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North Star Drone Shows. (North Star Entertainment)
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200 drones to illuminate Honda Celebration of Light's nightly shows

An exciting addition just before the nightly fireworks.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 9, 2024
The 2023-built Capitol Hill Community Houses is an example of a six-storey multi-family residential building with a single egress staircase. (Habitat For Humanity)
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Single-staircase residential buildings up to 6 storeys feasible in BC: report

Added building safety design features would be required.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 9, 2024
June 2024 draft concept for Broadway's "Great Street" transformation. (City of Vancouver)
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What Broadway as a "Great Street" for pedestrians could look like

The potential design concept for Broadway's transformation.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 9, 2024
A parking lot at Spanish Banks Beach Park. (Google Maps)
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Pay parking at Spanish Banks Beach begins this week

It was Vancouver's last remaining beach with free parking.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 8, 2024
Bob Williams was instrumental to the creation of Robson Square. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Remembering Bob Williams: BC urban planning giant dies at 91

He profoundly shaped modern British Columbia.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 8, 2024
Summer at Cypress Mountain Resort. (Cypress Mountain Resort)
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Cypress Mountain opens more gondolas for summertime sightseeing

Enjoy the panoramic views!

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 8, 2024
"A-maze-ing Laughter" sculptures at Morton Park. (EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock)
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$16 million English Bay sculpture park and Beach Avenue upgrades pondered

Big changes to the intersection of Davie Street and Beach Avenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2024
Heat pump equipment for a house. (Nimur/Shutterstock)
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Heat pump installation rebates for BC homes now reach up to $16,000

The rebates have also been expanded to higher income households.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2024
Site of 301 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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BC government expands Downtown Eastside social housing project

Social housing units for 200 people and community healthcare.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2024
Artistic rendering of 4975-4997 Joyce Street, Vancouver. (Ciccozzi Architecture/Sightline Properties)
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39 storeys: New tallest tower proposed for Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain

Over 400 rental homes are proposed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 6, 2024
PNE's ThunderVolt launch coaster at Playland. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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ThunderVolt: Playland's new high-speed launch coaster takes off

The fastest launch coaster of its kind in Canada! 🎢

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
TransLink bus. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink to receive half of $3.5 billion BC federal infrastructure fund

New federal funding over 10 years through 2034.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
February 2024 condition of the new B6 office tower at 1090 West Pender Street, Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Over five million sq ft of office space in Metro Vancouver is currently vacant

Downtown Vancouver saw a slight office vacancy rate drop.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
Artistic rendering of the full redevelopment of Semiahmoo Shopping Centre, with the first phase shown in detail. (Formosis Architecture/First Capital Realty)
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This is the redevelopment plan for Semiahmoo Shopping Centre in South Surrey

The first phase entails three buildings up to 20 storeys.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
The existing heritage Vancouver City Hall building (left) and a preliminary Vancouver City Hall campus redevelopment concept (right). (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive | City of Vancouver)
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Could new Vancouver City Hall bring down $22 million annual office rent?

Over $200 million spent on office rent since 2011.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 5, 2024
Surrey Board of Trade president and CEO Anita Huberman. (Silvester Law/Surrey Board of Trade)
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Surrey Board of Trade head to leave organization after 31 years

She was the organization's head for the past 18 years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
Vancouver Tenants Union advocacy poster. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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BC government to launch tracking website to prevent "bad-faith" evictions

A new system for evictions for personal occupancy or caretaker use.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
Burnaby's skylines of Brentwood Town Centre (foreground) and Metrotown (background). (StandbildCA/Shutterstock)
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"Hesitant" buyers keep home sales slow in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley

Bank of Canada's interest rate cut was not enough to move the needle.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 4, 2024
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