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Kevin Falcon delivering his BC Liberals party leader election victory speech on February 5, 2022. (BC Liberals)
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BC Liberals approve process for selecting a new party name

A new party name that "reflects a diverse and inclusive big-tent coalition."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 12, 2022
Jinny Sims (BC NDP)
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NDP MLA Jinny Sims to run for Surrey Mayor under new party

Jinny Sims is looking to unseat Doug McCallum.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 11, 2022
Broadway concept of two vehicle lanes, with bike lanes on the curbside space and added pedestrian sidewalk space retained. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver City Council green lights new Broadway bike lanes, despite impacts

City staff state the public wants to see wider pedestrian sidewalks instead, not bike lanes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 11, 2022
The Offices at Burrard Place in downtown Vancouver nearing completion in July 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Lululemon to open new 120,000-sq-ft office in downtown Vancouver

Lululemon's newest Vancouver office location spans 9 storeys of Burrard Place.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 10, 2022
Lower Mainland (Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver's eastern areas and Fraser Valley to lead BC's housing downturn

More prospective homebuyers will turn to condos and rental housing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 10, 2022
Example of a five-storey residential building. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver is seeing a rental housing proposal surge, just months after policy approval

Nearly a dozen proposals are already being considered, mostly in the Vancouver Westside.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 9, 2022
The existing Broadway Plan area looking west from Vancouver City Hall and Cambie Street towards City Centre Mall and Vancouver General Hospital. (Shutterstock)
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City councillor proposes delaying Broadway Plan decision until after election

City Council will debate on 42 amendments to the Broadway Plan starting today.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 9, 2022
Leeside Tunnel skateboard park at Hastings Park. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Park Board approves strategy to build 7 more skateparks across Vancouver

The $20 million strategy also includes upgrading existing skateboarding facilities šŸ›¹

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 9, 2022
Hosier Lane graffiti art in Melbourne. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver exploring sanctioned free-for-all graffiti areas

It's strategically intended to centralize graffiti so that it becomes more manageable.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 9, 2022
Alexandra Park (City of Richmond)
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New major public park opens in Richmond's Cambie neighbourhood

It is part of a 2-km-long continuous green corridor through Richmond City Centre.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 9, 2022
Artistic rendering of the Prior/Venables option for the False Creek Flats Arterial Road. (City of Vancouver)
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City of Vancouver misses deadline to pursue federal funding for Prior-Venables road upgrade

There was a $1 million gap on the $4 million design work to build the $125 million project.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 9, 2022
2766 Claude Road, Langford. (Google Maps)
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Engineer stripped of license for "incompetence" in 11-storey tower's seismic design

Eighteen serious technical defects along with "unprofessional conduct."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 8, 2022
Pier D of Vancouver International Airport. (Vancouver Airport Authority)
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Vancouver International Airport fully opens international terminal expansion for use

YVR's new $300 million expansion is now fully open and accessible! āœˆļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 8, 2022
Home construction (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver to explore giving itself guaranteed timelines to approve building permits

To address delays, the city could give itself guaranteed timelines to approve building permit applications.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 8, 2022
The Amazon-acquired property of 86-168 Southeast Marine Drive, Vancouver, with the old buildings now demolished. (Hungerford Properties)
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Amazon buys former Walmart Marine Drive site in South Vancouver for $150 million

Amazon's huge acquisition of this South Vancouver property is a rare move for the company.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth School Annex at 4275 Crown Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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School Board approves closure of Vancouver Westside elementary school

The school's potential sale could help fund the construction of the new Olympic Village School.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
Il Mercato at 1641 Commercial Drive, Vancouver. (Colliers International)
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Commercial Drive's Il Mercato mall sold for redevelopment potential

This major property in the core of Commercial Drive's retail village will be redeveloped.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
The 2021-completed widening of the eastern span of Fraser Highway within Green Timbers Urban Forest to a four-lane standard with a median, accommodating the future Surrey-Langley SkyTrain project. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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More Fraser Highway widening work proceeding for Surrey-Langley SkyTrain

The remaining two-lane sections of Fraser Highway in Green Timbers will be widened to four lanes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jun 7, 2022
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