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A row of Vancouver Special homes in East Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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City Council to ponder a new generation "Vancouver Special"

Imagine a modernized cookie-cutter home building design template šŸ 

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 15, 2022
First Nations welcome during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (International Olympic Committee)
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Negotiations for Vancouver 2030 Olympic bid running on tight timeline

Major negotiations between First Nations and governments will need to take place over the coming months.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 14, 2022
Conceptual artistic depiction of 203 Street Station on the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain. (Government of BC)
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16-km-long Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension receives full government approval

The 2028 opening of this extension will grow the SkyTrain network to over 100 km šŸš

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 14, 2022
Vancouver City Hall (City of Vancouver)
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City of Vancouver to consider spending $1 per resident on lawsuit against oil companies

Vancouver City Council will decide whether to spend $693,000 to sue oil companies.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 14, 2022
Artistic rendering of Hallmark Hotel at 901 West Broadway, Vancouver. (Zeidler Architecture/Hallmark Hospitality Group)
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City Council approves new 147-room hotel on Broadway next to future SkyTrain

Much-needed hotel room capacity for Vancouver, located next to the future Oak-VGH Station.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 14, 2022
August 2021 artistic rendering of the revised design for 800 Granville Street, Vancouver. (Perkins&Will/Bonnis Properties)
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City staff pour cold water on Granville Entertainment District's revitalization

City of Vancouver staff are grasping at straws in their opposition against this revitalization proposal.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 14, 2022
EV charing stations and a solar panel array installed at the west parking lot of Burnaby City Hall. (City of Burnaby)
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Burnaby City Hall now has 100 EV charging stations powered by solar panels

One of the largest designated electric vehicle parking lots in Canada.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 14, 2022
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Mike Klassen to run for Vancouver City Council under ABC party

The political commentator is making a new bid to become a city councillor.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2022
Construction progress on SkyTrain Capstan Station, July 2022. (TransLink)
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Canada Line service disruptions for Capstan Station construction end early

Construction is quickly shaping on the new station ahead of its 2023 opening.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2022
A Nexiite panel being lifted (Nexii)
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Vancouver-based green construction startup Nexii now worth $2 billion

It was founded just four years ago, and reached unicorn status less than a year ago.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2022
Pacific Central Station in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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VIA Rail strike averted after tentative agreement reached

Unifor has cancelled the strike of VIA Rail passenger service workers across Canada.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 13, 2022
Artistic rendering of 852 Seymour Street, Vancouver. (Arno Matis Architecture/Bene Group)
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New office building with heritage preservation for downtown Vancouver

Just across from the Orpheum on Seymour Street.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 12, 2022
Artistic rendering of BC Housing's supportive housing tower at 2086-2098 West 7th Avenue and 2091 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver. (Human Studio Architecture & Urban Design/BC Housing)
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BC Housing board members fired by government after critical review

80% to 85% of BC Housing's services are delivered by non-profit operators like Atira.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 12, 2022
Post 83 Housing Co-operative at 4221 Mayberry Street, Burnaby. (Google Maps)
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BC Housing and City of Burnaby acquire three existing towers with 425 homes

The $162 million deal preserves and renovates the towers for affordable housing uses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 11, 2022
Artistic rendering of the Kelowna International Airport (YLW) terminal building expansion. (Office of Mcfarlane Biggar Architects & Designers/City of Kelowna)
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Mass timber design for Kelowna International Airport expansion (RENDERINGS)

Part of a $240 million overhaul and expansion of YLW āœˆļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 11, 2022
Long lines for Vancouver's first Jollibee, located in downtown's Granville Entertainment District, in March 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver's retail scene makes big rebound, with just 2.5% of storefronts vacant

"Vancouver is bucking retail trends across the rest of Canada."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 11, 2022
Single-family houses in Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Bank of Canada's interest rate expected to go up by 0.75% to slow inflation

It will be the fourth consecutive hike so far in 2022 and the largest yet.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 11, 2022
House construction (Trong Nguyen/Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver to roll out "user-friendly" zoning and building development bylaw

A huge change will be rolled out to simplify the understanding of what can be built.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 8, 2022
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