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Vancouver, Point Grey and UBC. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver's luxury housing market 'expected to regain momentum' this year: report

New upward trends during the first half of 2019 are expected to accelerate.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 10, 2019
A configuration for a full-size, off-street bus exchange at Steveston Community Park's ground-level parking lot. (City of Richmond)
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Richmond council rejects TransLink's new bus loop proposal for Steveston

The City of Richmond rejected a proposal to use city lands for a new bus loop.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 10, 2019
Construction on renovations for SkyTrain's 22nd Street Station's bus exchange reaches completion. (TransLink)
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TransLink completes renovation of SkyTrain's 22nd Street Station bus loop

The station's bus loop will also see new electric-battery buses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 10, 2019
Vancouver City Council, fall 2018. (City of Vancouver)
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Opinion: Vancouver council's zero-sum game on rental housing is doing much harm

A rejected 21-unit townhouse proposal will become a 12,000-sq-ft mansion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 10, 2019
Vancouver city council's voting record of 311 market rental housing units across eight projects, as of June 25, 2019. (nm_nvan / Twitter)
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Vancouver city council's current voting record on new market rental housing

And one city councillor has voted against every rental project.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 10, 2019
Broadway-City Hall on SkyTrain's Canada Line. (Kenneth Chan / Daily Hive)
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Opinion: Canada Line is a model example of a poorly-designed, under-built toy train

The Canada Line is already seeing big growing pains at just 10 years old.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 10, 2019
Over two million people in Hong Kong particiapting in the June 16, 2019 protest against the extradition bill to China. (Shutterstock)
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Hong Kong government says controversial extradition bill is 'dead'

This was just one battle in a long war before the 2047 end of 'one country, two systems.'

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 10, 2019
Artistic rendering of 486 West 26th Avenue, Vancouver. (Billard Architecture)
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'Monarchy-inspired' condo building proposed for Cambie Corridor

Located near King Edward Station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 9, 2019
Artistic rendering of 4338-4362 Cambie Street, Vancouver. (Arno Matis Architecture)
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Volcanic rock-inspired condo project proposed for Cambie Corridor

The architectural detailing is inspired by Queen Elizabeth Park's volcanic history.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 9, 2019
Artistic rendering of The Butterfly at 1019 Nelson Street, Vancouver. (Revery Architecture / Westbank)
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Construction begins on The Butterfly tower in downtown Vancouver (RENDERINGS)

The project includes $90 million in community amenities, including social housing and a church restoration.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 9, 2019
A special community shuttle mini-bus being used for TransLink's on-demand service trial on Bowen Island. (Ben Murphy / TransLink)
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TransLink launches new bookable on-demand bus service, similar to rideshare

Residents in one community can now use an app to order their bus ride.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 9, 2019
Artistic rendering of the new office tower at 400 West Georgia in downtown Vancouver. (OSO / Merrick Architecture / Westbank)
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City of Vancouver needs to focus more on growing the economy, says chief planner

Vancouver is in a position to benefit from the spillover of Seattle and San Francisco's tech businesses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 8, 2019
Zoning around Vancouver's frequent transit network. (MountainMath)
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Most of Vancouver's frequent transit network is surrounded by low-density zoning

"Overly restrictive land use planning forces people to live further away from jobs and amenities."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2019
Artistic rendering of the new Skeena student housing building at UBC Okanagan. (Government of BC / UBC)
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New student housing buildings being built at UBC Okanagan

Two new projects will add a total of 440 beds.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2019
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City of Vancouver's new citywide planning process could cost $18 million

Up to 35 city staff will be assembled for the project.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2019
Garbage pickup. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver adds $400k to funding for street cleaning jobs for the homeless

Last year, 55,000 work hours picked up 14,800 bags of garbage and 72,000 needles.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2019
Artistic rendering of the expanded and upgraded Royal Centre at 1025-1055 West Georgia Street, Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership / PCI Development / Royal Centre Inc.)
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Royal Centre at Burrard and Georgia corner to see major expansion (RENDERINGS)

New RBC and offices, retail and restaurant space, and an additional SkyTrain Burrard Station entrance.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2019
Exterior of the Molson Coors brewery at 1550 Burrard Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Vancouver's enormous Molson Coors brewery up for lease

Molson Coors is moving to a new $200-million facility in Chilliwack this year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2019
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