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New honeycomb roof for SkyTrain’s Oakridge-41st Avenue street-level entrance; construction progress on Oakridge Park, as of Jan. 4, 2026. (Kenneth Chan)
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Early closures at Oakridge SkyTrain station for construction extended two months

The station upgrades will reach completion this summer.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2026
"18th birthday party" of UBC SkyTrain promise outside Broadway-City Hall Station on Jan. 14, 2026. (Alma Mater Society of UBC)
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UBC students lament '18th birthday' of long-promised SkyTrain extension

UBC's student union recently collected 15,000 signatures of support.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2026
Service disruptions on SkyTrain's Canada Line on Jan. 14, 2026. (Kenneth Chan)
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Canada Line disruption ends after 14 hours, with train-control cable now replaced

One of the most unusual and longest service disruptions in years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2026
Concept of OpenRoad Automall at 13340 76 Ave., Surrey. (Thinkspace Architecture Planning Interior Design/OpenRoad Auto Group)
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16-acre new OpenRoad Automall planned for Surrey

Over 1,000 vehicle parking stalls.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2026
Fire simulation at the Trans Mountain oil storage facility at Burnaby Mountain. (City of Burnaby/ONEC Group)
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New automated wildfire detection system to be installed at Burnaby Mountain

The newly expanded Trans Mountain oil facilities pose a risk.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2026
Snow being removed from the Coal Harbour seawall in downtown Vancouver. (Margarita Young/Shutterstock)
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With a limited budget, Vancouver Park Board sets key routes for snow removal

"This is not a bare pavement policy."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2026
City-initiated rezoned areas for low-rise, multi-family residential buildings within the Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan. (City of Vancouver)
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2,600 East Vancouver single-family lots approved for six-storey apartments

Within the Rupert and Renfrew Station Area Plan.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2026
Map of five industrial sites in Vancouver deemed to be "exceptional" for other types of development. (City of Vancouver)
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City of Vancouver staff outline regional hurdles to new housing on industrial lands

More challenging that originally assumed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2026
January 2026 revised design of BRT bus stops with centre bus-only lanes. (TransLink)
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About 90% of TransLink's first two Bus Rapid Transit lines will have bus-only lanes

The region's first two BRT lines could cost about $800 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2026
Unsolicited concept: Artistic rendering of reimagining and expanding Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver. (Perkins&Will)
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More renderings of what a world-class Waterfront Station transit hub could be

City of Vancouver is also conducting its own planning.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 13, 2026
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Homebuilders urge Metro Vancouver to cancel fee hikes amid fragile market

"Instead of homebuilders being able to reduce our prices accordingly."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 13, 2026
Surrey Libraries' City Centre Branch and Surrey City Hall at civic plaza. (Vanprasad/Shutterstock)
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Transportation infrastructure tops list of priorities for Surrey residents

Close behind, public safety concerns.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 13, 2026
Late 2025 demolition progress on the former Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver tower. (Dallas Watt Demo)
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Former Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver tower now being demolished

Being slowly erased from the skyline.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 13, 2026
Construction progress on Oakridge Park, as of Jan. 4, 2026. (Kenneth Chan)
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Oakridge Park mall and rooftop public park now months away from opening

Vancouver's biggest development is finally reaching completion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 13, 2026
November 2025 revised concept of the hotel project at 516-534 West Pender St. and 509 Richards St., Vancouver. (Henriquez Partners Architects/Marcon Developments)
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5,800+ hotel rooms across 29 projects in Vancouver's development pipeline

Including Western Canada's new tallest building.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 12, 2026
Retired Mark I SkyTrain cars spotted being destroyed in a Surrey scrapyard on Jan. 9, 2025. (Chris Cassidy/submitted)
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SkyTrain's retired iconic Mark I cars spotted being torn apart in scrapyard

End of the line, Mark I.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 10, 2026
Fall 2025 concept of Smith Reservoir Park. (Township of Langley)
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Urban park with mini golf planned for reservoir rooftop in Metro Vancouver

A one-of-a-kind park in growing neighbourhood.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 10, 2026
Example of an ice rink arena with approximately 2,000 spectator seats in a wrap-around, bowl-style configuration; artistic rendering of the 2023-built Silent Ice Centre in Nisku, Alberta. (VOSH Architecture & Design)
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New 2,000-seat, NHL-sized ice rink proposed for Metro Vancouver

An expansion of the ice rink facilities at Albion Fairgrounds.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 10, 2026
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