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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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Vancouver City Council approves temporary policy for reviewing building applications

Proposals for 36,000 homes and 8.8 million sq ft of job space are being processed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2023
Catherine Roome (Technical Safety BC)
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Business leader appointed as interim CEO of embattled housing provider Atira

Atira is looking to rebuild public and government trust.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2023
TransLink "heart" bus stop sign honouring bus driver Charanjit Parhar. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Former radio host explains all-things public transit in new TransLink podcast

"What's the T?"

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2023
Cold and hot pools; conceptual artistic rendering of the spa attraction at the former polar bear enclosure of the closed Stanley Park Zoo. (Tony Osborn Architecture & Design)
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Proposal to turn former Stanley Park polar bear enclosure into a spa destination (RENDERINGS)

A stunning conversion to add to Stanley Park's attraction offerings šŸ‘€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2023
The geographical size of Metro Vancouver (TransLink jurisdiction) compared with the City of Toronto (TTC jurisdiction). (TransLink)
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How TransLink compares to other major Canadian public transit agencies

The grass isn't always greener on the other side.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 30, 2023
Artistic rendering of the hotel and restaurant at 1144 Burrard Street, Vancouver. (Ciccozzi Architecture/Amacon)
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Downtown Vancouver office building to be converted into hotel and restaurant uses

New hotel and restaurant uses for an aging office building next to St. Paul's Hospital.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 29, 2023
Courtyard Residence at SFU Burnaby (Ledcor Group)
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383 new student residence beds open at SFU Burnaby campus (PHOTOS)

Student residents will enjoy dramatic views in much-needed new student housing capacity.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 29, 2023
Granville Street looking north from Smithe Street. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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City of Vancouver to reduce 600 different business licences to just 88

Vancouver has way more licence types than other cities in BC and Canada.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 29, 2023
Uber (Lutsenko_Oleksandr/Shutterstock)
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Uber to launch in Victoria and Kelowna in early June

Uber's launch in two more BC regions is set for next week šŸš—

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 29, 2023
2021 artistic rendering of Capital Point at 4330 Kingsway and 5945 Kathleen Avenue in Burnaby. (Slate Asset Management)
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Major strata office development in Metrotown cancelled, set to pivot to include some residential uses

Metro Vancouver Regional District's former HQ office will see new residential uses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 29, 2023
The vacant site of 105 Keefer Street in Vancouver's Chinatown. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Strong support for new developments to help revitalize Vancouver's Chinatown: survey

"There is need for development and revitalization of the area."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 28, 2023
Vancouver City Hall (Wangkun Jia/Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver planners working at home contributing to housing delays: former staff

"COVID's over and it's time to get back to more team-based work."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 28, 2023
The highlighted grey area of Brookswood-Fernridge Neighbourhood Plan (left) and a single-family neighbourhood in Langley Township (right). (Township of Langley | Google Maps)
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Opinion: More single-family houses not the answer for new Langley area plan

20,000 new homes, with most areas being single-family houses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 28, 2023
Artistic rendering of the retail concourse of The Post (left) and construction progress as of May 18, 2023 (right). (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Amazon's transformative Vancouver office complex nears completion (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

The Post will provide downtown Vancouver with a major new economic engine.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 26, 2023
Full basketball court on the lower rooftop of The Post, between the North and South towers; Construction progress as of May 23, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Full basketball court and dog parks on rooftop of Amazon's new Vancouver office at The Post (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

Large, one-of-a-kind facilities for Amazon office workers šŸ‘€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 26, 2023
Tunnel boring machine Phyllis arrived at the Millennium Line pit of Broadway-City Hall Station on May 26, 2023. (Government of BC)
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New subway's second tunnel-boring machine reaches Broadway-City Hall Station

Making good progress šŸš‡

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 26, 2023
2013 installation of the existing Shaw Tower sign in Vancouver. (Knight Signs)
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New Rogers building sign marks Vancouver's Shaw Tower renaming

A helicopter will be used to install new signs for Rogers Tower 🚁

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 26, 2023
Completed solar panel system atop Lululemon's distribution centre in Delta. (Wesgroup)
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BC's largest solar power project is shaped after Lululemon's logo (PHOTOS)

Nearly 2,600 solar panels form the shape of building tenant Lululemon šŸ‘€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • May 25, 2023
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