Canada Games Pool in New Westminster permanently closed years early due to leak
A new replacement aquatic centre under construction won't be ready until late 2023.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 25, 2021
BC government seeking contractor for new $1.7 billion Cloverdale Hospital in Surrey
Surrey's second major hospital will also include an integrated cancer treatment centre.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 24, 2021
Surrey City Council approves 14-acre land acquisition for new public park
It's just one of several park spaces for a new neighbourhood of 10,000 people.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 24, 2021
BC Rent Bank: Access expanded to urgent interest-free loans for covering rent
BC is now the first province to provide 100% rent bank coverage.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 24, 2021
New 4-lane King George Boulevard bridge to be built over Nicomekl River in Surrey
The bridge will be resilient to floods, and a new 80-acre riverfront park will reduce flood risk.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 24, 2021
South Burnaby arena with two NHL-sized ice rinks to open in 2022 (PHOTOS)
The $50 million city project will serve a new neighbourhood with 20,000 residents.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 23, 2021
City of Vancouver outlines proposed spending with 5% property tax hike in 2022
Vancouver's proposed 2022 operating budget is $1.7 billion.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 23, 2021
TransLink riders will be able to tap debit cards on the Compass system
TransLink will be Canada's first transit system to fully integrate contactless debit.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 23, 2021
Laneway homes can hurt Vancouver's neighbourhood property values: UBC study
The impact on property value is significant in the Vancouver Westside.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 23, 2021
Vancouver City Council approves limits on rent hikes for private SROs
Monitoring and enforcement by city staff will cost $500,000 annually.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 22, 2021
Industrial Light & Magic building LED video wall film studio in Vancouver
The permanent studio uses the same technology made for The Mandalorian.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 19, 2021
Nearly 250 homes in mass timber buildings proposed for Surrey City Centre
Surrey's first multi-family residential mass timber buildings.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 18, 2021
800,000 sq ft research centre moving forward at new St. Paul's Hospital campus
This office space is in addition to the $2.2-billion, 1.7-million sq ft main hospital building under construction.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 18, 2021
What is Sumas Lake? 100 years ago, Abbotsford had a 134 sq km lake (PHOTOS)
A historic lake the size of Vancouver is always a pump failure away from suddenly reforming.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 17, 2021
Five-storey "waterfall" planned for Port Moody condo development
A public art feature for the corner of Barnet Highway and St. Johns Street.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 17, 2021
East Vancouver seniors home complex planning phased redevelopment
This is the first of a multi-phase redevelopment.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 17, 2021
Unemployment has fallen faster in Metro Vancouver than in Canada's other urban areas
High-earning jobs now exceed pre-pandemic levels.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 16, 2021

















