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Granville Street looking north from Drake Street in downtown Vancouver. (Google Maps)
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City of Vancouver considering additional rental homes for Granville in downtown

Over several blocks, in the same area as the Howard Johnson.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 4, 2020
Groceries in plastic shopping bags inside a car trunk. (Shutterstock)
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City of Vancouver to consider pushing plastic bag ban enforcement to 2022

Delayed by one year to support struggling businesses.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 4, 2020
Single-family dwellings in Surrey. (Google Maps)
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Single-family home sales in Surrey soared by 110% in November

Five consecutive months of very strong detached and townhouse activity.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 4, 2020
Visa Card capability on TransLink's fare gates. (Visa Canada)
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TransLink confirms it was hit by a ransomware attack

It's the latest transit agency to be attacked.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 4, 2020
Beach Avenue's two-way bike lane on the eastbound travel and curbside lanes. (City of Vancouver)
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Beach Avenue's eastbound direction to reopen to all vehicles including TransLink buses

The bike lane will be narrowed to allow TransLink buses to return.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 4, 2020
LED lights on a pedestrian pathway (left) and HPS lights (right) at the south end of the Cambie Street Bridge. (City of Vancouver)
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Vancouver City Council to consider strategies to improve street lighting

As a measure to improve public safety šŸ’”

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 3, 2020
Dauntless (Phoenix Labs)
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Video game studio behind "Dauntless" opens office in Montreal

The Canadian studio is expanding globally.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 2, 2020
Dauntless (Phoenix Labs)
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Vancouver-based video game studio behind "Dauntless" makes global expansion

Phoenix Labs is expanding its local and global workforce.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 2, 2020
Artistic rendering of the 2018 design for Surrey Veterans Village. (Royal Canadian Legion BC/Yukon Command/Lark Group)
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BC government announces funding for over 600 new affordable homes

16 projects across the province will receive funding.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 2, 2020
Interior of a Polestar dealership in Oslo. (Polestar)
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Swedish electric car company Polestar opening downtown Vancouver showroom

The Volvo-owned car company is opening near Robson Street.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 2, 2020
Row of townhomes in Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Metro Vancouver home sales in November continue strong trend: REBGV

Townhouse demand is particularly strong.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 2, 2020
Artistic rendering of 4992-5138 Ash Street, Vancouver. (GBL Architects/Alabaster Homes)
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133 new homes in three buildings proposed for Cambie Corridor

Replacing eight single-family homes near Queen Elizabeth Park.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 2, 2020
New solar panel project on the reserve of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation in North Vancouver. (Tsleil-Waututh Nation)
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First Nation completes largest solar panel project of its kind in Metro Vancouver

It will reduce electricity costs by $29,000 each year ā˜€ļø

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 2, 2020
Visa Card capability on TransLink's fare gates. (Visa Canada)
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TransLink disables some digital payment options due to "suspicious network activity"

TransLink is investigating the impact to its IT systems.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 2, 2020
The Pitch-and-Putt Parking Lot at Queen Elizabeth Park. (Google Maps)
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Park Board to expand pay parking within Queen Elizabeth Park

It will generate up to $130,000 in new revenue each year.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 2, 2020
2020 artistic rendering of the revised infill development of Lougheed Village. (NSDA Architects/Starlight Investments)
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1,200 rental homes in three towers proposed near SkyTrain's Lougheed Station

This will be Metro Vancouver's single largest rental housing project.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 1, 2020
Vancouver House tower. (@autobiographica / Instagram)
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Earthquake shaking of Metro Vancouver's tall buildings underestimated: UBC study

The region's jello-like sediments will amplify seismic waves.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 1, 2020
Tower construction crane in downtown Vancouver. (Shutterstock)
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Federal government to create new national foreign home buyers' tax

To reduce speculation and improve affordability.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 1, 2020
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