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Artistic rendering of SkyTrain's OMC4 in Coquitlam. (Charter PDI/TransLink)
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New SkyTrain facility in Coquitlam sees construction cost soar to $1.3 billion

The project's cost has doubled over four years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 16, 2024
Construction progress on TransLink's Marpole Transit Centre bus depot in South Vancouver, as of December 5, 2024. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Cost to build TransLink's first new battery bus depot grows to $848 million

Challenged by the facility's site next to the Fraser River.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 16, 2024
Drive BC webcam of traffic flowing through the reopened section of the Sea to Sky Highway in the Lions Bay area, as of 8 am on Sunday, December 15, 2024. (Government of BC)
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Sea to Sky Highway has now reopened following landslide cleanup

Earlier than anticipated.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 15, 2024
Bright Nights Christmas Train at Stanley Park. (Vancouver Park Board)
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Safety incident shuts down Stanley Park Train for a few a days

"We are very sorry."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 14, 2024
Landslide on the Sea to Sky Highway in Lions Bay on December 14, 2024. (Miller Capilano Highway Services)
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Landslide blocks Sea to Sky Highway, cutting off Squamish and Whistler

No injuries have been reported.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 14, 2024
Small Business BC
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Governments aim to reclaim $4.4 million in Small Business BC bankruptcy

There was a "mismanagement of funds."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 14, 2024
December 2024 amendments to the Broadway Plan removing existing rules limiting the number of high-rise towers per city block in select areas. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver City Council approves removal of some Broadway Plan tower limits

"Today's units become the affordable housing of tomorrow."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 14, 2024
Opening day of the Blue Grouse Gondola at Grouse Mountain Resort on December 12, 2024. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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From parking lot to peak: Grouse Mountain's new gondola now open

"It should be the end of any wait times."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 13, 2024
September 2024 construction progress on SkyTrain Canada Line's new Capstan Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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SkyTrain's new Capstan Station faced "significant" construction challenges

The station's construction cost has increased to $62 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 12, 2024
Fall 2024 construction progress: Concrete base floor completed inside the bored tunnel of SkyTrain Millennium Line's Broadway subway extension. (Government of BC)
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New video captures construction progress on Broadway Subway

Three more years to go until opening.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 11, 2024
Before and after of an old single-family house structure relocated to the Sunshine Coast and renovated. (Glyn Lewis/submitted)
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Builder urges recycling of 1,200 houses in Broadway Plan that could be redeveloped

Reducing the amount of landfill waste.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 11, 2024
Artistic rendering of 8 East Broadway (left) and 701 Kingsway (right), Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Chard Development | RWA Group Architecture/Qualex-Landmark)
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9 towers in Broadway Plan with 1,500 rental homes approved by Vancouver City Council

The first major wave of project approvals in the Broadway Plan.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 11, 2024
Concept of 1155 East 6th Avenue, Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Low Tide Properties/PCI Developments)
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Why are there so many tower proposals already in the Broadway Plan?

"It is too early to declare victory, a huge success."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 11, 2024
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour signage at SkyTrain's Stadium-Chinatown Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Taylor Swift's Vancouver concerts lead to record TransLink ridership

Over 1.9 million transit journeys recorded.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 11, 2024
Vancouver City Hall. (Margarita Young/Shutterstock)
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Vancouver City Council approves lowest property tax hike in eight years for 2025

There also won't be a big jump in City's operating budget for 2025.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 10, 2024
Premier David Eby. (Government of BC)
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Premier David Eby vows accountability after Small Business BC bankruptcy

"We'll make sure the taxpayer dollars are protected."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 10, 2024
2024 artistic rendering of the Hilton hotel at 888 West Broadway, Vancouver. (Henriquez Partners Architects/Bosa Properties)
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Opinion: Broadway Plan key to solving Vancouver's hotel shortage

Going beyond merely residential uses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 10, 2024
Construction progress as of December 2, 2024 on PCI Developments' 39-storey mixed-use rental housing, office, and retail tower at the northwest corner of the intersection of Granville Street and West Broadway, which also includes the entrance for SkyTrain South Granville Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Opinion: Even taller towers belong in the Broadway Plan

We can do better for Vancouver's second city centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 10, 2024
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