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Entries from January 2016

How much development in past — and future — for Chinatown

May 24th, 2017 · 4 Comments

A knowledgeable person helpfully compiled this list of past projects and possible future ones in Chinatown, so you can get a sense of the change in the area. The unit counts might be off a bit here and there, but all those projects that have been completed, are under construction or have been actually submitted […]

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Chinatown project turns into “line in the sand” as people argue it will change the future of historic area

May 24th, 2017 · 8 Comments

It’s a 12-story condo plus retail plus social housing building on an interior block of Chinatown, meant to fill what is now a surface parking lot (formerly a gas station). But the project by Beedie Development Group has turned into a pitched battle, with opponents seeing it as the nail in the coffin for historic […]

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What will it be like to live in Vancouver’s new green buildings?

May 24th, 2017 · 4 Comments

There’s been a huge focus in recent months on Vancouver’s plan to move to a zero-emissions building code, but mainly on one aspect of it, the impact on natural gas. But what else will look and feel different as Vancouver moves to its new, unique building code? I talked to people who have built condo […]

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The ridings to watch for the election: Not Vancouver, not the north, but the suburbs

May 9th, 2017 · No Comments

Increasingly, suburban ridings are filled with people who are finding that they are not living the dream, but are having to deal with issues that used to be thought of as strictly urban: homelessness, drug use, transit, school closures, and more. And that’s what makes them an interesting group to watch during elections — their […]

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Vancouver Tenants Union has successful launch — and now …

May 5th, 2017 · 1 Comment

The newly formed Vancouver Tenants Union got well over 200 people out to its founding meeting on a Saturday last week, which was a promising start in don’t-like-to-commit Vancouver. It got a lot of coverage from media, including me/Globe. Now the trick will be to see what the group, started by some active in the […]

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