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April 2021 completion of the fixed bike lane barriers and new configuration of Beach Avenue. (City of Vancouver)
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Beach Avenue eastbound roadway reopens with new fixed bike lane

What was previously a 4-lane road is now a 2-lane road with a concrete barrier for a bike lane.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 27, 2021
The Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza relit on February 12, 2020 for the 10-year anniversary of Vancouver 2010. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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BC 2030 Olympics' potential legacies of housing and transportation pondered

The 2030 Olympic Winter Games could leave transformative legacies for communities.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 26, 2021
Artistic rendering of the New Recreation Centre at UBC Vancouver. (SHAPE Architecture/UBC)
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UBC to build new $66 million student recreation centre (RENDERINGS)

Over 100,000 sq ft of indoor fitness space, including gymnasiums and fitness areas.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 24, 2021
Grace Seniors Home at 333 East Pender Street near Vancouver's Chinatown. (Google Maps)
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BC government acquires Chinese seniors' care home to stop evictions for the homeless

There was an outcry over the planned eviction of Chinese seniors to make way for social housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2021
Lime e-scooters in Valencia, Spain. (Shutterstock)
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700 shared electric scooters entering Kelowna streets after city approval

This includes the launch of 500 Lime scooters in and around downtown.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2021
Parking stalls at Granville Island. (Google Maps Streetview)
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Granville Island ending day-long free parking starting next month

"We are experiencing a high level of vehicles parking without supporting businesses."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2021
Artistic rendering of the new office building at 425 West 6th Avenue in Vancouver, the future Best Buy Canada headquarters office. (CBRE/Cressey Development Group)
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Best Buy Canada to relocate headquarters office to new Vancouver building

The home base of 1,200 Best Buy employees will be at a new building near Olympic Village Station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2021
Single-family homes in a suburban neighbourhood. (Shutterstock)
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First-time homebuyers in Canada flocking to the suburbs: survey

Nearly 50% of first-time homebuyers are seeking areas outside of major city centres.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2021
Artistic rendering of a Bombardier Innovia Metro 300 train vehicle, currently known on Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain system as the Mark III. (Bombardier)
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Construction on new $300 million SkyTrain maintenance centre to begin this year

The new Coquitlam facility will be the home base of much of the expanded SkyTrain fleet.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2021
BC Ferries' sixth Island Class vessel launched into water on April 21, 2021 at the Damen Shipyards in Poland. (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries' sixth battery-electric hybrid vessel launches into water (VIDEO)

Just in time for Earth Day ⛴

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2021
Artistic rendering of the Kingsway Honda redevelopment at 6948 Kingsway, Burnaby. (IBI Group/OpenRoad Auto Group)
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Honda Kingsway dealership in Burnaby to be redeveloped into 426 homes

The mixed-use development near SkyTrain Edmonds Station includes 69 rental homes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2021
Vancouver skyline (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver named the "digital nomad" freelancer capital of the world

Vancouver is a "firm favourite for a post-pandemic influx of nomadic workers."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2021
Artistic rendering of 644 Woodland Drive, Vancouver. (Michael Lemon Architect)
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Passive House triplex proposed for Grandview-Woodland in Vancouver

A unique contemporary green building design for the neighbourhood.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2021
JetBlue airlines' AirBus A321 aircraft at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. (Shutterstock)
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JetBlue to launch new routes from Vancouver to New York City and Boston in 2022

The low-cost airline has chosen Vancouver for its first routes reaching Canada ✈️

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2021
Artistic rendering of 10761 King George Boulevard, Surrey. (Chris Dikeakos Architects/Tien Sher Group)
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Surrey's new tallest tower approved by City Council (RENDERINGS)

This 597-ft-tall tower will have 479 homes and 235,000 sq ft of office space.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2021
The old Sir Sandford Fleming Elementary School building and the potential parcel for subdivision. (Google Maps)
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East Vancouver public school site could be sold for development potential

A new mixed-use building would double as a noise and pollution barrier for students.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 21, 2021
From left to right: Colleen Hardwick, Lisa Dominato, and Sarah Kirby-Yung. (City of Vancouver)
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Three Vancouver city councillors leave Non-Partisan Association over controversies

They will now sit in city council as independents.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 21, 2021
Mental Health and Substance Use Wellness Centre at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster. (Fraser Health Authority)
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BC government to spend $500 million on mental health and opioid crisis

A significant program over the next three years for new treatment and recovery services.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 21, 2021
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