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Fares increase for TransLink riders for first time in two years

Applies to all zones and fare types.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 1, 2021
Wildfire in Lytton, BC on June 30, 2021. (@2riversremix/Instagram)
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BC heat wave capital Lytton evacuated due to explosive wildfire (VIDEOS)

A fast-moving fire is sweeping through Lytton a day after it recorded 49.6°C.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 1, 2021
Artistic rendering of the office tower at 450 West Georgia Street and 712-732 Richards Street, Vancouver. (W.T. Leung Architects/Austeville Properties)
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23-storey office tower in downtown approved by Vancouver City Council

Right next to Telus Garden and Amazon's The Post.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 1, 2021
The "Rainbow Bridge" for Aura at The Amazing Brentwood. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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"Rainbow bridge" made for Instagram installed at The Amazing Brentwood mall

Walk through a rainbow 🌈

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2021
Outdoor deck on a BC Ferries vessel. (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries and BC Transit to end mandatory mask policy starting on Thursday

Like TransLink, masks will only be recommended starting on July 1.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2021
Charles Gauthier (Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association)
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Charles Gauthier looks back at 29 years of building Downtown Vancouver BIA

He's the de facto mayor of downtown Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2021
2021 artistic rendering of the redesigned proposal for 6409-6487 Cambie Street, Vancouver. (Esatto Architecture)
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Office space replaces condos in revised proposal next to Langara-49th Avenue Station

Most of the building is now office space, totalling 110,000 sq ft of office over six floors.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 30, 2021
TransLink passengers wearing masks. (TransLink)
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TransLink confirms mandatory mask policy will end starting on Thursday

The policy will be downgraded to a "recommendation" starting on July 1.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 29, 2021
Press conference in 2018 for TransLink's free Shaw WiFi announcement. (TransLink)
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Free WiFi rollout on all TransLink buses and trains begins this year

The pandemic delayed the rollout of Shaw's free WiFi onboard all buses and trains.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 29, 2021
Artistic rendering of the social housing proposal at 401 Jackson Avenue, Vancouver. (Urban Arts Architecture)
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14-storey social housing tower planned for Hastings Street in Downtown Eastside

An additional 172 units of social housing near Oppenheimer Park.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 29, 2021
Pita Wrap Cafe at 565 Dunsmuir Street in downtown Vancouver is now closed. (Google Maps)
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Soaring property taxes could force more Metro Vancouver businesses to close

If the pandemic's economic effects didn't kill a business, skyrocketing property taxes could.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 29, 2021
August 2020 artistic rendering of 2055 Purcell Way at Capilano University in North Vancouver District. (HDR Architecture Associates)
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North Vancouver approves 360 beds of student housing at Capilano University

More students will not have to make a long commute to campus.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 29, 2021
Artistic rendering of the SFU Burnaby Mountain gondola terminal station. (SFU)
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Uncertain future for SFU Gondola after Burnaby City Council by-election

At least half of city council does not support building the gondola or the shortest route.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 29, 2021
Site of Anthem Properties' proposed tower at 4653-4673 Kingsway, Burnaby. (Google Maps)
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692-ft-tall tower proposed to replace former Cactus Club Metrotown on Kingsway

Its height would exceed the tallest buildings in downtown Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 29, 2021
Artistic rendering of the supportive housing building at 2930 Renfrew Street, Vancouver. (BC Housing)
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50 homes for Indigenous homeless proposed near SkyTrain Renfrew Station

A permanent supportive housing project operated by an Indigenous housing provider.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 28, 2021
Repair work progress at Oppenheimer Park as of August 22, 2020. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Oppenheimer Park partially reopened today after two-year closure

The park underwent $1.2 million in repairs after the homeless encampment.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 28, 2021
Deluxe Hotel at 3505 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Federal government buys Vancouver hotel for $9 million for Indigenous homeless

The Kingsway hotel will be renovated into supportive housing for Indigenous homeless.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 28, 2021
Model of the concept for the Playland redevelopment. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Playland's redevelopment into a theme park could be scaled back

The major renovation and expansion project has suffered a big setback.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 26, 2021
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