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2015 revised design of a two-storey restaurant building at the eastern end of Harbour Green Park, next to Vancouver Convention Centre West (left) and the January 2023 condition of the undeveloped site (right). (Vancouver Park Board)
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Coal Harbour seawall restaurant still unbuilt, seven years after Park Board approval

"A first-class restaurant in this unique and high-profile location."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 18, 2023
An antagonizing banner by Downtown Eastside activists was briefly suspended in front of the Historic Vancouver Chinatown sign in November 2022. (@MikeRunVan/Twitter)
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VANDU blocked by Vancouver City Council from receiving new grant funding

A symbolic move against an organization that openly admitted to misusing public funds.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 18, 2023
The temporary attractions of the Ferris wheel and zipline at Queen Elizabeth Park. (@hsuehchiayu/Daily Hive)
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Return of Ferris wheel and zipline at Queen Elizabeth Park could be considered

To bring back fun in the city and provide new revenue for the Vancouver Park Board šŸŽ”

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 18, 2023
Entrance onto the temporary bike lane on Stanley Park Drive, near West Georgia Street, as of January 2023. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Some parts of the temporary Stanley Park bike lane could be retained

Some short segments of the controversial bike lane could remain šŸš“ā€ā™‚ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 17, 2023
Artistic rendering of 3231-3245 Fraser Street and 675 East 17th Avenue, Vancouver. (BHA Architecture/Anthem Properties)
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15-storey rental housing tower proposed near Fraser Street and Kingsway corner

110 new rental homes for Mount Pleasant.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 17, 2023
SFU Innovation Plaza at SFU Surrey within Central City. (SFU)
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New SFU Surrey campus space provides home for new innovation hubs

This includes the new home for the Quantum Algorithms Institute.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 16, 2023
Amtrak passenger train on the Cascades corridor. (Amtrak)
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Amtrak Cascades to increase train service between Vancouver and Seattle

Pre-pandemic service levels are set to return on the passenger train šŸš†

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 16, 2023
SeaBus turnstiles at Waterfront Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Turnstiles that count passengers at SeaBus terminals could be removed

For decades, thousands of people have passed through these turnstiles daily.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 16, 2023
Left: Smashed glass of the Vancouver Olympic Cauldron on October 1, 2022; Right: Repaired glass of the Vancouver Olympic Cauldron, as seen on January 14, 2022. (Andrew Lachkovics/Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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$50,000 cost to repair smashed glass of Vancouver Olympic Cauldron

Not a cheap repair for the nationally significant landmark.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 16, 2023
The 2022-completed first phase of Musqueam First Nation and Polygon's Lelem residential complex within the University Endowment Lands. (Google Maps)
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BC government to expedite provincial permitting for new housing

This includes housing projects within the University Endowment Lands.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 16, 2023
Preliminary artistic rendering of Disney Cruise Line's redesign of the Global Dream, which will be renamed. (Disney)
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Disney acquires unfinished cruise ship for its new largest vessel (RENDERINGS)

The partly-built ship of a bankrupt cruise line has been saved from the scrapyard šŸ›³

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 15, 2023
TRON Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster at Shanghai Disneyland. (Disney)
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TRON Lightcycle launch coaster to open at Walt Disney World this spring

Race inside a "digital grid," just like in the movie šŸŽ¢

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2023
Artistic rendering of the floating spa and sauna facility on a converted barge in Victoria Inner Harbour. (HAVN Experiences)
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Floating spa destination in Victoria Inner Harbour approved (RENDERINGS)

Located right in front of the BC legislature, opening later this year!

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2023
Artistic rendering of 540 West 65th Avenue and 8120-8168 Lord Street, Vancouver. (Francl Architecture/Landmark Premiere Properties)
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146 rental homes proposed near SkyTrain Marine Drive Station in South Vancouver

Six single-family homes just a four-minute walk from the transit hub could be redeveloped.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2023
Construction progress on Gilmore Place next to SkyTrain Gilmore Station in Burnaby, as of December 4, 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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City approvals for new buildings take twice as long in Vancouver than Edmonton

With every month of City permitting delays, the cost of construction goes up.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 14, 2023
Downtown Vancouver skyline with construction cranes. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver has the steepest municipal fees for new high-rise residential buildings in Canada

High municipal fees are passed on to the home price for prospective homeowners.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 13, 2023
Wish Tower suite inside the funnel of the Disney Wish. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Disney Wish: This luxurious two-storey cruise ship stateroom is inside the funnel (PHOTOS)

It's only US$30,000 for the most magical experience in the seas šŸ°

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 13, 2023
Star Wars: Hyperspace Lounge on the Disney Wish. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Disney Wish: Inside the world's only "Star Wars" bar and lounge on the high seas (PHOTOS)

You forget that you're on a cruise ship šŸš€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 13, 2023
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