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Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Project (Update June 6th, 2020) - After accidentally overlooking their contribution to this proposal, we've now included the local architect of record) To say our lives have been hectic lately would be an understatement. Not only have we been dealing with Darren’s father’s estate, but we have also decided to... Continue Reading →
8257 Oak Street Perhaps it’s because we bought our home nearly 10 years ago, but Hannah and I can understand why people get so animated when it comes to property taxes. While we don’t mind paying a little more to improve our city’s infrastructure and services, we hate to see public resources wasted. Which is... Continue Reading →
3084 West 4th Avenue and 2010 Balaclava Street The furor over a recently approved rental housing proposal in Kitsilano clearly demonstrated the area’s various resident associations are among the best organized in our city. That was not news to us, as Darren and I have witnessed numerous times before, including at the pre-application open house... Continue Reading →
4750 Granville Street and 1494 West 32nd Avenue Perhaps Darren and I would have skipped this open house if we knew it would be the last time we would be able to drop by the VanDusen Botanical Garden before it was closed due to physical distancing measures. After all, I would rather remember our visit... Continue Reading →
555 W Cordova Street - DP-2019-01035 - The Crystal at Waterfront Square As this open house took place the day after the Family Day Long Weekend, Hannah and I should have been well rested, but in reality we were both so tired we probably resembled the undead. Which is fitting, given this proposed 26 floor... Continue Reading →
6031 Dunbar Street Over the last couple years, Darren and I have meet many people who share our sense of civic passion, though our opinions often differ. For instance, while we worried these nine rental homes could generate a large backlash, one of our acquaintances was more skeptical. Certainly they were right to point out... Continue Reading →
443 Seymour Street (601 West Pender Street) This office building might be proposed along a laneway special to many K-pop fans, but Hannah tells me only about 40 people attended its open house, and the food there wasn't anything remarkable either. Ironically, I didn't attend that event as it was scheduled the same day as... Continue Reading →
1425 and 1451 East 12th Avenue As Darren and I made our way through the snow to this open house, I wondered if we would be the only ones in attendance. Worse still, I feared due to this weather, the city might cancel this event, like they did with a different meeting earlier this year.... Continue Reading →
750 Pacific Boulevard - DP-2019-00571 To say the proposed redevelopment of the Plaza of Nations has endured a lot would be an understatement. It has been almost 3 years since the first draft of the North East False Creek plan was presented at a block party on Carrall Street that was so windy, the information... Continue Reading →
Granville Bridge Connector - Phase 3 If this was truly the worst timeline, like some of our friends joke, then city council would have approved last year's proposed changes to the 56 year old Granville Street Bridge. Global conditions have likely increased construction costs since then, but the previous centre lane option had plenty of... Continue Reading →
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