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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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North Shore SkyTrain would remove 50,000 cars from the bridges daily: cities

All three North Shore cities and two First Nations are joining forces to push for rapid transit.

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  • Oct 19, 2021
Option 2 Weave concept for Jericho Lands. (MST Development Corporation/Canada Lands Company)
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Homes for up to 18,000 people proposed for Point Grey in Vancouver (RENDERINGS)

Point Grey's population would more than double from the Jericho Lands project.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 19, 2021
Artistic rendering of the project at 427-477 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver. The tower at 478-496 West 48th Avenue by another developer is shown on the left. (Transca Development/GBL Architects)
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City Council approves 14-storey tower next to Langara-49th Avenue Station

The tallest tower around this SkyTrain station includes 128 homes and retail space.

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  • Oct 19, 2021
Clayton Community Centre in Surrey (HCMA/Andrew Doran Photography)
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New $43.5-million Surrey community centre is Canada's largest Passive House (PHOTOS)

It also sets a new sustainable design standard for a building of its kind in North America.

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  • Oct 19, 2021
Richmond City Centre (Shutterstock)
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Richmond increases rental requirement in future residential buildings

Developers are required to include more rental homes into their condo buildings in the city centre.

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  • Oct 19, 2021
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Richmond to ban foam containers, plastic straws and bags starting March 2022

Businesses caught violating the policy could be fined up to $10,000.

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  • Oct 18, 2021
Burrard Dry Dock Pier at The Shipyards in Lonsdale, North Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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North Vancouver to be the world's first city to use bitcoin mining for heating

7.5 million sq ft of floor area in 100 buildings will be partially heated by bitcoin mining.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 18, 2021
Artistic rendering of 5659 Dunbar Street, Vancouver. (IBI Group/Gryphon Development)
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Four-storey building with homes and retail coming next to Dunbar bus loop

A transit-oriented development for the prominent 41st Avenue and Dunbar Street corner.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 18, 2021
Vancouver Landfill in Delta. (City of Vancouver)
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Gas collection project could cut stink at City of Vancouver's landfill in Delta

Landfill methane will be used to fuel homes and businesses in Metro Vancouver.

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  • Oct 18, 2021
April 2021 construction progress on the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant. (Google Maps)
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Fired contractor of North Shore sewage plant claims it's owed $100 million

Acciona claims the regional district requested 1,000 major design changes to the $1-billion project.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 18, 2021
Artistic rendering of the Georgian Towers redevelopment at 1450 West Georgia Street in downtown Vancouver, in relation to existing and other future towers in the area. (Yamamoto Architecture/Wesgroup Properties)
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49-storey condo and rental tower in downtown approved by Vancouver City Council

It'll replace a 22-storey tower, making it one of Vancouver's tallest demolitions in years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 16, 2021
Construction progress of the North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, as of October 2020. (Acciona/Metro Vancouver Regional District)
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Contractor terminated for "abandoning" $1-billion North Shore sewage treatment plant

A new company will be hired to finish the partially-built facility in North Vancouver.

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  • Oct 16, 2021
Bringing a bike onto SkyTrain. (Streetfilms/YouTube screenshot)
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Bikes now restricted on Expo and Millennium lines during peak hours

With ridership rebounding, the pre-pandemic policy has returned.

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  • Oct 15, 2021
Internationally renowned French bakery PAUL opened at 1164 Robson Street in downtown Vancouver in May 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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City of Vancouver cuts red tape for businesses by simplifying permitting and licensing

For some steps, some businesses could see their process cut by 20 weeks.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 15, 2021
Artistic rendering of the west parcel at 357-475 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver. (IBI Group/Coromandel Properties)
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Over 500 rental homes approved for Cambie Street and 41st Avenue corner

Big changes for an entire city block near SkyTrain's Oakridge-41st Avenue Station.

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  • Oct 15, 2021
Metro Vancouver (Shutterstock)
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60,000 homes sold in Lower Mainland so far in 2021, up by 63% in one year

Prices have increased by 25% in the Fraser Valley since 2020.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 15, 2021
Metro Vancouver's frequent transit corridors for urban growth, Metro 2050. (Metro Vancouver Regional District)
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Transit-oriented housing a key priority for Metro Vancouver's new long-term plan

The regional district is seeking public input on how to accommodate 1 million more people by 2050.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 15, 2021
Example of a BC Veterans License Plate. (ICBC)
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Free parking in Vancouver for Canadian Forces veterans to be made permanent

City fears of a $2 million annual parking revenue hole did not come true.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Oct 14, 2021
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