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The former Via Rail station in downtown Victoria, demolished in 2013, formed the southernmost end of the Vancouver Island rail corridor. (Google Maps)
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BC government provides $18 million to plan Vancouver Island rail corridor

The 225-km-long railway stretches from Victoria to Courtenay šŸ›¤

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 14, 2023
Artistic rendering of the 2021 preliminary feasibility design of 525 Powell Street, Vancouver. Not the final design. (Iredale Architecture)
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Downtown Eastside temporary modular housing to be replaced with 154 permanent units

A new nine-storey building will replace a 2018-built temporary three-storey building.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 14, 2023
Centennial Beach parking lot at Boundary Bay Regional Park in Delta. (Google Maps)
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Real-time parking availability coming to popular Metro Vancouver regional parks

This digital system will provide the public with parking availability information ahead of time.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 13, 2023
King George Boulevard looking north from 100 Avenue in Surrey City Centre. (Google Maps)
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5 km of separated bike lanes coming to King George Boulevard in Surrey City Centre

$6.5 million in federal funding for King George Boulevard upgrades for pedestrians and cyclists.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 13, 2023
BC Ferries mobile app (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries launches new app for booking, schedules, and tracking

A new convenient way to plan BC Ferries trips ⛓

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 13, 2023
Construction progress on Cineplex's The Rec Room Granville at 855 Granville Street, Vancouver, as of March 10, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Construction progresses on Cineplex's Rec Room on Granville in downtown Vancouver

Downtown Vancouver's The Rec Room is really starting to take shape šŸ•¹

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 11, 2023
Preliminary artistic rendering of the redevelopment of the Stanley Brock Building at 888 Cambie Street, Vancouver. (Nonni Property Group)
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27-storey tower proposed near Cambie and Smithe corner in downtown Vancouver

A mix of residential uses rising above a 1944-built former warehouse building.

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  • Mar 10, 2023
Condo towers in downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Canada's housing market to reach the bottom of downturn this spring: forecast

Bank of Canada's 4.5% interest rate is expected to remain until early 2024.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 10, 2023
Port Mann Bridge (Google Maps)
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54% of Metro Vancouver residents prefer to commute by driving: survey

And 23% prefer to take public transit for their commute to work or school.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 10, 2023
Burnaby City Hall (City of Burnaby)
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Burnaby City Council approves 2023 property tax increase of 3.99%

But a 7% annual hike between 2024 and 2027 is possible.

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  • Mar 10, 2023
Artistic rendering of the new indoor mall at Oakridge Park. (Westbank)
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New look inside the future Oakridge mall (RENDERINGS)

"Oakridge is going to be a very successful project in Vancouver."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 10, 2023
Surrey City Hall of the City of Surrey. (Moriyama & Teshima Architects)
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Can Surrey use provincial funding to lower a property tax hike?

$90 million in provincial funding is intended for improving infrastructure.

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  • Mar 10, 2023
New location of the Downtown Eastside Market at 123 East Hastings Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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New East Hastings location eyed for Downtown Eastside Market

In the past, the City-supported market has been a magnet for the sale of stolen goods.

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  • Mar 9, 2023
Artistic rendering of the future configuration of four vehicle lanes on 152 Street in Surrey between the Serpentine and Nicomekl rivers. (Google Maps)
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Construction begins on $46 million widening of 152 Street and Nicomekl Bridge in Surrey

A 3-km-long widening from two lanes to four lanes šŸš—

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 9, 2023
Artistic rendering of the renovations for Lorne Davies Complex at SFU Burnaby. (SFU)
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SFU Burnaby's Lorne Davies Complex, including the pool, to be renovated

A major renovation of the Lorne Davies Complex and its aquatic centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 9, 2023
Disney Wonder at the Canada Place cruise ship terminal in downtown Vancouver. (Macklin Holloway/Shutterstock)
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331 cruise ship visits with 1.3 million passengers expected in Vancouver in 2023

A record number of cruise ship visits and passengers! šŸ›³

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 9, 2023
Nordstrom at CF Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver's Nordstrom store was the entire company's best-performing location

But the rest of Canada has now weighed Vancouver down...

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 9, 2023
Restaurants and shops in the West 4th retail village in Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood. (Google Maps)
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1,360 properties qualify for City of Vancouver's new property tax relief for businesses

It is intended to help struggling small and independent restaurants and shops.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2023
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