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Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond City Centre. (Sheraton)
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31% pay increase ends Richmond hotel strike after 14 months

Room attendants will earn $30+ per hour by 2027.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 22, 2024
West Coast Express commuter rail at Coquitlam Central Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink to deploy more buses if strike shuts down West Coast Express

The strike could begin Wednesday evening.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 22, 2024
Lime's very first locking docking parking station in the world, located at the intersection of Eton Street and North Garden Drive for Vancouver's e-scooter share service. (Lime)
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Launch date set for Lime's e-scooter share service in Vancouver

A major global first for the micromobility giant.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2024
Fare gates at SkyTrain Stadium-Chinatown Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink's fare evasion losses estimated at $40 million each year

Equal to the cost of running SkyTrain and West Coast Express for a month.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2024
Concept of 426-428 West 14th Avenue and 3015-3027 Yukon Street, Vancouver. (Stuart Howard Architects)
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18-storey rental tower proposed near Broadway-City Hall SkyTrain

Another project under the Broadway Plan.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2024
John Rustad. (Conservative Party of BC)
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BC Conservatives lead BC NDP for the first time in pre-election survey

Troubling for the governing BC NDP.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2024
Fraser River Lodge
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First Nation embraces ecotourism with $18 million Fraser River Lodge acquisition

A major ecotourism property acquisition in the Fraser Valley.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2024
Construction progress on the South Building of UBC's Brock Commons, as of June 13, 2024. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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New provincial funding for UBC's student housing project with 1,500 beds

Construction on the $560 million project begins in 2026.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 20, 2024
The fare gates at the Dunsmuir Street entrance of SkyTrain's Granville Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink begins enforcement blitz to curb fare evasion

To recoup lost fare revenues and improve fairness.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 20, 2024
Strawberry Hill Shopping Centre in Surrey. (CBRE Vancouver)
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Surrey's Scott Road area plan quadruples future population to 160,000

Big changes for an 8.4 sq km area, including Strawberry Hill Shopping Centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 20, 2024
Artistic rendering of Central Park Commons at the Telus Boot at 3777-3791 Kingsway, Burnaby. (Arcadis/PC Urban)
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New partnership to lead 5-tower Telus Boot redevelopment in Burnaby

Over 2,500 homes in towers up to over 60 storeys.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 20, 2024
Vancouver International Airport. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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YVR Airport sees near record with 12.6 million passengers in first half of 2024

Could YVR break the all-time annual record in 2024?

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 20, 2024
West Coast Express commuter rail and Canadian Pacific freight trains in downtown Vancouver. (Marc Bruxelle/Shutterstock)
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Railway strike could impact Metro Vancouver's water supply, West Coast Express

"Their effects will be borne by all Canadians."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 19, 2024
Articulated bus in use on the No. 2 Dunbar Loop/Macdonald/Downtown bus route. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Some TransLink bus service improvements for Fall 2024

A frequency boost for 47 bus routes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 19, 2024
Construction progress on Freedom Mobile Arch, the new PNE amphitheatre, as of August 17, 2024. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive | Revery Architecture/PNE)
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This is the finalized official name of the new PNE amphitheatre

Hastings Park's new landmark 10,000-capacity entertainment venue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 17, 2024
ThunderVolt launch coaster at Playland. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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New launch coaster at Playland uses $1 million battery for its G-force

It is a small but mighty coaster that punches above its weight.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 17, 2024
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Over half of BC residents concerned about rent and mortgage payments

But residents in other provinces are even more worried.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 16, 2024
The growing use of temporary portable structures at Fleetwood Park Secondary School in Surrey. (Google Maps)
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800-seat capacity boost for one of Surrey's most overcrowded schools

It currently uses about a dozen portable structures.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 16, 2024
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