Supreme Court Challenge Threatens To Break Dunsmuir’s New False Creek Connection

Dunsmuir Connection How did you spend your last Saturday in January, Dear Reader? Perhaps you took in the LunarFest, participated in Dine Out Vancouver, or enjoyed the Hot Chocolate Festival? Well, we did some of those too, but first we dropped by the Downtown Campus of the Vancouver Community College for what we expected to...

Skilled Placement of Last Modular Housing Project Saves Chinatown & Strathcona Green Space – Funds for More Homes Run Dry as Winter Approaches

Union St at Gore Ave (898 Main St) On my way to this event by Oppenheimer Park, I made a point of stopping by to take another look at the location that will host these homes. The first thing I noticed was that more people seemed to have made this park their home, as it...

Will Modular Housing at Union and Gore be the First Step in Uniting a Fractured Community

Union St at Gore Ave (898 Main St) If you're tired of our coverage of these modular housing projects, then your in luck, as there is only enough funding allocated to Vancouver for this last proposal. Unfortunately, all of these buildings combined only provide 600 new homes across our city. Come wintertime, this means dozens...

July 10th Public Hearing – A “Concentration Camp” on the Waterfront, “Transient” Renters Bring Chaos to Cedar Cottage, 12 Homes are 10 “too many” for Arbutus – Is this a Despicable new low for Vancouver?

Yes, those comments in our title have actually been made by real people. While that is a horrifying thought, the proof is shown in their letters, which we link to the Plaza of Nations, Hull St, and West 35th Ave sections respectively. It is easy to imagine this could be one of the worst behaved...

UDP Applaud Plaza of Nation’s Departure from Vancouverism – City Staff Veto Request for Extra Height

750 Pacific BoulevardWith over 90 minutes of discussion the Plaza of Nations was not only the first item on the agenda of the April 4th UDP meeting it was also the longest. Happily my summary of the meeting is a far shorter read. As the applicant team introduced the project, they also revealed some new details...

Should the Plaza of Nations Double Down, Check, or Fold – You Decide

750 Pacific Boulevard Walking into the former Edgewater Casino was a weird experience. Hannah and I had only been in once before, the night it closed, just to get our first and last look of this Expo legacy. With the new community spaces being proposed, we feel the Plaza of Nations will soon recapture at...

No rest for City Duo Next Week! Major Opportunities for Community Participation Across Vancouver

It is not often we have an entire week full of opportunities for community participation (many on the same day!). As the event page can become overwhelming, we thought we would do a quick recap of the week to come. Rezoning Open House Events 610 - 644 Kingsway March 14th 5pm - 7pm @ 612 West Kingsway...