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Graffiti on the boarded up storefronts at 130 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. Captured on May 12, 2021. (Submitted)
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Vancouver City Council to consider new policies to discourage graffiti

There has been a significant spike in graffiti and tagging during the pandemic.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
Artistic rendering of the Millennium Line station structure construction process at Broadway-City Hall Station, an interchange to the Canada Line. (Government of BC)
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Major construction now officially underway on $2.8-billion Broadway Subway

Buckle up, the start of five years of major construction activity has begun šŸš‡

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
The Arc condominium tower under construction in downtown Vancouver. (Ian Ius/Daily Hive)
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Canada has the lowest number of homes per 1,000 residents in any G7 country

All signs point to a long-term housing shortage crisis that will spike prices.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
SkyTrain Arbutus Station design concept, April 2021. (Government of BC)
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Public washrooms urged for Broadway Subway stations

Only select stations will have public washrooms at some point in the future.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
Italian flag-coloured crosswalks on Commercial Drive to celebrate Vancouver's Little Italy district. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver to consider slowing Commercial Drive traffic in pedestrian-first redesign

Instead of an arterial transportation route, it would become a "stop and shop" street.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 13, 2021
Vancouver Zoning Map (Nicholson Road Maps)
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City of Vancouver to consider allowing 12-storey social housing in select areas

More social housing in Kitsilano, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, and Grandview-Woodland.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 12, 2021
Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii (Shutterstock)
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Air Canada to relaunch multiple routes from Vancouver to Hawaii in September

Frequent routes from YVR to Honolulu, Maui, and Kona šŸ

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 12, 2021
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Toronto named one of Canada's best cities for youth to work: RBC study

Toronto came in eighth place!

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 12, 2021
Real-time location of TransLink buses. (T-Comm Bus Train Ferry)
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TransLink's real-time next bus information has finally returned

Five months after the ransomware attack that demanded $7.5 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 12, 2021
CF Snowbirds (Shutterstock)
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CF Snowbirds to perform over Metro Vancouver this summer

Three shows are planned over the Lower Mainland, including Vancouver āœˆļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 12, 2021
Granville Street in the Granville Entertainment District looking north from Nelson Street. (Google Maps)
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Granville Street in downtown could be pedestrian-only on weekends this summer

All vehicles including buses would be rerouted for restaurant patios, buskers, and artists.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 12, 2021
A young couple walks near the river in Edmonton (Carol Provins/Shutterstock)
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Edmonton named one of Canada’s best cities for youth to work: RBC study

YEG is one of the best places for youth to fulfill professional and personal ambitions.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 11, 2021
A young couple on the Peace Bridge in Calgary (Wang Sing/Shutterstock)
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Calgary named one of Canada’s best cities for youth to work: RBC study

YYC is one of the best places for youth to fulfill professional and personal ambitions.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 11, 2021
Marine Drive temporary configuration, Summer 2021. (City of White Rock)
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White Rock to temporarily close one lane of Marine Drive for restaurant patios

"An extra five seats does pay the lease" of struggling restaurants.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 11, 2021
Young couple at English Bay, Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver ranked as Canada's best city for youth to work: RBC study

Vancouver is the best place for youth to fulfill professional and personal ambitions.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 11, 2021
Artistic rendering of Legacy on Dunbar at 3596 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver. (IBI Group/Qualex-Landmark)
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Construction begins on city block-sized housing and retail building in Dunbar Village

50 homes and 11,000 sq ft of retail will help revitalize Dunbar Village.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 11, 2021
The new Pier D international terminal expansion of Vancouver International Airport. (Vancouver Airport Authority)
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Vancouver International Airport recorded $380 million deficit in 2020

YVR Airport is hemorrhaging due to the collapse in demand-driven revenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 10, 2021
Lu’ma Native Housing Society's property at 3819 Boundary Road, Vancouver. (Government of Canada)
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Previously planned as rentals, new Vancouver building opens as social housing

Newly completed social housing for Indigenous people experiencing homelessness.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 10, 2021
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