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Record $3 billion in apartment building sales in Vancouver and Victoria in 2021

This is three times more than each of 2019 and 2020.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 5, 2022
Heat pump equipment for a house (Nimur/Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver considering requiring energy-efficient heating for existing houses

Heat pumps can also filter air pollution, and provide air conditioning.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 4, 2022
The Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza relit on February 12, 2020 for the 10-year anniversary of Vancouver 2010. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Opinion: Vancouver must work faster on potential 2030 Olympic bid

The time to put on a game face is now.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 4, 2022
Needle on pavement in the Downtown Eastside, Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver to spend $2.2 million on street cleaning jobs for the homeless in 2022

In 2021, the program collected 30,000 bags of garbage, 113,500 needles, and 13,000 feces.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 4, 2022
Homes in Surrey. (Shutterstock)
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New home listings surged in Surrey and Fraser Valley at the start of 2022

A step in the right direction towards a more balanced housing market.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 4, 2022
Vancouver Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza. (J. Jones Photography)
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Vancouver Olympic Cauldron to be relit to celebrate Canada's athletes

The Olympic Cauldron will be relit Friday evening for Canadian athletes šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 3, 2022
SkyTrain Canada Line. (Shutterstock)
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Opinion: Canada Line debacle a cautionary tale for a return of TransLink's elected board

Vancouver city councillors want a return of TransLink's elected board of directors.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 3, 2022
Westlake tiny homes village in Los Angeles. (Lehrer Architects)
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City of Vancouver outlines $1.5 million "tiny shelter" village in False Creek Flats

The $1.5 million tiny shelter village for the homeless could be ready by September.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 3, 2022
Quadricycle on Smile Cycle Tours in Kelowna. (Smile Cycle Tours)
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Pedal-powered Quadricycle tours coming to Vancouver's streets

Tour vehicles pedalled by up to 16 people, traveling between breweries and tourist destinations.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 3, 2022
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Low supply pushing Metro Vancouver home prices upwards at start of 2022

The number of available listings is under 50% of what would be needed to begin the year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 2, 2022
A row of Vancouver Special homes in East Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Average BC home price will reach $1 million for the first time in 2022

The record low supply continues to push real estate prices upwards.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 2, 2022
Richmond Olympic Oval during the 2010 Olympics. (zemistor/Flickr)
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Reused and new: What the Vancouver 2030 Olympics venue plan could look like

Most Vancouver 2010 venues will be used, but there could be some key differences for 2030.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 2, 2022
Olympic rings installation in Coal Harbour during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. (Shutterstock)
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Canadian Olympic Committee reaches milestone on Indigenous-led Vancouver 2030 bid

Planning is now well underway on creating potential Vancouver 2030 Games concepts.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 1, 2022
Conceptual artistic rendering of First Nation artist Debra Sparrow's Blanketing the City design for BC Place Stadium's exterior Northern Lights display. (Pavco)
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First Nations artist's design to light up BC Place Stadium in February

A weaving animation by a Musqueam artist will be featured for two weeks.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Feb 1, 2022
Burrard Inlet Rapid Transit concepts of two North Shore SkyTrain lines via the Second Narrows: Gold Line from Park Royal to downtown Vancouver via Hastings, and Purple Line from Park Royal to Brentwood Town Centre Station and Metrotown Station via Willingdon Avenue. (North Shore Connects)
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Burnaby City Council wants new North Shore to Metrotown SkyTrain prioritized

Burnaby wants a North Shore SkyTrain line that ends in Metrotown instead of Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 29, 2022
Artistic rendering of 1150 Raymur Avenue, Vancouver. (TKAD Architecture and Design/Wesgroup Properties)
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300,000 sq ft office and wholesale building proposed next to Strathcona Park

The site was previously the home base for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 29, 2022
"Viewpoint" by Ben Reeves at The Smithe tower at 885 Cambie Street, Vancouver. (Boffo Developments)
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Giant painting illuminates downtown Vancouver corner

It glows like a lantern at night šŸ®

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 29, 2022
Canada Games Pool (City of New Westminster)
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New Westminster to hold "farewell" public tours for Canada Games Pool

After almost 50 years, Canada Games Pool in New Westminster will be demolished.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 29, 2022
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