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Condominiums and townhomes in Surrey. (Shutterstock)
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Surrey and Fraser Valley saw a surge in new home listings in February 2022

The highest month-over-month increase in active listings in 20 years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2022
Downtown Vancouver skyline at nighttime during winter. (Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver employment levels pull off strong recovery

There were also 55 venture capital deals worth $1.7 billion in Metro Vancouver in 2021.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2022
Preliminary master plan concept of the public realm for Grosvenor Americas' Brentwood redevelopment at at 4612 Lougheed Highway and 2040-2150 Alpha Avenue. (Grosvenor Americas)
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Six towers up 65 storeys proposed east of SkyTrain Brentwood Station

Another massive redevelopment with housing, retail, and office uses for Brentwood.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2022
Single-use cups (Shutterstock)
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Attempt to kill mandatory $0.25 single-use cup fee fails in Vancouver City Council

"That just added to the unaffordability of our city."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2022
Brentwood West master plan, March 2022. (Chris Dikeakos Architects/Bosa Development)
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Massive redevelopment proposed for the core of Brentwood Town Centre

This includes one of Metro Vancouver's future tallest buildings.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 4, 2022
BC Ferries' Queen of Cowichan vessel and the downtown Vancouver skyline. (Shutterstock)
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BC Ferries could be brought back under provincial government control

The BC government has proposed a new bill to control how BC Ferries is governed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 3, 2022
Looking east on Pender Street from Carrall Street in Vancouver's historic Chinatown, January 2022. (Google Maps)
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50% of Vancouver Chinatown BIA budget now spent on district security

"In a few years, Chinatown will be taken over by the Downtown Eastside."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 3, 2022
Downtown Vancouver condominium towers. (Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver home sales up by 50% in February 2022 compared to previous month

A staggering increase in the number of home sales.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 3, 2022
The giant "TRUMP" sign has been removed from the West Georgia Street main entrance into the former Trump Vancouver hotel, as of December 23, 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Former Trump Vancouver to reopen as Paradox Hotel in April

The storied hotel is officially set to start a new chapter under a new brand.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 2, 2022
Three Harbour Green penthouse at 3101-277 Thurlow Street, Vancouver. (Macdonald Realty)
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A Look Inside: Coal Harbour waterfront penthouse newly listed for $49 million (PHOTOS)

This three-storey downtown Vancouver home spans 13,000 sq ft of indoor and outdoor area.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 2, 2022
Concept sketch of the future Central Broadway skyline as the result of the Broadway
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City of Vancouver's proposed Broadway Plan creates a second city centre

Central Broadway's population will increase to 100,000 residents and 126,000 jobs.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 2, 2022
Walking School Bus Program (TransLink)
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TransLink partners with cities to create "walking school bus" program

Kids walk to school in groups, making stops along the way.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2022
Artistic rendering of 1680 Adanac Street, Vancouver. (Cornerstone Architecture/Vandwell Developments)
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Approved rental housing project facing cancellation due to City of Vancouver delays

"The right hand (City Council) doesn't speak to the left hand (planning department)."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2022
The Howard Johnson Hotel at 1176 Granville Street in downtown Vancouver was amongst the first hotel properties acquired by BC Housing for addressing homelessness during the pandemic. (Google Maps)
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Auditor general deems BC Housing followed rules in its hotel-buying spree

BC Housing spent $221 million on nine properties in Vancouver and Victoria using emergency funding.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 1, 2022
Single-family detached house in Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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BC Real Estate Association opposed to government's "cooling-off" period policy

BCREA asserts cooling-off periods on home sales could have unintended consequences on affordability.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 28, 2022
Single-use cups. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver proposes modifying mandatory single-use cup fee policy

The fee will be removed for free drinks, but businesses will be required to accept reusable cups.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 28, 2022
Empty containers stacked at a new temporary container storage facility in South Richmond, February 2022. (Vancouver Fraser Port Authority)
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Port of Vancouver creates 40-acre empty container storage site in Richmond

This provides capacity relief for Metro Vancouver's congested ports stacked with containers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 26, 2022
Artistic rendering of 1967 Napier Street, Vancouver. (Formerks Architectural)
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Proposal to convert East Vancouver heritage church into housing

Seven residential units will be squeezed into a church lot.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 26, 2022
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