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Hudson's Bay flagship store on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto. (Google Maps)
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Hudson's Bay to close remaining six stores previously spared from liquidation

This, it seems, is where the curtain finally falls on an era.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2025
Added building density and height to support the improved viability of market rental housing, social housing, and SRO replacement projects in the Downtown Eastside Oppenheimer District. (City of Vancouver)
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Proposed Downtown Eastside policies enable more market rental housing up to 32 storeys

This will catalyze more projects, including a net gain in social housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2025
Location of the Ashcroft Ranch, B.C. (Google Maps)
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Planned 43 sq. km. landfill site for Metro Vancouver sold to First Nations

The landfill is no longer necessary due to new recycling efforts.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2025
April 2025 construction progress on Oakridge Park mall. (Westbank)
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2,000 stalls of free parking to be offered at new Oakridge Park mall

But when will it open?

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2025
Concept for the Jericho Lands development. (MST/CLC)
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Jericho Lands development passes hurdle to help First Nations secure financing

Adding to the need for the UBC SkyTrain extension.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 23, 2025
Lime e-scooter share devices on the Vancouver Convention Centre seawall's bike lane in downtown Vancouver. (Lime)
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Lime e-scooter share is now expanding to downtown Vancouver

The latest phased expansion of Lime in Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2025
Construction progress on Jericho Pier's repairs, as of April 21, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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Jericho Pier in Vancouver to reopen this spring after major repairs

"It's just not the same without it."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2025
Long lineup for the federal election's advance voting at a Quebec voting station on April 18, 2025. (Pascal Huot/Shutterstock)
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Record 7.3 million Canadians voted in federal election's advance voting

25 per cent higher than the 2021 federal election.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2025
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Social mobility is dead in new dystopian federal report predicting Canada's future

"People may lose faith in the Canadian project."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2025
Ravens sculptures atop Westbank's new Raven rental housing tower at 3709 West Broadway, Vancouver, as seen on April 21, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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Three Indigenous raven sculptures installed atop new Point Grey rental housing tower

Impossible to miss at the corner of West Broadway and Alma Street.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2025
Fire Station 8 atop Burnaby Mountain, serving Simon Fraser University. (TDR Electric)
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SFU campus atop Burnaby Mountain finally has a new permanent fire hall

Specially equipped to fight wildfires.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2025
The use of a regular 40-ft bus on the No. 23 Main Street Station/English Bay bus route, as of April 21, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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TransLink gives downtown Vancouver bus route a 50% capacity upgrade

Long waits and pass-ups are now a thing of the past on the No. 23.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 21, 2025
Preliminary artistic rendering of the Jericho Lands development. (MST Development Corporation/Canada Lands Company)
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Construction on Jericho Lands' first 4,000 homes could begin in 2028

4,000 of 13,000 homes in total.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 20, 2025
Coastal Celebration of BC Ferries. (Elena Alex Ferns/Shutterstock)
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Opinion: BC Ferries needs more new big ships much sooner than later

A better long-term vision that focuses on economic and tourism considerations.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 18, 2025
Residential towers in downtown Vancouver's West End neighbourhood. (Matthew James Ferguson/Shutterstock)
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Expanded Vancouver tenant rights denied to avoid impacting new rental housing

"Focusing long term is getting that housing built."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 17, 2025
Not the actual design, for illustrative purposes only; 2021 highly preliminary concept of the Lonsdale Avenue land bridge over Highway 1. (City of North Vancouver)
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North Vancouver studying new Lonsdale public park deck over Highway 1

A new major public park that bridges Central Lonsdale and Upper Lonsdale.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 17, 2025
New curbside street parking regulations in Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale, starting in September 2025. (City of North Vancouver)
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Pay parking coming to Lonsdale streets in North Vancouver starting this year

Major parking changes across Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 17, 2025
Construction cranes for residential towers in North Vancouver. (Adam Melnyk/Shutterstock)
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Threat of tariffs puts a damper on B.C. home sales

There's record high economic uncertainty.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
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