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Two ABC Vancouver councillors question Ken Sim’s plan to ‘freeze’ new supportive housing
05 Feb 2025 23:04 GMT
Rebecca Bligh, Lisa Dominato are members of Sim’s own party, which holds eight of 11 seats on council
Two members of Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC Vancouver party are questioning his plan to pause construction of “net new” supportive housing, and want the province’ …
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A Long-Delayed Vancouver Housing Megaproject Is Closer to Reality
09 Jan 2025 05:44 GMT
Concord Pacific CEO Terry Hui has finally pulled the trigger to begin the multibillion-dollar redevelopment of northeast False Creek, promising to transform the rotting stretch of asphalt between the old Plaza of Nations and Science World into an “urban …
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Busy stretch of False Creek waterfront closed indefinitely after cracks found
06 Feb 2025 01:48 GMT
One of the busiest sections of Vancouver’s seawall network has been closed to the public indefinitely amid concerns about its structural integrity.
The section in question, between Science World and the Olympic Village, is actually a deck structure built …
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Surrey man, 21, arrested in Olympic Village liquor store stabbing
26 Nov 2024 01:57 GMT
Vancouver police say a 21-year-old Surrey man and three teen accomplices have been arrested in the stabbing of a passerby who intervened in an altercation between an Olympic Village liquor store security guard and shoplifter on Saturday night.
The injured …
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21-year-old Surrey male suspect arrested in Olympic Village stabbing in Vancouver
25 Nov 2024 06:12 GMT
VANCOUVER Police arrested four people on Sunday morning after a 63-year-old man was stabbed and seriously injured by a suspected shoplifter in the Olympic Village.
“This is another violent incident that underscores the realities small businesses, their …
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Good Samaritan stabbed after attempting to stop shoplifter in Olympic Village
25 Nov 2024 01:50 GMT
Four people have been arrested in connection to the stabbing of a 63-year-old man who attempted to stop a shoplifter in Olympic Village over the weekend, according to authorities.
The incident occurred just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday evening, when a …
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A look at nearly 100 noteworthy Vancouver restaurant closures of 2024
27 Dec 2024 21:30 GMT
… Posteraro stunned the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards … 2nd Avenue near the Olympic Village SkyTrain station, closed …
Michelin Guide-recognized Vancouver restaurant Elephant closed … Vancouver at 740 Hamilton St opened ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics …
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Beloved Vancouver Thai restaurant carries on legacy with exciting new concept
11 Dec 2024 01:29 GMT
A lively new modern Thai spot inspired by street food is set to open early next year
This spring, Vancouver said goodbye to one of its most beloved and long-standing family-run Thai restaurants when SalaThai closed its doors at the end of April.
Owners Sam …
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Swift's daily impact on Vancouver may have exceeded 2010 games, says industry figure
09 Dec 2024 23:25 GMT
… economic impact for Vancouver that could rival the 2010 Olympics and smashed … location but also in North Vancouver and Olympic Village.
He credits the festive … daily basis compared to the Olympics, was stronger.”
Telecommunications giant Rogers …
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Taylor Swift's daily impact on Vancouver may have exceeded 2010 Olympics, industry figure says
09 Dec 2024 23:13 GMT
… the concerts also rivalled the Olympics in drawing fans from … but also in North Vancouver and at the Olympic Village.
He credits the … point of view, the Olympics probably had a bigger impact … daily basis compared to the Olympics, was stronger."
Swift …