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Proposed City of Vancouver wards in the 2004 electoral reform proposal. (City of Vancouver)
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58% of Vancouver voters support a ward system of selecting City Council

The City of Vancouver would be carved up into ridings, with each riding represented by its own city councillor.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2022
The Wat Phra Kaew Temple in Bangkok, Thailand. (Shutterstock)
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Air Canada to launch new route from Vancouver to Bangkok, Thailand

A new way to travel from YVR to Thailand and the rest of southeast Asia! ✈️

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2022
2022 revised concept artistic rendering of the Burrard Exchange tower at Bentall Centre. (Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates/Adamson Associates Architects/Hudson Pacific Properties)
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16-storey mass timber office tower approved for Vancouver's Bentall Centre

Expansions and renovations will attract 10,000 new workers to Bentall Centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2022
Artistic rendering of The Towers at Latimer Heights in Langley Township. (Vesta Properties)
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The first two towers in Langley Township are now under construction

“I feel that we’re now entering a new era in the Township of Langley," says the Mayor.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2022
Option 1 of a full car closure on Granville Island for pedestrians. (SaveGranvilleIsland/Reddit)
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Car-free weekends concept envisioned for revitalizing Granville Island

Granville Island would become car-free for the creation of a large pedestrian-only zone.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 21, 2022
An illustration of the recently approved 1477 West Broadway tower above SkyTrain's future South Granville Station within the Broadway Plan area. (PCI Developments)
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More towers per block and renter protections in Broadway Plan amendments

An amendment by a city councillor to add $1 billion of park space was rejected.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2022
Artistic rendering of the Airlander 10 airship. (Hybrid Air Vehicles)
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Zeppelin airline: Fly from Vancouver to Seattle by 100-passenger airship

This alternative way of flying would take about four hours 🎈

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2022
Covenant House's expansion buildings of the 2022-built 1280 Seymour Street (left) and the 2019-built 1302 Seymour Street (right) in downtown Vancouver. (BC Housing)
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Covenant House's new $34 million youth shelter in downtown Vancouver opens

It has 40 beds and is expandable to up to 150 beds for vulnerable youth.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2022
Construction to renovate 1035 Robson Street into Vancouver's first Athleta store by Gap, as of June 17, 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Gap's Athleta opening on Vancouver's Robson Street this summer

This Gap brand is aiming to disrupt and take on established athleisure brands in Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2022
BC Transit bus on the Sea to Sky Highway near Whistler Village. (Trevor Bodnar/Resort Municipality of Whistler)
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BC Transit services in Whistler and Squamish restart this week with free rides

This follows the longest public transit strike in BC history.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 20, 2022
Planning area for the Fleetwood Plan. (City of Surrey)
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City of Surrey approves Fleetwood Plan of 100,000 more residents near future SkyTrain

Surrey saw significant public support for its equivalent of the Broadway Plan.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 18, 2022
Moraine Lake in Canada's Rocky Mountains. (Shutterstock)
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New Canada film featuring the Rockies coming to FlyOver Canada

A brand new in-house production made by a Disney Imagineer, the creator of Disney's Soarin. 🏔

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 18, 2022
Metro Vancouver sub-region map: Yellow - North Shore; Red - Burrard Peninsula; Green - South of Fraser West; Blue - South of Fraser East; Purple - Tri-Cities; Orange - North East. (Metro Vancouver Regional District)
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51% of Vancouver voters support amalgamating all Metro Vancouver cities into one mega-city

23 cities in Metro Vancouver would merge into a single mega-city like Toronto or Montreal.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 18, 2022
"Rainbow" Park at the intersection of Smithe and Richards streets in downtown Vancouver, as of April 30, 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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New downtown Vancouver park gets First Nations "Rainbow" park name

Smithe and Richards Park now has a First Nations name meaning "Rainbow" 🌈

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 17, 2022
SkyTrain Millennium Line Broadway Extension (Broadway Subway) construction at Oak-VGH Station, as of June 10, 2022. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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City Council approves potential relief to businesses impacted by subway construction

"We lost more money due to construction than this whole time during COVID."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 17, 2022
Formula E Santiago, 2020. (ABB Formula E)
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Formula E not coming to Vancouver in 2023, local organizers terminated

There was previously hope for a 2023 race after the 2022 Canada Day long weekend event was cancelled.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 17, 2022
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Security wait times improve at Toronto Pearson Airport with staffing now back to normal

More CATSA staff are now working but travellers are still urged to arrive early.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 17, 2022
A partial collapse of the exterior wall near the main entrance of the aging Vancouver Aquatic Centre in March 2022. (Daily Hive)
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Half of Vancouver voters want to eliminate the Park Board: survey

There is growing support around the idea of abolishing Canada's only elected Park Board.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 17, 2022
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