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Wayfinding sign in the London Underground showing the location of a public washroom. (Shutterstock)
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Public washrooms are the top request in TransLink's new consultation on amenities

"A washroom at every train station would be very convenient!"

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2021
Artistic rendering of 58 West Hastings Street, Vancouver. (WT Leung Architects/Vancouver Chinatown Foundation)
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Construction begins on Downtown Eastside's largest social housing project ever

231 social housing units and a 50,000 sq ft Vancouver Coastal Health facility in the Downtown Eastside.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2021
First Nations public art in the 2019-built expansion of SkyTrain Surrey Central Station. (TransLink)
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Four artists named to design public art for Broadway Subway stations

There will also be separate Indigenous public art for all six new subway stations.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2021
Aerial of Hastings Racecourse at Hastings Park in Vancouver. (Great Canadian Gaming Corporation)
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New horse racing track in Langley proposed to replace Hastings Racecourse and Fraser Downs

Langley Township's government is proposing a new replacement horse racecourse and casino for Metro Vancouver 🐓

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 28, 2021
Svante's new Centre of Excellence for Carbon Capture Use and Storage will take over Best Buy's old Canadian headquarters office campus at 8800 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby. (Svante)
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Carbon capture firm Svante to take over Best Buy's headquarters campus in Burnaby

The company's tech reduces CO2 emissions from fossil fuels processes by 95%.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
BC Ferries' third Island Class vessel arriving at Victoria Inner Harbour on July 22, 2021. (BC Ferries)
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BC Ferries' third new battery-electric hybrid ship arrives in Victoria (VIDEO)

It made the journey from Europe on its own ⛓

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
SFU Surrey's new Sustainable Energy Engineering building (right) and the Central City campus (left). (SFU)
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Federal government contributes $2.2 million to new Quantum Algorithms Institute at SFU Surrey

It will open in Spring 2022, issuing a new graduate degree program in quantum computing.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
The former Biltmore Hotel at 395 Kingsway in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant district is used as supportive housing for the homeless. It was converted to affordable housing uses in 2014. (Google Maps)
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Federal government offers additional $32 million to Vancouver for homeless housing

This is an allocation of 2% of the $1.5-billion nationwide fund.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
Artistic rendering of SFU Dining Commons. (DIALOG/SFU)
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Massive dining commons at SFU Burnaby campus to open in new school year

The $26-million, restaurant-like dining hub will have 14 new culinary stations and 800 seats.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
Surface temperature forecast in Western Canada and the US Pacific Northwest at 5 pm on July 31, 2021. (Weather Forecast)
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Environment Canada issues heat wave alert for Metro Vancouver this week

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement 🌔

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 27, 2021
Artistic rendering of Park Place at 2120 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver. (Stephane Laroye Architect)
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Five-storey condo and retail building proposed near SkyTrain's future Arbutus Station

Replacing one of the area's last remaining industrial buildings at the Arbutus Street and 10th Avenue corner.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 26, 2021
West entrance into SkyTrain Metrotown Station. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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Burnaby wants TransLink to "immediately" open non-existent washrooms at Metrotown Station

TransLink says this is not possible as the washrooms don't exist, and funding is not approved.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 26, 2021
North parcel of the former Army & Navy building at 36 West Cordova Street, Vancouver. The north parcel features the heritage facade for preservation. (Google Maps)
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Transformative redevelopment envisioned for Vancouver's Army & Navy building

A massive project with rental housing, offices, and retail to revitalize the Downtown Eastside.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 23, 2021
SkyTrain's Skybridge and the Pattullo Bridge. (Shutterstock)
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SkyTrain's SkyBridge to undergo maintenance work, requiring single tracking

Passengers can expect major service disruptions for several weeks.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 23, 2021
Conceptual form of a 28-storey affordable rental housing tower on the Squamish First Nation's Seymour site next to TransLink's Phibbs exchange. The building forms beyond the red triangle are based on the District of North Vancouver's community plans for the area. (Squamish First Nation)
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Squamish First Nation set to decide on building over 400 affordable rental homes

This includes a 28-storey tower with 280 affordable rental homes next to Phibbs Exchange in North Vancouver.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 23, 2021
The new SeaBus Burrard Chinook vessel during its maiden voyage on July 22, 2021. (Kenneth Chan/Daily Hive)
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New SeaBus vessel, blanketed by First Nations art, now in service (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Three First Nations artists designed the exterior design of the new additional SeaBus ⛓

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 22, 2021
4743 Belmont Avenue, Vancouver (Sotheby's International Realty Canada)
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Point Grey mansion sells for new record Metro Vancouver price (PHOTOS)

The luxurious property overlooking Spanish Banks sold for over $31 million šŸ‘€

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 22, 2021
Vancouver Aquarium entrance (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver Aquarium preparing to reopen soon, now hiring to fill 100 jobs

"Work with a very talented team dedicated to the conservation of aquatic life" šŸ™

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Jul 22, 2021
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