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Artistic rendering of the 2023 revised design for Wonderworld Montessori Academy childcare facility at 3008 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver. (Sea to Sky Architecture/Wonderworld Montessori Academy)
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New Montesorri childcare for 86 kids to be built in the Vancouver Westside

A new two-storey, 12,000 sq ft facility for much-needed childcare supply.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2023
Housing debt (Shutterstock)
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Loans grow for 20% of Canadian bank's mortgage holders due to high interest rates

The proportion with amortizations of 35+ years has grown from 0% to 27% since early 2022.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2023
Westbound bus stop for the 99 B-Line UBC express bus at Commercial-Broadway Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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These are the 40 most delayed TransLink bus corridors in Metro Vancouver

Unsurprisingly, many of the roads are located within Vancouver šŸš

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2023
Artistic rendering of the childcare facility at 3629 Fraser Street, Vancouver. (DOS Design Group)
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103-year-old duplex in East Vancouver to be converted into a childcare facility

Over two years after it was first proposed, this childcare for 25 kids is approved.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2023
Artistic rendering of the new launch roller coater at Playland. (PNE)
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PNE holding naming contest for Playland's new launch coaster

"What we need now is a name..." šŸŽ¢

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2023
Artistic rendering of the high-speed rail train running through the desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. (Brightline West)
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$10 billion high-speed rail from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to open in 2027

Construction on the 2-hour bullet train is expected to begin this year šŸš…

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 8, 2023
Rosewood Hotel Georgia in downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver now has the highest hotel room rates amongst Canada's major cities

Hotel room occupancy rates are also the highest in Vancouver šŸ›Œ

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
Perspective of The Post from the Queen Elizabeth Theatre plaza. Construction progress on The Post as of February 17, 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Downtown Vancouver's office vacancy rate forecast to reach 11.6% in 2023

But it's still the lowest office vacancy rate among Canada's major city centres.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
Downtown Vancouver skyline and a single-family neighbourhood during winter snowfall. (StandbildCA/Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver new home listings amongst the lowest in recent history

"It’s hard to sell what you don’t have" šŸ”

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
SkyTrain Gateway Station in Surrey City Centre. (Google Maps)
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TransLink exploring major renovations for SkyTrain's 22nd Street and Gateway stations

Major renovations for these SkyTrain stations in New Westminster and Surrey.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
Surrey City Hall. (City of Surrey)
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City of Surrey pondering reducing 17.5% property tax hike using provincial funding

$90 million in provincial funding is intended to be used on infrastructure.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
Artistic rendering of the electric-battery MS Medstraum ferry vessel in Norway. (TRAM Project)
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New passenger ferries could link downtown Vancouver with Bowen Island and Sunshine Coast

It would use two high-speed, passenger-only vessels, each with a capacity for 150 people ⛓

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 7, 2023
Preliminary artistic rendering of the City of Surrey's "Gateway project" at 10744 133 Street and 10725-10757 University Drive. (Surrey City Development Corporation)
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City of Surrey planning 1,600 new homes next to Gateway SkyTrain

A major housing redevelopment spearheaded by the City on its own land.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
September 2021 artistic rendering of Centre Block at 10275 City Parkway, Surrey. (Hariri Pontarini Architects/Adamson Architects/City of Surrey)
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City of Surrey to relaunch its municipal-owned real estate development firm

Surrey is relaunching its for-profit real estate development company.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
Amtrak passenger train on the Cascades corridor. (Amtrak)
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Amtrak train services linking Vancouver, Seattle and Portland fully restored

Increased frequencies and direct service between all three cities šŸš†

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
Hotel concept for 848 Seymour Street, Vancouver. (Perkins & Will Architects/Forme Development/Paul Y. Construction)
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Metro Vancouver needs 20,000 more hotel rooms to meet demand over the coming decades

Without more hotel room supply, expect expensive rooms, fewer events and economic losses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
A tension-membrane modular structure enclosure for Centennial Aquatic Centre in Collingwood, Ontario. (Sprung)
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Burnaby's Central Park outdoor swimming pool will be converted to indoor

This will enable year-round use of Burnaby's largest outdoor public pool šŸŠšŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
Example of BC Hydro poles that will be removed in Yaletown in downtown Vancouver. (Yaletown Business Improvement Association)
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62 power poles in Yaletown are being permanently removed

The removal of most of the power poles and lines will reduce visual clutter āš”ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 6, 2023
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