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2022 revised concept of the supportive housing tower at 2086-2098 West 7th Avenue and 2091 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver. (BC Housing)
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BC government overrides lawsuit against Arbutus supportive housing to enable construction

The controversial supportive housing project in Kitsilano will be built.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 18, 2023
Conceptual artistic rendering of Burnaby Lake Aquatic and Arena Facility. (HCMA/City of Burnaby)
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Construction starts on Burnaby's Olympic-sized aquatic centre and rink (RENDERINGS)

The $187-million project at Burnaby Lake will be a destination-sized recreation centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 18, 2023
Smashed storefront window in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Business group calls for 2% shift of Vancouver property taxes to residents

To support struggling businesses, a 2% shift of the property tax burden from businesses to residents.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 18, 2023
R5 Hastings RapidBus buses parked outside Burrard Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink bus drivers' union ratify new agreement with up to 12.5% wage increase

This positively benefits over 5,000 bus and SeaBus workers šŸšā›“

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 18, 2023
Domestic gate at Vancouver International Airport. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver International Airport outlines $40 million plan to overhaul protocols after Christmas 2022 chaos

New protocols to improve operations and customer service, including deplaning within 30 minutes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 18, 2023
Honda Celebration of Light 2022 Vancouver fireworks by Team Canada. (Mark Teasdale/@ MarksGonePublic/Twitter/submitted)
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Dates for Honda Celebration of Light Vancouver fireworks change for 2023

This year's fireworks won't coincide with BC Day long weekend and Vancouver Pride.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 17, 2023
The traditional lands of the Blueberry River First Nation are located in northeastern British Columbia. (Blueberry River First Nation)
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Five First Nations in British Columbia to receive 443 sq km of crown lands

They'll gain the equivalent of Vancouver, Surrey, and New Westminster combined, plus $800 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2023
Artistic rendering of the Tall Timber Student Housing tower at BCIT Burnaby. (Perkins&Will/BCIT)
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Construction begins on BCIT Burnaby's 12-storey mass timber student housing tower

When complete in 2024, it'll more than double BCIT's on-campus student housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 15, 2023
Tunnel boring machine Elsie arriving at the Millennium Line station pit at Broadway-City Hall Station on April 14, 2023. (Government of BC)
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First tunnel boring machine arrives at Broadway-City Hall Station

The first tunnel boring machine is now approaching the halfway point to Arbutus! šŸš‡

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 15, 2023
Artistic rendering of the bus-priority road design changes for Scott Road near the interchange with 72 Avenue, next to Strawberry Hill Shopping Centre. (TransLink)
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Construction begins on $33-million road upgrade for R6 Scott Road RapidBus

9 km of bus-only lanes on Scott Road and 72 Avenue ahead of the 2024 launch šŸš

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 15, 2023
Propane tanks found in the Hastings Street encampment in the Downtown Eastside in early April 2023. (Vancouver Fire Rescue Services)
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Number of reported assaults, fires, and overdoses drop following Hastings decampment

The City says it will remove any returning tents and structures to prevent the encampment's reformation.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2023
TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn at SkyTrain's Lougheed Town Centre Station. (TransLink)
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Criminals are unwelcome on Metro Vancouver's transit system: TransLink CEO

"Everyone has the right to feel safe on transit."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2023
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17 great places to study at UBC

Hit the books.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2023
The new replacement building for Bayview Community elementary school at 2251 Collingwood Street, Vancouver. (Fast & Epp)
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New mass timber elementary school opens in Kitsilano in Vancouver (PHOTOS)

A new $25-million elementary school with a unique mass timber design 🌲

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2023
Queen Elizabeth School Annex at 4275 Crown Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Vancouver School Board to explore selling Westside school site

This 4-acre school closing this summer is worth over $46 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2023
A typical City of Burnaby bus shelter design for a TransLink bus stop. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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City of Burnaby to install up to 370 new TransLink bus stop shelters

This includes 50 new TransLink bus shelters by the end of 2023 šŸš

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2023
Clean energy kiosk for film and television production mobile trailers under the Georgia viaduct in Northeast False Creek. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver to install a network of up to 20 electric hook-ups for film productions

This reduces Hollywood North's dependence on noisy and polluting diesel generators āš”ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 13, 2023
Palm Island and the Dubai skyline. (Creative Family/Shutterstock)
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Air Canada to launch frequent non-stop service linking Vancouver and Dubai

A new year-round service linking Vancouver and Dubai āœˆļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 13, 2023
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