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High-speed rail from Vancouver to Seattle and Portland. (Cascadia Corridor HSR)
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Microsoft to host conference on Vancouver-Seattle-Portland high-speed rail

Microsoft is a leading proponent of Cascadia high-speed rail.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 30, 2019
Installation of the new cable for the Sea to Sky Gondola on October 28, 2019. (Sea to Sky Gondola)
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Sea to Sky Gondola successfully installs new replacement cable

The attraction is set for an early-spring 2020 reopening.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 30, 2019
TransLink's first new double-decker bus. (TransLink)
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TransLink launching its first double-decker bus service Wednesday

The first of the fleet of 57 double-decker transit buses for Metro Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 29, 2019
Exterior of Richmond Ice Centre. (Google Maps)
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City of Richmond purchases Richmond Ice Centre complex of 6 ice rinks

Major upgrades to the heavily used facility are planned.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 29, 2019
Canfor Pulp Mill. (Canfor)
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Vancouver-based forestry giant Canfor acquired by Jim Pattison for $1 billion

The deal takes the company private.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 29, 2019
TransLink's Vancouver Transit Centre next to the Arthur Laing Bridge. (TransLink)
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This is how much TransLink's bus drivers are currently paid

TransLink is facing growing pains.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 29, 2019
Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre. (Ivanhoe Cambridge)
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Burnaby city council approves Metrotown mall redevelopment planning process

A new master plan will guide the mall's long-term redevelopment.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 29, 2019
Artistic rendering of GEC Oakridge at 441-475 West 42nd Avenue, Vancouver. (Urban Solutions Architecture / CIBT Education Group Inc.)
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New $102-million student housing tower with 475 beds proposed at Oakridge

This secured rental housing building will be dedicated to students.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 29, 2019
Artistic rendering of 4747-4795 Main Street, Vancouver. (Yamamoto Architecture / Strand Development)
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89 rental homes proposed for corner of Main Street and 32nd Avenue

New secured market rental homes on top of retail and restaurant space.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 29, 2019
Site of 9850 Austin Road and 9858-9898 Gatineau Place next to SkyTrain's Lougheed Town Centre Station in Burnaby. (Google Maps)
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82-storey landmark tower proposed next to Lougheed Town Centre Station

The new tallest building in Metro Vancouver, and one of the tallest west of Toronto in Canada.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 28, 2019
Businesses on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Proposed bill for new BC split assessment aims to support struggling businesses

This could end the spate of restaurant and shop closures.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 28, 2019
Edmonton skyline. (Shutterstock)
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Edmonton's housing market will see moderate growth: CMHC

There will be some new positive gains in 2020.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 28, 2019
Calgary skyline (@ana_shahnovich/Instagram)
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Stronger interprovincial migration into Calgary will fuel housing market: CMHC

Calgary's housing market will turn a corner over the next two years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 28, 2019
TransLink bus. (TransLink)
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TransLink proposes 2 new major bus routes connecting to SkyTrain

Serving Vancouver's River District, North Vancouver, and Burnaby.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 28, 2019
Artistic rendering of the renovations to SkyTrain's Metrotown Station with a pedestrian overpass connection. (TransLink)
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Uncertainty over new pedestrian bridge from SkyTrain Metrotown Station to mall

The new overpass project is still up in the air.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 26, 2019
Tim Hortons wedged between SkyTrain doors on October 24, 2019. (TransLink)
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TIL: Timbits don’t keep SkyTrain doors open

FYI: Throwing a bag of Tim Hortons won't keep the train doors open...

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 26, 2019
Aerial view of Metropolis at Metrotown shopping centre in Burnaby. (City of Burnaby)
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Metropolis at Metrotown shopping mall to be redeveloped into downtown Burnaby

City of Burnaby is considering the redevelopment of Metrotown mall.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 26, 2019
Artistic rendering of the tall wood residential building at 2830 Beatt Road, Langford. (Design Build Services Victoria)
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12-storey tall wood building being constructed on Vancouver Island

It's the first tall wood building on Vancouver Island.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 25, 2019
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