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Future location of Esprit on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Esprit is making a big return to Robson Street in downtown Vancouver

A comeback for Esprit in a big space after a decade.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 22, 2023
The first Mark V SkyTrain train being tested at Alstom's facility in Kingston, Ontario, August 2023. (TransLink)
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SkyTrain's first new generation five-car train now being tested (PHOTOS/VIDEO)

These 41 new five-car trains are as long as the entire Expo and Millennium station platforms šŸš

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 22, 2023
2023 artistic rendering of the social housing concept for 41 West Pender Street, Vancouver. (Carscadden Stokes McDonald Architects)
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City of Vancouver acquires Chinatown warehouse building for social housing

The site was previously approved for market rental housing and office uses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 22, 2023
Artistic rendering Pentecostal Tabernacle Vancouver church at 1101-1189 West 57th Avenue, Vancouver. (Formwerks Architectural)
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Church to be built on long-vacant South Vancouver property

The five vacant lots are worth $17.5 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 22, 2023
Construction cranes for mixed-use residential towers near SkyTrain Burquitlam Station on the Coquitalm/Burnaby border. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Housing construction starts in Metro Vancouver up by 50% this year to date

But with higher interest rates, a slowdown could be just around the corner.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 22, 2023
Construction of the MC2 residential towers near SkyTrain Marine Drive Station in South Vancouver. The complex reached completion in 2016. (romakoma/Shutterstock)
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$500 million in new federal financing for 1,100 rental homes in Vancouver

Much-needed rentals for working middle-class households.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2023
99 B-Line at SkyTrain Commercial-Broadway Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Return of UBC-West Vancouver express bus amongst TransLink's fall service changes

Services are being modified on 54 bus routes across the region šŸš

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2023
2023 revised design of the Kitsilano supportive housing building at 2086-2098 West 7th and Avenue 2091 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver. (Human Studio Architecture and Urban Design/BC Housing)
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Controversial Kitsilano supportive housing project sees permit approval

It was another opportunity for residents to voice their opposition.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2023
Artistic rendering of the infill project at Peter Manor at 1755 Haro Street, Vancouver. (BHA Architecture/Starlight Investments)
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61 rental homes to be added to West End lot in downtown Vancouver

Two infill buildings will be added to the 1971-built property.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2023
UBC's Museum of Anthropology's new replica taking shape; construction progress as of August 12, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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UBC's Museum of Anthropology's new replica building takes shape (PHOTOS)

The major museum is set to reopen in late 2023.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 21, 2023
Temporary modular supportive housing at 22534-22556 Royal Crescent, Maple Ridge. (Google Maps)
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BC government outlines fixes for problematic Metro Vancouver supportive housing

"Neighbours are frustrated and angry about the impact on the local community."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 19, 2023
Artistic rendering of the 25-storey tower at 350 Doyle Avenue, Kelowna. (Zeidler Architecture/Appelt Properties)
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Rental housing tower approval rescinded after developer paid supporters

City Council's previous decision in approving the project was "tainted."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 18, 2023
No. 16 PNE Special bus. (TransLink)
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First 5,000 people with Compass Cards get PNE Fair discount on select days

TransLink's frequent express bus between SkyTrain and the PNE will return.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 18, 2023
Trolley bus with longer range in-motion battery by Solaris Bus & Coach being tested by TransLink in Vancouver, on August 17, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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European trolley bus with longer-range battery tested in Vancouver (PHOTOS)

TransLink is replacing all trolley buses with new models later this decade šŸšŽāš”ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 18, 2023
Launch of Science World's new dome lights on August 10, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Science World pursuing $110 million upgrade of its temporary building

"It was always a very futuristic building, but the future has caught up."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 18, 2023
Vancouver terminal; Hullo Ferries' inaugural day of service on August 16, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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"Better than BC Ferries:" Hullo makes inaugural Vancouver to Nanaimo sailings

"It's good competition for the market, not just dominated by BC Ferries."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 17, 2023
Nanaimo terminal; Hullo Ferries' inaugural day of service on August 16, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Hullo Ferries eyes expansion to six ships for Vancouver to Victoria service

"We know there's so much demand for the service."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 17, 2023
A Hullo Ferries vessel docked at the Nanaimo terminal, during the cancellation of the remaining sailings on August 16, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Hullo Ferries disrupted again by sailing cancellations on Wednesday

Half of the sailings were canceled last minute due to a technical issue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Aug 17, 2023
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