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Former Main Post Office Building at Sinclair Centre. (Google Maps)
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Plans to build $500 million federal office tower at Sinclair Centre in downtown Vancouver

About 1,000,000 sq ft of office and retail space in a heritage-preserving redevelopment.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 9, 2021
TransLink Compass Card. (Shutterstock)
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Free transit for children aged 12 and under across BC begins next month

Children can ride for free on buses, but some restrictions apply on SkyTrain, SeaBus, and West Coast Express.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 9, 2021
Vancouver International Airport, June 2021. (Vancouver Airport Authority)
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YVR Airport preparing for surge in passengers from the United States

Arriving passengers at YVR can expect to wait up to 90 minutes to leave the terminal.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 7, 2021
July 2021 artistic rendering of the core phase of Oakridge Centre. (Henriquez Partners Architects/Westbank/QuadReal Property Group)
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Overlapping walking loop added to future rooftop park at Oakridge Centre (RENDERINGS)

The 9-acre rooftop public park even includes large covered stages for concerts and events.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 7, 2021
A giant "Tokyo 2020 gold medal" now hangs above the entrance of the Christine Sinclair Community Centre. (City of Burnaby)
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Giant gold medal added to Burnaby's new Christine Sinclair Community Centre

Well that didn't take long at allšŸ„‡ šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦ āš½ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 6, 2021
Artistic rendering of 2970 Kingsway, Vancouver. (Formosis Architecture)
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127 rental homes proposed for Kingsway and Rupert Street corner in East Vancouver

The long-vacant corner lot could finally be developed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 6, 2021
July 2021 opening of the Centennial Road overpass. (Port of Vancouver)
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Centennial Road viaduct completed at port terminals in East Vancouver

A new continuous roadway from Highway 1 to Canada Place for port traffic.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 6, 2021
Artistic rendering of Lelem Village's first phase on the University Endowment Lands near UBC. (Musqueam Capital Corporation)
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$88 million in federal financing for First Nations-built affordable housing near UBC

It will help fund 173 rental homes being built by the Musqueam on the University Endowment Lands.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 6, 2021
Downtown Vancouver skyline (Shutterstock)
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You now need to make $253,000 to afford an average Vancouver house

And the cost gap between a condo mortgage and rent is now narrowing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 6, 2021
Artistic rendering of 1250 Granville Street, Vancouver. (Lang Wilson Practice Architects/P. Rock Ltd.)
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Nine-storey rental housing building proposed for Granville Entertainment District

There would also be retail and restaurant space on the ground level.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 5, 2021
SkyTrain Expo Line and Central City shopping mall in Surrey. (Shutterstock)
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Federal government's new BC economic development agency to be headquartered in Surrey

An annual budget of $110 million to help diversify BC's economy and create jobs.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 5, 2021
Artistic rendering of the loop around the lounge at Concord Metrotown's bike parkade. (Concord Pacific)
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World's largest condo bike amenity to be built into Metro Vancouver's future tallest tower

A 50,000 sq ft bike amenity space with lounges and cycling facilities 🚲

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 5, 2021
The new Student Union Building (SUB) at Simon Fraser University's (SFU) Burnaby Mountain campus, on July 17, 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Sneak peek inside the new Student Union Building at SFU Burnaby (PHOTOS)

The $55-million amenity building for students will open later this month.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 5, 2021
Graffiti at the Overdose Prevention Site at the northeast corner of Abbott and West Pender streets on August 1, 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Six-storey wall next to Chinatown drug inhalation site now covered with graffiti

This graffiti wall was not approved by the City of Vancouver's public art program.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 4, 2021
The iconic Roy E Disney building at the Walt Disney Animation Studios headquarters in Burbank, California. (Disney)
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Walt Disney Animation Studios to open major Vancouver production hub

Disney will produce its magic in Vancouver with the opening of a new studio šŸ°

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 4, 2021
Surrey City Centre skyline (Shutterstock)
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Surrey and Fraser Valley record lowest number of home listings since 1981

"In order for the upward pressure on home prices to decrease, we need more inventory." šŸ˜

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 4, 2021
Downtown Vancouver skyline (Shutterstock)
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Dip in home sales and new listings in Metro Vancouver in July 2021

"Moderation was the name of the game in July." šŸ˜

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 4, 2021
Real-time info for TransLink's 99 B-Line showing bus capacity estimates. (Daily Hive/Transit)
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TransLink partners with popular Transit app to show empty bus seat predictions

A new feature on the app shows bus load capacity predictions šŸš

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 4, 2021
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