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Surrey City Hall of the City of Surrey. (Moriyama & Teshima Architects)
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$400 million in BC funding for Metro Vancouver cities for community facilities

Vancouver will receive $49 million, while Surrey will get $90 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2023
Artistic rendering of the new Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant and area ecological improvements. (Metro Vancouver Regional District)
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$250 million in provincial funding for new sewage treatment plant serving Vancouver

The entire project is expected to cost $10+ billion 💩

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2023
Nordstrom at CF Pacific Centre in downtown Vancouver (left) and the urban IKEA at Aura in downtown Toronto (right). (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Opinion: Vancouver's Nordstrom should turn into Ikea, Uniqlo, Eataly, and Simons (PHOTOS)

Nordstrom leaving 230,000 sq ft of space is actually a new opportunity 👀

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2023
Artistic rendering of the hotel tower at 516-534 West Pender Street, Vancouver. (Henriquez Partners Architects/Marcon)
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32-storey hotel with destination rooftop restaurant proposed for downtown Vancouver (RENDERINGS)

This will be the largest new hotel in downtown Vancouver in 20+ years 👀

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 3, 2023
Artistic rendering of the rental housing towers at 3362-3384 Vanness Avenue, Vancouver. (Boniface Oleksiuk Politano Architects/Intracorp Homes)
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Two towers with 679 rental homes proposed at Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain

A major redevelopment right next to Joyce-Collingwood's transit hub.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 3, 2023
Artistic rendering of the proposed office building as an expansion of Fairmont Hotel Vancouver at 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver. (Architects-Alliance/Larco Hospitality)
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Fairmont Hotel Vancouver proposes 12-storey office tower addition

A 12-storey office tower, plus hotel restaurant, retail, and ballroom spaces 👀

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 3, 2023
The existing condition of the CF Pacific Centre building, with a Nordstrom department store. (Google Maps)
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Nordstrom to permanently close downtown Vancouver store

This is the third department store to close in this Pacific Centre mall building.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 2, 2023
Artistic rendering of the Lansdowne Centre mall redevelopment. (Vanprop Investments)
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First phase of Lansdowne Centre mall redevelopment includes 1,100 homes and new retail

The major mall in Richmond will be redeveloped into new housing and retail.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 2, 2023
2023 revised artistic rendering of 456-496 Prior Street, Vancouver. (Francl Architecture/Strand Development)
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Major redevelopment with rental housing and office space near Vancouver's Chinatown moves forward

Space for 1,500 office workers and 600 renters next to Chinatown and the new hospital.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 2, 2023
Rooftop of the former Rennie Museum and offices at 51 East Pender Street In Vancouver's Chinatown, the future home of the Chinese Canadian Museum. (Office of Mcfarlane Biggar Architects and Designers)
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Vancouver Chinatown's new Chinese Canadian Museum to open this summer

The opening will coincide with the centennial of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1923.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2023
Artistic rendering of the IKEA Richmond store expansion at 3320 Jacombs Road. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive photo)
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IKEA proposes major Richmond store expansion, growing by 50% in size

The total building size will grow to over 500,000 sq ft 👀

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2023
The Chevron marine gas station in the middle of Coal Harbour in downtown Vancouver. (EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock)
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Vancouver City Council rejects funding for lawsuit against oil firms

"If you're fighting a lawsuit, you should have some expectation to win."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2023
Vancouver City Hall (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver City Council approves 10.7% property tax increase for improving basic services

"The work now just begins to try to deal with past Council decisions."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2023
Artistic rendering of the VCH Withdrawal Management Centre and SUCCESS social housing at 1636 Clark Drive, Vancouver. (Vancouver Coastal Health)
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BUDGET 2023: $109 million Vancouver addictions rehabilitation centre to open in 2026

A 50,000 sq ft addictions rehab facility with clinics and 20 detox beds, plus 97 social housing units.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2023
E-bike on Vancouver's Mobi public bike share. (David Niddrie/Mobi)
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BUDGET 2023: BC government sets aside $100 million for walking and cycling infrastructure

Expect even more pedestrian sidewalk upgrades, and new bike lanes 🚶🏻🚴‍♂️

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2023
City of Vancouver garbage collection. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim says a 10.7% property tax hike is possible

For better snow removal, street cleaning, garbage collection, and maintenance, and fewer potholes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2023
West End residential buildings in downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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BUDGET 2023: BC government to provide new $400 Renters' Rebate as a tax credit

80% of renter households across BC are expected to benefit from this tax credit 💸

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2023
Example of a basement suite. (Artazum/Shutterstock)
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BUDGET 2023: BC government to encourage homeowners to create secondary rental suites

This program will catalyze thousands of additional rental units across BC.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 28, 2023
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