3.5% property tax hike approved for all Metro Vancouver households in 2022
Part of an average 66% hike per household from $574 in 2021 to $952 in 2026.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 1, 2021
7-Eleven launches self-scan mobile checkout across all Canadian stores
Your smartphone is now your own personal contactless cashier at 7-Eleven.
- Kenneth Chan
- Nov 1, 2021
City Council to decide on 6-storey rental buildings along Vancouver's major streets
4,700 new rental homes would be catalyzed over 10 years across the city.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 30, 2021
Indigenous social housing tower proposed for Knight Street and King Edward Avenue
A 14-storey permanent modular tower with 109 supportive housing units for the homeless.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 29, 2021
First Nations mass timber social housing proposed for Main and Hastings
78 units of social housing in a unique building with a treed atrium.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 29, 2021
City Council sends False Creek South's future back to the drawing board
Planning efforts will restart, with new public consultation starting in 2022.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 29, 2021
City Centre Motel on Main Street in Vancouver sold for over $60 million
The iconic 67-year-old property was acquired for its redevelopment potential.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 29, 2021
Opinion: SkyTrain expansion is unquestionably Metro Vancouver's way forward
It's time to build no-brainer SkyTrain projects to transform how Metro Vancouver moves around.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 28, 2021
BC city covering condo down payments for first-time homebuyers
Up to 75% of the downpayment will be covered by the city government.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 27, 2021
City of Vancouver seeking public input on where to focus future growth
Transit stations, retail districts, and traditional single-family areas are eyed for growth.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 27, 2021
Allowed by community plans? Skip the rezoning's public hearing, says BC government
BC government is changing legislation to allow cities to axe public hearings in certain scenarios.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 27, 2021
$7-million upgrade and extension of Coquitlam Crunch trail moving forward
Coquitlam Crunch will double in length, along with major new amenities and upgrades.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 27, 2021
Over 1,200 homes in 4 towers proposed near SkyTrain Holdom Station
These towers in the Brentwood area could reach up to 50 storeys.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 26, 2021
BC expands electric vehicle charger rebates to up to $2,000
The initiative prepares homes and workplaces for the mass use of electric-battery vehicles ⚡️
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 26, 2021
St. Paul's Hospital sale price to Concord Pacific was $850 million: Auditor General
New details have surfaced on the sale of the downtown Vancouver hospital.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 26, 2021
Dive into the Grand Canyon in FlyOver Canada's new Wild West ride
The best of the natural landscapes of eight American West states 🤠
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 26, 2021
100% electric vehicles by 2035, carbon tax hike in BC's revised climate plan
By 2030, distances travelled in cars will drop by 25%, and all new buildings must be zero-carbon.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 25, 2021
City of Vancouver issues first sustainability bond of $100 million to fund infrastructure
It will help cover the cost of basic infrastructure maintenance and upgrade projects.
- Kenneth Chan
- Oct 25, 2021

















