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A TransLink employee wearing a mask onboard a bus. (TransLink)
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TransLink's mandatory mask policy could end next week

TransLink will follow the guidance of the Provincial Health Officer.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 26, 2021
June 2021 preliminary conceptual artistic rendering of the Centre Block North's East Tower and West Tower, on the existing footprint of the closed North Surrey Recreation Centre at 10275 City Parkway. (Google Maps)
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Massive 738-ft-tall office tower proposed for Surrey City Centre

If it were built today, it would be Metro Vancouver's tallest tower by a wide margin.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 25, 2021
E-scooters (Shutterstock)
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Electric scooters can now be used on Vancouver's local streets and bike lanes

Vancouver City Council has approved the legal use of e-scooters on minor streets and bike lanes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 25, 2021
Artistic rendering of the Marriott Courtyard Nanaimo hotel at 100 Gordon Street. (PEG)
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New Nanaimo Marriott hotel using Vancouver firm's green construction method

The pre-fabricated design reduces concrete use, and shortens construction by two months.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 25, 2021
Artistic rendering of 2886 Commercial Drive, Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Headwater Living)
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Four-storey retail and rental building proposed near Commercial-Broadway Station

View cone height restrictions limit the site just a four-min walking distance from SkyTrain.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 25, 2021
Artistic rendering of the potential "best scenario" concept for a new PNE Amphitheatre. (PNE)
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Vancouver City Council approves new 9,300-person capacity PNE outdoor amphitheatre

A new $70 million, world-class covered outdoor venue for major concerts and events.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 24, 2021
January 2020 concept of the final proposed design for the Granville Connector. (City of Vancouver)
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TransLink to provide Metro Vancouver cities with $125 million for road upgrades

For road widening projects, and improved pedestrian pathways and bike lanes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 24, 2021
Aerial of the Steveston interchange for Highway 99. (Government of BC)
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Construction begins on major Highway 99 upgrades in Richmond and Delta this year

A new Steveston interchange, bus-only lanes, and improved links to SkyTrain Bridgeport Station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 24, 2021
BC Ferries' Queen of Cowichan vessel and the downtown Vancouver skyline. (Shutterstock)
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BC Ferries recorded 40% drop in passengers over the pandemic fiscal year

And a 24% decrease in vehicle volumes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 23, 2021
Artistic rendering of the New Westminster Aquatics and Community Centre, replacing Canada Games Pool and Centennial Centre. (HCMA/City of New Westminster)
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New Westminster's new aquatic and recreational centre gains Indigenous name

The $107 million facility now under construction is called "təməsew̓txʷ"

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 23, 2021
Artistic rendering of 6615 Telford Avenue, Burnaby. (Hotson Architecture/Kingborn Properties)
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349 homes in 31-storey tower proposed near Metrotown Station

It includes 88 rental homes, including below-market units.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 23, 2021
Exterior of the 2013-built expansion of Surrey Memorial Hospital and its emergency department. (Naturally Wood)
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Construction to begin on $1.7 billion Cloverdale hospital in Surrey in 2023

BC government will fund the entire cost of Surrey's second hospital.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 22, 2021
Site of Skeena Terrace at 2298 Cassiar Street, Vancouver. (Government of BC)
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Public consultation begins on BC Housing's redevelopment of 11-acre East Vancouver site

BC Housing is planning to densify the aging social housing site for affordable housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 22, 2021
Artistic rendering of the AbCellera Good Manufacturing Practices facility at the 900 block of Evans Avenue in Vancouver's False Creek Flats. (Chernoff Thompson Architects/AbCellera)
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AbCellera to build therapeutic antibodies manufacturing facility in False Creek Flats

A massive facility to produce therapeutic antibody treatments for fighting coronaviruses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 22, 2021
Artistic rendering of the Passive House residential tower concept for 8120-8168 Lord Street and 540 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver. (Urban Agency)
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19-storey Passive House residential tower envisioned near Marine Drive Station

The ultra-green building incorporates bamboo and timber as its materials.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 22, 2021
Conceptual artistic rendering of 508 Drake Street and 1317 Richards Street, Vancouver. (DA Architects & Planners/MCYH Multigenerational Housing Society/Larco)
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39-storey tower with 100% social housing approved for downtown Vancouver

City Council has approved a social housing tower for the corner of Drake and Richards.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 22, 2021
The Burrard Chinook, TransLink's newest SeaBus ferry vessel, arriving in Vancouver on May 19, 2019. (Western Stevedoring/Instagram)
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New SeaBus to receive First Nations art for its exterior

TransLink has commissioned three local First Nations artists to design the exterior art.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2021
"Sea Change" LED public art display at the Lonsdale Quay bus exchange in North Vancouver. (Jill Anholt)
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LED art wall at Lonsdale bus exchange nominated for global design award

The colours of the ocean-wave inspired installation change when pedestrians enter the tunnel.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2021
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