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Public Hearing – April 14th, 2022 (Edited: April 19th, 2022 - As councilors Fry, Swanson, Hardwick and Kirby-Yung refused to hear any more speakers, this meeting will resume once again on April 21th, 2022 with Speaker 62 of 73 on Item #4. As such, it is still possible to speak or comment on 1477 W... Continue Reading →
5 W 2nd AveIt seems unreal that when Hannah and I moved to Vancouver, the Olympic Village is where we took our car to get serviced. Decades earlier, another man immigrated to Canada with a goal to allow his family to eat rotis for a lifetime (pg 7). After years of working hard, 16 hour... Continue Reading →
5 West 2nd Avenue To say these last few weeks have altered all of our lives would be an understatement. In our case, Hannah and I have been forced to delay our summer wedding, and cancel a trip to Ontario we expected to take in March. I’m not sure which disappointed her more, as though... Continue Reading →
March 12th, 2019 – Public Hearing Anyone who has been watching the meetings of our new city council knows they are experiencing some growing pains. While the arguments that framed the old council have faded, a breadth of inexperience has led to meetings now taking hours or days longer than they used to. While this... Continue Reading →
215 West 1st Avenue Hannah and I generally feel it is a waste of the city's resources to hold 4 events for every modular housing proposal. Though this time we were grateful, as it allowed us to take in a pre-application proposal on Joyce Street one day, and still attend this event together the next.... Continue Reading →
1151 Quebec As Concert nears completion on their Southeast False Creek lands, it appears they saved the best for last. This large development has seen the addition of new public spaces, and a range of new housing options for all income levels. As a trade off for providing 135 below market homes, the City agreed... Continue Reading →
When Hannah and I learned of this open house I knew it was going to be a long day of civic engagement, as I had already planned attend the UDP Meeting that day. By the time I arrived at the open house, I was starving. While Hannah informed me there was a well stocked snack... Continue Reading →
Once again we have skyscraperpage.com to thank for making us aware of an upcoming developer-led open house. After reading this post, I reached out to Concert for a copy of the notification card. The zoning for this tower is already in place, as the area parcel was presented as one rezoning application. As such, we assume this will... Continue Reading →
599 West 2nd Avenue - Temporary Modular Housing In a sign of community disinterest, satiated curiosity, or even support, the second open house for the modular home site near the Olympic Village Station drew only a small crowd. While the first open house held on January 30th saw attendance in the mid 300's, this event... Continue Reading →
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