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VOLTstack battery supplies hooked up to hospital ventilators (Portable Electric)
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Vancouver film industry supplier offering battery power for hospital equipment

A single battery can power several ventilators for 24 hours.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 8, 2020
Phase 1 of Port Coquitlam Community Centre reaching completion in August 2019. (City of Port Coquitlam)
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Port Coquitlam cancels 2020 property tax hike, extends utility fee deadlines

The city is providing relief to residents and small businesses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 8, 2020
N95 and surgical masks (Shutterstock)
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Canadian company to make up to 200,000 masks every day

It'll be the first company in Canada to produce N95 respirators.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 8, 2020
Artistic rendering of 14706 104 Avenue, Surrey. (Ron Hart Architect)
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City of Surrey green lights infrastructure projects, building permits to create jobs

This includes new sidewalks to improve walkability, and 61 social housing units for the homeless.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 8, 2020
Natural gas (Shutterstock)
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FortisBC offering 3-month bill deferrals for residential and small business customers

Payment forgiveness will also be considered.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 8, 2020
Mural on temporary hoarding in Vancouver. (@diamondisinger / Twitter)
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City of Vancouver supporting artists to paint murals on boarded storefronts

Paid jobs for artists while also deterring vandalism and theft.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2020
Planes parked at Vancouver International Airport on March 24, 2020. (Derek MacPherson / submitted)
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Just 3,000 passengers per day are now going through Vancouver International Airport

Normally, YVR sees 78,000 passengers per day.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2020
Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix (Greg Descantes)
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Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix and 5 other BC races cancelled

These major races were scheduled for July.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2020
N95 and surgical masks (Shutterstock)
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Canadian company to make up to 200,000 masks every day

It'll be the first company in Canada to produce N95 respirators.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2020
BC Ferries (Shutterstock)
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BC Ferries to temporarily layoff up to 1,400 employees

But the union has indicated it will attempt to fight the decision.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2020
3M respirator masks (Shutterstock)
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Canada will continue to receive 3M respirators after new Trump deal

3M will manufacture 166.5 million respirators over the next 3 months.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2020
Artistic rendering of the new Alice Saunders House at 2924 Venables Street, Vancouver. (Ryder Architecture / Brightside Community Homes Foundation)
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146 units of social housing proposed for corner of Renfrew and Venables streets

146 new homes for low-income seniors.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 7, 2020
One-way direction walking route for Garry Point Park during the pandemic. (City of Richmond)
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City of Richmond mandates one-way walking direction for popular park

It's intended to improve physical distancing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2020
TransLink's R2 Marine Drive RapidBus (Bowinn Ma/Twitter)
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TransLink's new RapidBus service on the North Shore is now running

The coronavirus did not stop today's North Shore service launch.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2020
February 2020 construction progress of the redevelopment of the Canada Post building in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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How BC construction sites are keeping their workers safe from the coronavirus

Various new measures and policies are keeping workers safe and the economy going.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2020
Google Maps on a Samsung smartphone. (Google)
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Google Maps releases data on how physical distancing is changing our behavior

Trips to the grocery store and pharmacy in the US are down 22%.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2020
Harley House at 1230 Nelson Street, Vancouver. (Goodman Commercial)
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21-storey rental tower in downtown Vancouver's West End sold for $52 million

The aging tower on the large lot contains 107 rental homes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2020
BC Ferries. (Shutterstock)
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BC Ferries ordered to limit ship capacities by 50%, conduct passenger health checks

New federal regulations require all passengers to be checked for their health.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 6, 2020
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