Uniqlo Metrotown store to open major expansion in Spring 2022
Metro Vancouver's first and largest store will grow by 33%.
City of Surrey proposes 2.9% average property tax increase in 2022
It will support the end of library fines, and the transition to Surrey Police Services.
JetBlue to launch new daily flights from Vancouver to NYC and Boston
Low-cost daily flights to both NYC and Boston starting in June 2022 ✈️
New 5-km Fremont Connector arterial road to link Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam
Construction on the major road to the Burke Mountain neighbourhood will begin in 2025.
15-storey rental housing tower proposed for Kerrisdale in Vancouver
The proposal includes 145 market rental homes.
Vancouver house prices expected to soar 12% to $1.9 million in 2022
Record high demand and low supply will propel Vancouver's housing market in 2022.
Canada's immigration levels hit record high, population growth returns to normal
The highest immigration levels for any quarter since 1946.
Bright and colourful: new permanent lighting installed on SkyTrain in Metrotown
All 178 pillars of SkyTrain from Patterson to Edmonds stations, a 5 km distance, will have colourful lighting 🌈
Tennis Canada recommits to plans to build a world-class training hub in Burnaby
The $30-million tennis facility, the largest in Western Canada, will have 28 indoor and outdoor courts 🎾
Evo Car Share adds its first electric-battery cars to its Vancouver fleet
Evo Car Share is considering the potential electrification of its fleet of 1,700 vehicles.
Uber's proposal to expand to Victoria and Kelowna rejected by BC
Passenger Transportation Board has denied Uber's expansion beyond Metro Vancouver.
BC Place Stadium donates existing turf field to flood-affected Abbotsford team
BC Place Stadium is installing a new FIFA-certified turf in January 2022.
TransLink begins installing braille signs on all 8,400 bus stops
Metro Vancouver's transit system will be the first in Canada to install braille signs for all bus stops.
UBC envisions growing to 10,000 students at new Surrey campus
"A new relationship between UBC and Surrey."
TransLink brings back free public transit for this New Year's Eve
Free rides on all Metro Vancouver public transit services return on NYE 🎉
Vancouver City Council approves policy for 6-storey rental housing on major streets
"This is a watershed moment for us."
BC Ferries gives new electric-hybrid ferry a First Nations name
So far, three of the six new electric-hybrid ferries have been christened with First Nations names.
Social housing building resistant to heat waves and earthquakes proposed for Vancouver
"Vienna House" will also have an emergency water supply, and smoke filters for the wildfire season.