Underground substation project at West End school site officially set to proceed
The utility pitched the plan because land above ground in downtown Vancouver is pricy and hard to find. The project is expected to be completed by …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Commercial real estate sales down, prices up in the Lower Mainland
The commercial real estate market in the Lower Mainland continued to see fewer transactions in the second quarter (Q2) of 2018 compared to recent years.
There were 569 commercial real estate sales in the Lower Mainland in Q2 2018, a 16.3 per cent decrease over the 680 sales in Q2 2017, according to data from Commercial Edge, a commercial real estate system operated by the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).
Source: REBGV
Festival co-founder Ken Pickering helped make Vancouver a jazz town
… in Mr. Pickering's life came one day as a teenager on a regular visit to the Record Gallery, a music shop on Robson Street in downtown Vancouver.
Source: Downtown Vancouver
How to spot a cannabis overdose
Edible marijuana products are displayed for sale at a Weeds Glass & Gifts medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Vancouver on May 1, 2015.
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Thousands of listings pulled off Airbnb as Vancouver's new rules come into effect
New regulations in Vancouver meant to cut down on the number of homes rented out to tourists on the website Airbnb appear to be working. The city …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Home buyer demand stays below historical averages in August
The Metro Vancouver* housing market continues to experience reduced demand across all housing types.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential home sales in the region totalled 1,929 in August 2018, a 36.6 per cent decrease from the 3,043 sales recorded in August 2017, and a 6.8 per cent decline compared to July 2018 when 2,070 homes sold.
Last month’s sales were 25.2 per cent below the 10-year August sales average.
Source: REBGV
Dr. Gabor Maté reflects on the opioid crisis 10 years after In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
An anti-fentanyl advertisment is seen on a sidewalk in downtown Vancouver. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press). What's the most common false …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Ian Gillespie is a builder on a mission to 'stretch the boundaries of what's possible'
In the mid-1990s, the two collaborated on Westbank's first project in downtown Vancouver. The development, called the Palisades, was a pair of …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Burned-down house in Vancouver listed for nearly $4M
Tse said if the property was located in downtown Vancouver, it would sell for more than $10 million. Since it was listed two weeks ago, Tse said he's …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Air quality plummets in Metro Vancouver as wildfire smoke blankets South Coast
At an outdoor soccer camp in downtown Vancouver on Monday morning, parents were advised of the health risks and were given the option to pull …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Century-old wood used to pave early Vancouver splintering in heat
Hidden below the streets of downtown Vancouver, under decades of … wood block paving at Pender and Main in downtown Vancouver in 1914.
Source: Downtown Vancouver
First Nations culinary experts explore traditional Indigenous cuisine
She provides brunch at the Skwachàys Lodge on Pender Street in downtown Vancouver every weekend. Inez Cook's curated menu at the Indigenous …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Charges laid in Canada Place bus accident that killed tourist last summer
A bus driver has been charged nearly a year after a charter bus jumped a curb in downtown Vancouver and hit three pedestrians, leaving one dead.
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Vancouver alleyway gets a visual and audible makeover
The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association engaged the creative team at HCMA Architecture + Design to bring out the alley's …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Defending dangerous dogs and fur babies: The growing field of animal law
After she joined Boughton Law, a large firm in downtown Vancouver, she immediately started to take on animal law cases. She opened her own …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
You may want to leave the car at home during busy long weekend in Vancouver
Road closures will start in downtown Vancouver at 7 a.m.. The closures are as follows: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Robson Street from Burrard to Bute Street.
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Telus selling its stake in Vancouver headquarters
Telus Corp. has struck a deal to sell its office tower in downtown Vancouver, just three years after opening the doors to its glassy new headquarters …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Homicide victim found in apartment at downtown Vancouver SRO
Vancouver police say a 31-year-old woman found dead in a downtown hotel Wednesday morning was the victim of a homicide. Witnesses called …
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Vancouver becomes a coop for fried chicken
… fried chicken at Win Win Chick-N is well worth the drive to Steveston Village in Richmond, B.C., if you're coming from downtown Vancouver.
Source: Downtown Vancouver
Housing supply up, demand down across Metro Vancouver
July’s residential housing sales in Metro Vancouver* reached their lowest levels for that month since the year 2000.
The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that residential property sales in the region totalled 2,070 in July 2018, a 30.1 per cent decrease from the 2,960 sales recorded in July 2017, and a decrease of 14.6 per cent compared to June 2018 when 2,425 homes sold.
Source: REBGV
Ruth Hanson
