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Preliminary conceptual artistic rendering of the mass-timber hotel tower at 1580 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver. (Arno Matis Architecture & Urbanism)
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18-storey mass timber hotel proposed near Granville Island

A major hotel at the south end of Granville Street Bridge.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 13, 2025
Sea to Sky Gondola's upper terminal, also known as the Summit, featuring the Summit Lodge. (Sea to Sky Gondola)
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Sea to Sky Gondola drops diesel generators, switches to hydro power

It relied on diesel generators for over 10 years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 13, 2025
Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel and Fairmont Waterfront Hotel in downtown Vancouver. (Alena Charykova/Shutterstock)
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Vancouver is Canada's top hotel market, but tariffs bring uncertainty

Americans account for 23% of visitors and 28% of visitor spending.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 13, 2025
HI Vancouver Jericho Beach Hostel. (HI)
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Future of HI Vancouver Jericho Beach Hostel to be determined

A popular location for young travellers on a tight budget.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 12, 2025
June 2024 revised concept of the West Point Grey Safeway redevelopment at 4545-4575 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/BentallGreenOak/Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada)
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West Point Grey Safeway redevelopment into rental towers approved

Over 570 rental homes and a new replacement grocery store.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 12, 2025
Letenda Electrip battery-electric bus. (Letenda)
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Free rides on TransLink's new battery-electric mini-bus being tested

Bigger than a community shuttle, but smaller than a regular bus.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 11, 2025
Road lines in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan)
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$1.6 million per year needed to properly maintain Vancouver's road lines

More than doubling the existing budget.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 11, 2025
The existing cyclist dismount gate at the Third Beach pedestrian crossing on the Stanley Park seawall. (ISL Engineering and Land Services/Vancouver Park Board)
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Park Board approves removing Stanley Park seawall's cyclist dismount gates

"A tremendous amount of conflict on the Stanley Park seawall."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 11, 2025
$325-million new acute care building at North Shore hospital opens
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$325-million new acute care building at North Shore hospital opens

Adding over 100 acute care beds and eight operating rooms.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 11, 2025
Condition of Hudson's Bay flagship store in downtown Vancouver, as of March 10, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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Precarious state of Hudson's Bay made clear in creditor protection

"Hudson’s Bay is out of money and cannot meet its financial obligations."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 10, 2025
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B.C. government lowers accessible unit requirement in new buildings to 20%

Instead of 100% units in a new large multi-family building.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 10, 2025
B.C. sixplex design template, Housing Design Catalogue. (CMHC)
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These are Canada's 49 official new housing design templates

New standardized designs to reduce cost and speed up projects.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 10, 2025
The heritage BowMac sign at Toys 'R' Us at 1154-1174 West Broadway, Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan)
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Toys 'R' Us on Broadway in Vancouver to permanently close, iconic sign in limbo

The iconic BowMac sign was first built in 1958 at the location.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 9, 2025
Metrotown skyline. (City of Burnaby)
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City of Burnaby plans higher property tax increase of 5.8% in 2025

Covering the cost of new community facilities and infrastructure.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2025
99 B-Line buses at the intersection of East Broadway and Commercial Drive. (Google Maps)
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Calls for all-day bus lanes along East Broadway in Vancouver

Between Prince Edward Avenue and Commercial Drive.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2025
Cold and hot pools; conceptual artistic rendering of the spa attraction at the former polar bear enclosure of the closed Stanley Park Zoo. (Tony Osborn Architecture & Design)
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Vancouver Park Board sees 60 proposals, including new destination attractions

"A number of really fantastic, sort of unique proposals."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2025
The first Mark V SkyTrain train being tested at Alstom's facility in Kingston, Ontario, August 2023. (TransLink)
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First new generation SkyTrain begins real-world field testing

Spot the new trains on the Expo and Millennium lines.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2025
2025 concept of the new Winskill Aquatic and Fitness Centre. (Dialog/Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects/City of Delta)
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New renderings of the City of Delta's $130-million new aquatic centre

Construction on the $130-million project will begin mid-2025.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2025
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