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New Mark V SkyTrain cars arrive at TransLink's Edmonds facility in Burnaby, December 2023. (TransLink)
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First new generation SkyTrain cars arrive in Metro Vancouver

Just in time for Christmas, after all.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 23, 2023
Tunnel boring machine Phyllis breaking through at South Granville Station on December 20, 2023. (Government of BC)
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A Broadway Subway tunnel boring machine has now reached South Granville

Real progress is being made.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2023
Artistic rendering of Place of Cedars at 1710-1730 East Pender Street, Vancouver. (Dialog/Aboriginal Land Trust/Lu'ma Native Housing Society)
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Vancouver City Council approves 18-storey Indigenous social housing tower on Commercial Drive

Nearly 200 social housing units for Indigenous people.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2023
2019 artistic rendering of the South Britannia surf park and community. (Tiger Bay Development)
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World-class surf park resort proposal for Squamish receives approval

A huge addition for the Sea to Sky Corridor.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2023
Site of 6428 Cambie Street, Vancouver. (Colliers International)
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Major student housing tower planned for vacant lot at Langara SkyTrain station

There are plans to build a 20-storey student housing tower.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2023
Gas-powered lawn mower (namaki/Shutterstock)
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Vancouver's not ready for a city-wide ban on gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers

Battery-electric alternatives are not ready.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2023
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Universal Studios looking to build its first European theme park near London

Harry Potter-themed attractions are likely to say the least.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2023
Hyperloop One
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Hyperloop One, the 700 km/hr tube transport solution, will shut down: report

It was one of the largest and most high-profile hyperloop firms.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 22, 2023
Construction of the MC2 residential towers near SkyTrain Marine Drive Station in South Vancouver. The complex reached completion in 2016. (romakoma/Shutterstock)
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90% of Canada's developers say regular loans for rental housing projects are no longer feasible

They are now increasingly dependent on low-cost financing from government.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 21, 2023
Artistic rendering of the new La Maison de la Francophonie (French cultural centre) at 1551-1581 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver. (Acton Ostry Architects)
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New French cultural centre in condo tower proposed for Vancouver

La Maison de la Francophonie, the home of Café Salade de Fruits, will be redeveloped.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 21, 2023
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Luxury retailer Balenciaga opens second Canadian store in Vancouver

A major new addition for Alberni Street.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 21, 2023
Coquitlam City Centre (EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock)
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The population of Coquitlam moved to BC over the first nine months of 2023

BC's population is now estimated to be over 5.8 million.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 21, 2023
Vancouver (Stephanie La Porta/Shutterstock | Calgary (mikecphoto/Shutterstock)
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New surge of British Columbians moving to Alberta: statistics

Alberta's gain was British Columbia's loss.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2023
TamasV/Shutterstock | Hullo Ferries
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164 ferry sailings added between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island over holidays

More capacity and options.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2023
Vancouver International Airport
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Over 550,000 passengers expected at YVR Airport this Christmas travel week

And all signs point to one of YVR's strongest performing years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2023
Artistic rendering of 2156-2172 West 14th Avenue, Vancouver. (Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership/Havn)
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18-storey Kitsilano rental housing tower proposed near future Arbutus SkyTrain

Over 170 secured purpose-built rental homes.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2023
Metrotown skyline. (City of Burnaby)
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$43 million in new federal housing funding announced for City of Burnaby

It will help accelerate over 11,000 new homes over 10 years.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2023
Jubilee Fountain at Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park. (StoneMonkeyswk/Shutterstock)
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Estimated $7 million cost to repair historic fountain in Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park

But there's now a strategy to reactivate 11 water features after upgrades.

  • Kenneth Chan
  • Dec 20, 2023
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