BUDGET 2023: BC government to buy $400 million of land near public transit for housing
Significant new funding for new transit-oriented housing building projects 🚝
BUDGET 2023: Maximum BC Student Loans doubled, income-based repayment threshold increased
Post-secondary students will receive major financial relief starting in 2023 👩🏻🎓
BUDGET 2023: BC benefit for families with kids to permanently increase
Parents of kids in BC will get more financial support starting this year 👨👩👦👦
BUDGET 2023: Free prescription birth control in BC begins in April
BREAKING… BC will become the first jurisdiction in Canada to provide free birth control regardless of age.
Significant new funding to expand mental health and addictions treatment services.
TransLink's $20 billion plan to expand Metro Vancouver's public transit over 10 years
This includes increasing Metro Vancouver's bus services by 130% 🚍
Mount Seymour is building a new major chairlift
A 70% capacity increase compared to the existing chairlift ⛷
BC Ferries receiving $500 million from the provincial government to avoid 10.4% fare hikes
A major funding infusion from the provincial government.
Premier Eby to make an announcement regarding BC Ferries tomorrow
BC NDP previously proposed bringing BC Ferries back under government control.
Metro Vancouver approves regional plan focused on transit-oriented housing
This is how the region will accommodate 1 million more residents by 2050.
YVR Airport preparing its operations for major snowfall this weekend
This weekend will be YVR's first major winter weather test since Christmas 2022's chaos.
New measures needed to speed up buses stuck in worsening congestion: TransLink
TransLink wants to establish more bus-only lanes across the region 🚍
Residents voice concerns over proposed Strathcona overdose prevention site
"The concern is that it’s being snuck in without any attempt to take input."
BC government to expand cancer screening and treatment with $440 million
Cancer-care teams are being expanded for earlier screening, detection, and treatment ❤️
Singapore Airlines to cancel Vancouver route later this year
It is Singapore Airlines' only route serving Canada 🛬
Business groups say bag fees for food takeout and delivery should be repealed
"Some of these bags are unavoidable."
Air Canada to launch new non-stop route between Vancouver and Washington, DC
A new frequent route to the capital city of the United States ✈️🇺🇸
Supportive housing building with 72 units approved for South Vancouver
New housing for the homeless on Marine Drive near Victoria Drive.