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Existing condition of the dog off-leash area at Emery Barnes Park. (Vancouver Park Board)
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Three new off-leash dog areas proposed for Vancouver parks

This also includes expanding and renovating Emery Barnes Park in downtown.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 25, 2021
Artistic rendering of 396 Southwest Marine Drive, Vancouver. (Mercury Properties/Hungerford Properties/HDR Architecture)
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Major office towers proposed next to SkyTrain Marine Drive Station

The complex will have job space for 3,400 employees.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 24, 2021
September 2020 artistic rendering of 140 Street Station on the Expo Line's Surrey-Langley SkyTrain Extension. (TransLink)
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Major construction on Surrey-Langley SkyTrain expected to begin in 2024

This is why the SkyTrain extension is opening in 2028 instead of 2025.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 24, 2021
SkyTrain Canada Line looking south from Aberdeen Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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TransLink ridership reaches highest level in 18 months

Over half of TransLink's pre-pandemic ridership has now returned.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 23, 2021
Artistic rendering of Burrard Exchange tower at Bentall Centre. (Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates/Adamson Associates Architects/Hudson Pacific Properties)
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Mass timber office tower to be added to Bentall Centre in downtown Vancouver

A super-green, 450,000 sq ft office tower in the core of downtown.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 23, 2021
The MacMillan Bloedel Building at 1075 West Georgia Street in Vancouver is now renamed as Arthur Erickson Place. (Reliance Properties)
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Downtown Vancouver office tower renamed after its architect, Arthur Erickson

The iconic office tower is now named Arthur Erickson Place.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 23, 2021
Excavation site in downtown Vancouver. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Vancouver City Council approves expedited building construction process

Excavation can begin before a project receives a development permit.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 22, 2021
The new and expanded emergency department at Eagle Ridge Hospital in Port Moody. (Eagle Ridge Hospital Foundation)
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Metro Vancouver's Tri-Cities hospital opens new $38-million emergency room

It's now three times larger, and handles double the number of patients.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 22, 2021
Curbside restaurant patios near the intersection of Homer and Smithe streets in downtown Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Vancouver City Council approves permanent patio program

"It shouldn't have taken a pandemic, people love patios. We've created a patio culture."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 22, 2021
New structure at 3422 Triumph Street, Vancouver, captured in 2019. (Google Maps)
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This Vancouver house isn't worth $4 million: owner loses undervaluation appeal

The owner argued the house is worth $1 million more than BC Assessment's value.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 22, 2021
Artistic rendering of the southbound centre bus stop on Scott Road near 72 Avenue for the R6 Scott Road RapidBus. (TransLink)
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TransLink to launch new Surrey-Delta RapidBus by 2023

Major road changes will speed up the new RapidBus route along Scott Road and 72 Avenue.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 21, 2021
SkyTrain Canada Line's Richmond-Brighouse Station and residential towers in Richmond City Centre. (Shutterstock)
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TransLink to increase new fees charged on future buildings in Metro Vancouver

The fees on new residential and non-residential buildings support transit expansion.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 21, 2021
Artistic rendering of 2062-2092 East Broadway, Vancouver. (RH Architects/Bucci Developments)
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Six-storey condo building proposed near Commercial-Broadway Station

The height is limited by a mountain view cone from Trout Lake.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 21, 2021
Queen of New Westminster (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries testing late-night sailings for commercial and freight traffic

There's a surge in transportation demand for e-commerce, groceries, and freight.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 21, 2021
BC Ferries' third Island Class vessel arriving at Victoria Inner Harbour on July 22, 2021. (BC Ferries)
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New BC Ferries vessels given First Nations names

The newest electric hybrid vessels have been given First Nations names.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 21, 2021
Federal Liberal MP Hedy Fry (Liberal Party of Canada)
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Hedy Fry of the Liberals wins 10th consecutive election in Vancouver Centre

She's already the longest-serving female MP in Canadian history.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 21, 2021
R5 Hastings RapidBus buses parked outside Burrard Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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100% of TransLink's entire bus fleet will be air conditioned by 2028

Providing passengers with greater comfort, especially in heat waves.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 20, 2021
No smoking sign at a train station in Japan. (Shutterstock)
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TransLink to officially ban smoking and vaping with new rule, $150 fine

The enforced ban on smoking and vaping on transit starts next month 🚭

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Sep 19, 2021
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