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"Centre Block," located immediately north of Central City, is the proposed location of SFU Surrey's new medical school building. (Google Maps)
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SFU aiming to build new medical school building next to Surrey Central SkyTrain by 2029

"It would be transformative and catalyze economic growth."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 18, 2023
SFU Surrey's new Sustainable Energy Engineering building (right) and the Central City campus (left). (SFU)
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SFU is "very interested" in building student housing in Surrey

"It could make a huge difference in this community."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 18, 2023
Conceptual artistic depiction of 203 Street Station on the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain. (Government of BC)
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King George Boulevard BRT could pave the way for future SkyTrain extension: Surrey councillor

"I think this is great for the City of Surrey."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 18, 2023
Keefer Rooms building and the former site of Gain Wah Restaurant at 222 Keefer Street in Vancouver's Chinatown. (Google Maps)
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BC Housing buys fire-damaged SRO building in Vancouver's Chinatown

It was previously the home of Gain Wah Restaurant.

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  • Oct 18, 2023
Trunk sewer relocation work at Broadway-City Hall Station, March 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Construction begins on new Oak Street sewer to support Cambie Plan densification

The unsexy part of the equation to build more housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 17, 2023
Installation of new drainage at Langara Golf Course. (Vancouver Park Board)
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83 km of drainage pipe now installed at Vancouver's Langara Golf Course

No longer the Lower Mainland's most unplayable golf course in the winter.

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  • Oct 17, 2023
Examples of a porta-pottie (left) and a washroom trailer (right). (Shutterstock)
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BC government to require flushing toilets for construction site workers

"The basic ability to go to a bathroom that doesn’t stink."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 17, 2023
TransLink's R4 41st Avenue RapidBus in Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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No BRT, no RapidBus: Richmond City Council rejects TransLink's new route to Metrotown

TransLink's requirement for dedicated bus lanes was controversial.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 17, 2023
Lime e-bike share at Lonsdale in North Vancouver (City of North Vancouver)
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156,000 trips completed on Lime e-bike share on the North Shore after two years

33% of trips replaced a car trip and 63% connected to public transit.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 16, 2023
Air balloon vending machine at SkyTrain Metrotown Station, as seen on October 7, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Air balloon vending machine installed at Metrotown SkyTrain station

Japanese-style whimsical vending machines have arrived 🎈

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 16, 2023
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BC government reveals new sweeping policies to crack down on short-term rentals

This includes new fines and requiring units be in principle residences only.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 16, 2023
Airbnb (Shutterstock)
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BC government to announce legislation regulating short-term rentals Monday

Will there be minor changes or a crackdown?

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 15, 2023
October 2023 proposed route map of King George Boulevard BRT (left) and an artistic rendering of a centre median station platform of the cancelled Surrey Newton-Guildford LRT (right). (City of Surrey | TransLink)
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City of Surrey wants to model new King George Boulevard BRT after cancelled LRT

The City wants this to be Metro Vancouver's first BRT line.

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  • Oct 15, 2023
City of Burnaby's proposed route for Metrotown-Park Royal BRT. (City of Burnaby)
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Burnaby wants TransLink's new BRT route from North Shore to Metrotown prioritized

It would see up to 55,000 daily boardings by 2035.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2023
Map of the Marine Drive/Marine Way corridor between Marine Drive Station and 22nd Street Station (left) and the R3 RapidBus (right). (Google Maps | TransLink)
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New Westminster to endorse TransLink's new BRT route to Marine Drive Station

Running along Marine Drive/Marine Way from Marine Drive Station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2023
Current concept of the mid-block building A&W drive-thru at 2528 St. Johns Street, Port Moody. (Mara & Natha Architecture/CityState Consulting Group)
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A&W restaurant drive-thru inside 6-storey building proposed for Port Moody

The unique drive-thru concept was panned by City Council.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2023
2022 concept for the new Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre in Vancouver's Oak Park. (Diamond Schmitt Architects/City of Vancouver)
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$91 million new Marpole Community Centre to be built by 2026

But the new outdoor aquatic centre will have to wait.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2023
Power outage at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) on October 13, 2023. (Submitted)
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Power outage sends YVR Airport terminal into darkness

"We thank everyone for their patience."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 13, 2023
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