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A rideshare driver with both Uber and Lyft decals. (Shutterstock)
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Spike in Class 4 licence test passes in BC leading to ride-hailing launch

A 27% increase in road test passes, and 64% increase in knowledge test passes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 28, 2020
Jurassic World Live Tour. (Feld Entertainment / Universal City Studios / Amblin Entertainment)
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Dinosaurs will roam Vancouver this spring for Jurassic World Live Tour

An adventure 65 million years in the making šŸ¦–

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 27, 2020
Doors shuttered at the now-closed Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver is now closed after nearly 44 years of business

The property is the company's longest operating hotel.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 22, 2020
Artistic rendering of the Vancouver Centre II office tower at 753 Seymour Street. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership / GWL Realty Advisors)
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Downtown Vancouver office vacancy drops to lowest level in 11 years: report

The expansion of US tech firms is behind the majority of the office demand.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 22, 2020
New wayfinding signage at YVR Airport Station. (TransLink)
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Canada Line wayfinding signage at YVR Airport Station upgraded for tourists

The transit system can be confusing for tourists.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 22, 2020
Canada Line trains. (Shutterstock)
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Canada Line nearing maximum ability to add more trains for higher frequencies

"We're probably hitting the design capacity in terms of frequency of peak hour."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2020
First new Canada Line train now in service, November 2019. (Juan M. Sanchez / submitted)
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Relief has arrived: Canada Line peak service increased with new trains

12 new additional trains will increase peak capacity by 35% šŸš‡

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2020
Artistic rendering of 75-95 Southwest Marine Drive, Vancouver. (CPA Development Consultants / New Chelsea Society / City of Vancouver)
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Construction set to begin on 102 affordable homes in South Vancouver

A pair of buildings on city-owned land assemblies, across from Best Buy and Canadian Tire.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2020
MEC Head Office at 1077 Great Northern Way, Vancouver. (Proscenium Architecture)
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MEC to sublease Vancouver headquarters in restructuring plan

The retailer built its 112,000-sq-ft office building in 2014.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2020
January 2020 concept of the final proposed design for the Granville Connector. (City of Vancouver)
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Granville Bridge pedestrian and cycling path final proposed design chosen (RENDERINGS)

The chosen design could cost up to $40 million šŸ‘€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 20, 2020
BC Ferries' first new Island Class hybrid-electric vessels arrived in Victoria on January 18, 2020. (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries' first new hybrid-electric vessels arrive from Europe (VIDEO)

"The dawn of a new era of ferry transportation on BC's coast." ⛓

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 19, 2020
UBC Undergraduate Life Sciences Teaching Laboratories. (Diamond Schmitt Architects)
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UBC opens newly renovated and expanded $91-million Life Sciences building (PHOTOS)

Located at the heart of the campus, next to Martha Piper Plaza.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 18, 2020
Businesses on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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BC government to provide property tax relief to small businesses and non-profits

This is in response to the recent spate of retail and restaurant closures.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 18, 2020
Harry and Meghan, and the Vancouver Kitsilano property they are reportedly interested in buying. (Sussex Royal / Angell, Hasman & Associates Realty Ltd.)
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Harry and Meghan reportedly interested in $36-million Vancouver waterfront mansion (PHOTOS)

Right on Point Grey Road with spectacular views. šŸ‘€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 18, 2020
2020 artistic rendering of the new Smithe Richards park in downtown Vancouver. (DIALOG / Vancouver Park Board)
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Construction officially begins on new downtown Vancouver urban park

Elevated pedestrian bridge, playground, cafe, and even hammocks šŸ‘€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 17, 2020
Artistic rendering of the 2008-rejected proposal to build an observation tower at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver. (Henriquez Partners Architects)
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Major redesign envisioned for Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Park

Vancouver Park Board is eyeing a new master plan for the 130-acre park.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 17, 2020
The Cobalt Hotel SRO at 917 Main Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Vancouver councillor wants to protect low-income rentals from new St. Paul's Hospital

Jean Swanson is concerned about the nearby SROs and gentrification.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 17, 2020
Downtown Vancouver skyline. (Shutterstock)
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"Unprecedented shift" in Metro Vancouver condos being turned into rentals: CMHC

Including nearly 3,000 condos in downtown Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 17, 2020
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