeless. It was converted to affordable housing uses in 2014. (Google Maps)
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Federal government offers additional $32 million to Vancouver for homeless housing

This is an allocation of 2% of the $1.5-billion nationwide fund.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
Artistic rendering of SFU Dining Commons. (DIALOG/SFU)
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Massive dining commons at SFU Burnaby campus to open in new school year

The $26-million, restaurant-like dining hub will have 14 new culinary stations and 800 seats.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
Surface temperature forecast in Western Canada and the US Pacific Northwest at 5 pm on July 31, 2021. (Weather Forecast)
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Environment Canada issues heat wave alert for Metro Vancouver this week

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement 🌔

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
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