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Accessible washroom for wheelchair users. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver City Council to consider expediting renovation permits for people with disabilities

Delays in permitting for accessibility renovations are preventing a resident from using their home.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 25, 2022
Artistic rendering of a concept for a Making Home property in Vancouver with six units. (MA+HG Architects)
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Vancouver mayor makes new pitch for gentle densification on single-family lots

Up to six units on a single-family lot, including affordable units and the city taking land value capture.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 25, 2022
Artistic of the Royal Beach neighbourhood in Colwood, near Victoria. (Reliance Properties/Seacliff Properties)
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$1.2 billion waterfront neighbourhood to be built in Victoria suburb

A major Vancouver developer is building nearly 3,000 homes in Victoria.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 25, 2022
Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for the Broadway Subway of extending SkyTrain Millennium Line. (Bowinn Ma/Twitter)
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Tunnel boring machines for Broadway Subway to arrive in Vancouver this spring

The two giant machines will begin boring to Arbutus this spring.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 25, 2022
Turo carshare app (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver City Council to consider ways to expand peer-to-peer car share

Privately owned cars on the street, even your neighbours', could be rented for use.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 24, 2022
Apartment building under construction. (Shutterstock)
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More homes began construction in Surrey than Vancouver in 2021

This is the second straight year more homes began construction in Surrey.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 24, 2022
Tiny lot at 1916 William Street in East Vancouver owned by Lanefab Design/Build. (Google Maps)
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Tiny lot in East Vancouver sees 35-fold assessed value increase in just one year

This 540 sq ft sliver of land was previously worth just $4,900.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 22, 2022
The land assembly of the Advanced Parking public parkade at 516 West Pender Street (left) and the commercial building at 534 West Pender Street (right) in downtown Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Downtown Vancouver public parkade sold for $56 million for redevelopment

Expect a major redevelopment with office space.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 22, 2022
December 2021/January 2022: construction progress on Alberni by Kengo Kuma at 1550 Alberni Street, Vancouver. (Westbank)
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Construction on Kengo Kuma tower in downtown Vancouver tops out (PHOTOS)

It includes an expansive covered outdoor Japanese-inspired public outdoor garden.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
A single-family house in Vancouver under construction. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver ranked one of the most expensive cities in the world to build a home

And costs will continue to soar, with materials and labour costs skyrocketing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
Air conditioning compressor units (Shutterstock)
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Record demand for BC Hydro electricity in 2021 due to extreme weather

Record hot and cold temperatures led to long periods of record power usage ⚡️

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
TransLink electric-battery bus. (TransLink)
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TransLink launches ambitious strategy to reach net-zero emissions

Everything from electric-battery SeaBus vessels to phasing out all diesel buses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
Jim Green Residence at 415 Alexander Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. (Google Maps)
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New complex-care housing in BC includes proper mental health and addictions services

The first 103 beds with wrap-around healthcare services will open in the Lower Mainland this year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
2020 artistic rendering of the Plaza of Nations redevelopment. (James Cheng Architects/Canadian Metropolitan Properties)
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Legal saga over Plaza of Nations redevelopment reaches a climax

Concord Pacific has lost an appeal against a Singaporean billionaire.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 21, 2022
Vancouver General Hospital (Shutterstock)
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Pay parking is coming back to BC hospitals

Two years of free parking has cost $78 million in lost revenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 20, 2022
A natural gas stove. (Shutterstock)
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FortisBC to supply all new British Columbia homes with 100% renewable natural gas

Landfill gases will provide heating and cooking gas needs for new homes 🔥

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 20, 2022
E-scooter (Shutterstock)
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City of North Vancouver to give green light for e-scooters on local streets

Eventually it will be expanded across the North Shore 🛴

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 20, 2022
December 2021: Inside the brand new interior of Climate Pledge Arena. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Inside the world's new greenest arena in Seattle (PHOTOS)

The US$1.15 billion Climate Pledge Arena is a venue like no other.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jan 19, 2022
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