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Fireworks erupt from BC Place Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. (mediamon/YouTube)
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Vancouver City Council keeps door open for potential regional 2030 Olympics bid

A regional bid for the 2030 Olympic Winter Games to support economic recovery remains a possibility.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Apr 1, 2021
HI Vancouver Central Hostel at 1025 Granville Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Granville Street youth hostel to be permanently turned into housing for the homeless

Another conversion of tourism accommodations into housing for the homeless.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 31, 2021
Emirates Air Line gondola over the Thames River in London. (Shutterstock)
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Gondola serving downtown Edmonton receives city council approval for next steps

Five stations over 2.5 km with a travel time of 12 minutes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 31, 2021
Fraser Academy at the city-owned site at 2294 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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Kitsilano private school for kids with dyslexia planning redevelopment for expansion

Fraser Academy will expand and create a public Centre for Dyslexia and Community Literacy.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2021
Strathcona Park encampment closure area by April 8, 2021. (Vancouver Park Board)
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Park Board order gives campers deadline to leave another area of Strathcona Park

Another phased closure towards the complete closure by the end of April.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2021
Aerial of the Jericho Lands in West Point Grey. (City of Vancouver)
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30% of the homes in the Jericho Lands redevelopment will be affordable

Social housing, below-market rentals, and market rentals on the 90-acre site in West Point Grey.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2021
Conceptual form of the Douglas College expansion at 808 Royal Avenue, New Westminster. Blue: academic space; orange: student housing. (Douglas College)
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Douglas College proposes New Westminster expansion with 244 student housing beds

Academic space and student housing in an 18-storey mass timber building near SkyTrain.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2021
Exterior of the 2400 Motel at 2400 Kingsway, Vancouver. (2400 Motel)
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City of Vancouver abandons idea to use 2400 Motel to house the homeless

The motel on Kingsway will not become a shelter for Strathcona Park homeless campers.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2021
Artistic rendering of Raphael at 3668 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver. (Rafii Architects/Landa Global Properties)
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First multi-family housing project in Point Grey in a decade launches

The former Esso gas station at the corner of Alma Street and 10th Avenue is finally getting developed.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 30, 2021
Opening of the new 800 Robson Plaza on March 29, 2021. (Karm Sumal/Daily Hive)
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Construction detour ended: Robson Square's new street-level plaza now finally open

A public art piece at the plaza plays Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 29, 2021
Whistler Blackcomb (Shutterstock)
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Whistler Blackcomb to close for several weeks due to rising COVID-19 cases

There has been a spike in transmissions from Whistler to across BC.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 29, 2021
TransLink HandyDART vehicles. (TransLink)
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TransLink reducing fares and introducing Compass Card on HandyDART

70% of HandyDART passengers could see lower fares.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 29, 2021
Artistic rendering depicting an event-friendly plaza design for Lights of Hope and other programming at the new St. Paul's Hospital campus. (Providence Healthcare)
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Lights of Hope display tradition to continue at new St. Paul's Hospital campus

The popular display could also be expanded and reimagined at the new location.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 27, 2021
New real-time, next-train LED screen at the platform of SkyTrain Rupert Station. (TransLink)
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$79 million upgrade of SkyTrain's digital signs, speakers, and CCTV now complete

The revamp has greatly improved communication on the SkyTrain system.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 26, 2021
Conceptual artistic rendering of Disneyland Forward's west expansion of Disneyland Park and Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim. (Disney)
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Disneyland Resort in Anaheim planning massive theme park expansion

Disneyland and Disney's California Adventure would become way bigger! šŸ°

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 26, 2021
July 2020 artistic rendering of 1166 West Pender Street, Vancouver. (Hariri Pontarini Architects/Reliance Properties)
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Construction expected to begin this year on new major Vancouver office tower

With health safety features, it's Vancouver's first pandemic-influenced office design.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 26, 2021
Olympic rings installation in Coal Harbour during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver staff emphasize regional approach for potential 2030 Olympics bid

The 2030 Olympics bid "will not be lead or the sole decision of the City of Vancouver."

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 26, 2021
Construction cranes in Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Vancouver City Council to receive lists of building proposals in review limbo

Many economic, cultural, and rental housing development projects are being stalled by planning staff.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Mar 26, 2021
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