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Fire Station 8 atop Burnaby Mountain, serving Simon Fraser University. (TDR Electric)
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SFU campus atop Burnaby Mountain finally has a new permanent fire hall

Specially equipped to fight wildfires.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 22, 2025
The use of a regular 40-ft bus on the No. 23 Main Street Station/English Bay bus route, as of April 21, 2025. (Kenneth Chan)
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TransLink gives downtown Vancouver bus route a 50% capacity upgrade

Long waits and pass-ups are now a thing of the past on the No. 23.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 21, 2025
Preliminary artistic rendering of the Jericho Lands development. (MST Development Corporation/Canada Lands Company)
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Construction on Jericho Lands' first 4,000 homes could begin in 2028

4,000 of 13,000 homes in total.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 20, 2025
Coastal Celebration of BC Ferries. (Elena Alex Ferns/Shutterstock)
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Opinion: BC Ferries needs more new big ships much sooner than later

A better long-term vision that focuses on economic and tourism considerations.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 18, 2025
Residential towers in downtown Vancouver's West End neighbourhood. (Matthew James Ferguson/Shutterstock)
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Expanded Vancouver tenant rights denied to avoid impacting new rental housing

"Focusing long term is getting that housing built."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 17, 2025
Not the actual design, for illustrative purposes only; 2021 highly preliminary concept of the Lonsdale Avenue land bridge over Highway 1. (City of North Vancouver)
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North Vancouver studying new Lonsdale public park deck over Highway 1

A new major public park that bridges Central Lonsdale and Upper Lonsdale.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 17, 2025
New curbside street parking regulations in Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale, starting in September 2025. (City of North Vancouver)
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Pay parking coming to Lonsdale streets in North Vancouver starting this year

Major parking changes across Central Lonsdale and Lower Lonsdale.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 17, 2025
Construction cranes for residential towers in North Vancouver. (Adam Melnyk/Shutterstock)
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Threat of tariffs puts a damper on B.C. home sales

There's record high economic uncertainty.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
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Metro Vancouver's unsold condo inventory could soar by 60% in 2025: forecast

There are now about 16,000 unsold new homes across the region.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
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Over 1,000 construction workers in B.C. injured from fall in 2024

"These incidents are largely preventable."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
Sightline Properties' land assembly of 2528 Kaslo Street, 2808-2888 East Broadway, 2580 Kaslo Street, and 2813-2881 East 10th Avenue, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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$100M acquisition of 26 single-family houses in East Vancouver land assembly

Likely for a major high-density development.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
Site of 3020 Gilmore Diversion, Burnaby. (Google Maps)
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Beedie HQ office in Burnaby acquired by BC Housing for new homeless shelter

80 new beds at this 24/7 permanent year-round shelter.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
Parking lot at Trout Lake Community Centre. (Google Maps)
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Pay parking planned for eight Vancouver community centres and golf courses

"People are beyond stretched financially," said a Trout Lake Community Centre member.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 16, 2025
Artistic rendering of the existing office building at 1111 West Hastings Street in downtown Vancouver, renovated into Le Germain Hotel Vancouver. (Germain Hotels/Reliance Properties)
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Vancouver City Council approves policies to catalyze more hotel projects

Vancouver has the same number of hotel rooms as it did 23 years ago.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 15, 2025
The new Leigh Square with its dancing fountain. (City of Port Coquitlam)
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New Port Coquitlam plaza features Bellagio-style dancing fountain

A public space transformation for downtown Port Coquitlam.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 15, 2025
Concept of 324 West 10th Ave., Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Third Space Properties)
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19-storey rental tower proposed near Broadway-City Hall SkyTrain station

Shorter tower with larger floor plates for more homes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 15, 2025
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Home prices in Canada expected to dip in 2025: forecast

B.C. and Ontario will drag down the national market.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2025
Concept of the exterior of Civic Centre 4 tower (left) and the interior of Homewood Suites by Hilton hotel (right). (WA Architects/ICT Group/Lark Group | Aquilini Group)
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New Hilton hotel and Stong's Market to open in Surrey City Centre

The hotel will be operated by Vancouver Canucks owner Aquilini Group.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 14, 2025
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