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BC Ferries’ third Island Class vessel launches at Damen Shipyard in Romania on October 28, 2020. (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries proposes building 7 additional electric-battery ships in Canada

The $1.2 billion plan requires additional government funding for the higher cost. ⛴

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 3, 2021
Future site of the Mount Pleasant Station entrance for the SkyTrain Millennium Line Broadway Extension. (Google Maps)
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Demolition begins ahead of Broadway Subway's major construction work

Marking the starts of a 5-year construction period.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 3, 2021
SkyTrain Canada Line (Shutterstock)
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Deal reached: Canada Line strike shutdown will not go ahead

Another transit shutdown averted.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 2, 2021
Sound stage filming of "Avengers: Endgame" at Trilith Studios in Atlanta. (Marvel Studios)
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"World-class" film production studio proposed on land owned by City of Burnaby

Burnaby is selling a 17-acre property specifically for a new film production facility.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 2, 2021
Artistic rendering of 3279-3297 Vanness Avenue, Vancouver. (ZGF Architects/New Commons Development/Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency/Community Land Trust)
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102 social housing units proposed near Joyce-Collingwood Station

Another transit-oriented development near the SkyTrain station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 2, 2021
Broadway-City Hall on SkyTrain's Canada Line. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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No strike shutdown of Canada Line yet as negotiation deadline passes

The union and employer are continuing their negotiations.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 2, 2021
Fortius Sport & Health at 3713 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby. (Fortius Sport & Health)
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New Burnaby-owned recreation centre at Fortius Sport & Health to open next month

The newly acquired facility is set to open to the general public.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 1, 2021
False Creek South map. (City of Vancouver)
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City of Vancouver seeking public input on the future of 80 acres in False Creek South

Redevelopment is being explored for this massive city-owned site.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 1, 2021
James Residence (Hobbit House) at 587 West King Edward Avenue, Vancouver. (Westside Realty)
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A look inside: Vancouver's Hobbit House is now available to rent (PHOTOS)

It's a storybook home on the outside but provides contemporary living inside.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 1, 2021
Artistic rendering of the revised 2020 proposal for 1485 Fir Street, White Rock. (Billard Architecture)
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White Rock City Council rejects building proposal with 80 rental homes

City council took issue with the six-storey height.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 1, 2021
Canada Line train. (Shutterstock)
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TransLink anticipating possible shutdown of Canada Line today due to strike

Transit riders are being asked to plan ahead.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 1, 2021
Construction progress of the Burrard Place complex, as of January 23, 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Construction on downtown Vancouver's third tallest tower has topped out (PHOTOS)

Burrard Place will have 800+ homes and 200,000 sq. ft. of office and retail.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 30, 2021
YVR Airport Station on SkyTrain's Canada Line. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Canada Line union issues 72-hour strike notice

Labour action on this SkyTrain line could begin early next week.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 30, 2021
Preliminary conceptual artistic rendering of the UBC School of Biomedical Engineering Building. (UBC)
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UBC planning $315 million facility expansion of medical research and nursing schools

To train more nurses and practitioners, and for biomedical engineering research.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 29, 2021
Proposed 2021 taxi flat rate changes for trips from Vancouver International Airport. (Passenger Transportation Board)
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Taxi companies seeking higher fares for trips starting from YVR Airport (MAP)

This includes new smaller zone boundaries for higher fares.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 29, 2021
Edmonton public transit bus. (Edmonton Transit Service)
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Alberta government signals new regional transit system for Edmonton

Edmonton will have a regional transit system like other major North American urban centres.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 28, 2021
Downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver's rental housing vacancies saw small improvement in 2020: CMHC

But the affordability of rents is still problematic.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 28, 2021
Exterior of the newly completed Starbucks in Abbotsford using Nexii's building technology. (Nexii)
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Vancouver-based green construction startup raises $33 million in new funding

The three-year-old startup's value has quickly soared to $620 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 28, 2021
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