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The project was previously rejected by the city in 2017 amid community concern about the tall building’s architectural disconnect with historic Chinatown and the lack of social housing, which has continued to motivate opposition. Proponents, on the other hand, believe the project will economically revitalize the area.

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The Lower Mainland’s last drive-in movie theatre may not be closing after all, as councillors in the Township of Langley are looking at saving the Twilight Drive-In.

Mayor Eric Woodward says he met with the operators of the drive-in, and says he discovered how important it is to the local economy.

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Things to do on Canada Day (vancouversbestplaces.com)
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Tegan & Sara are playing Canada Place this year

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It is now officially termed as “being held,” with further spread unlikely.

That has allowed the reopening of the southbound lanes of Highway 99, although northbound traffic to Squamish, Whistler and beyond was still being detoured through the morning rush hour.

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cross-posted from: https://news.cosocial.ca/post/3896

Walking through Woodland Park yesterday and saw this sign and went and looked up the event

A celebration of the rich cultural traditions of the West Coast Indigenous peoples.

Every Wednesday night through the summer starting June 21, 6 PM to 9 PM.

This is a family event. Alcohol and drug free.

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I really enjoy seeing the rehabbed ones in East Van. Most of those seem to have been updated to actual duplexes + coach house vs main house and basement suite.

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Good luck to the teams racing today!

https://concorddragonboatfestival.ca/championshipweekend/

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Protesters in Vancouver say many Sikh community members firmly believe the shooting death of a British Columbia temple president was linked to foreign interference.

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A B.C. man convicted of sexually abusing boys in his care for more than 10 years while he was a foster parent has lost an appeal of his sentence.

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Advocates for lifting and moving homes to a new location rather than demolishing them are encouraging governments to streamline the relocation process to help meet waste-diversion goals and provide affordable housing in underserved communities.

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Looking for some really good instant Chai Tea mix in the lower mainland. I've been going down to Trader Joe's to get their spiced Chai powder, which I really like, but it's sort of expensive and a long way to go.

Any ideas for brands and locations to pick it up that are local? Doesn't need to be super-authentic, just tasty and easy to make without extra perishable ingredients - powdered milk with sugar and spices is totally fine, just want something I can keep in my desk drawer at work instead of feeding Starbucks.

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BC Hydro has admitted it was aware that an underground electrical vault was high-risk seven years before it exploded in downtown Vancouver.

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I always attended pre-Covid. If the weather is nice, it's something to do.

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What is your pick? These are some tried and true popular shops that circulate when recommendations are requested:

-Honeys

-Cartems

-Mello

-Lee's

-Lucky's

-Duffins

-Cream Pony

-Their There (mochi doughnuts)

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This is an automatic repost from SubReddit r/Vancouver by a bot created by @[email protected]

Try my Telegram channel https://t.me/vancitynews for getting local news

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Source: https://tricitiesdispatch.com/poco-rejects-stacked-townhouse/. This is an automatic repost from SubReddit r/Vancouver by a bot created by @[email protected]

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Source: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/your-bc-gas-bill-could-be-dropping-by-up-to-125year-7165486. This is an automatic repost from SubReddit r/Vancouver by a bot created by @[email protected]

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Source: https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/exclusive-bc-rental-crisis-puts-100000-households-at-risk-homeless. This is an automatic repost from subreddit r/Vancouver by a bot created by @[email protected]

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One fun post to try to make up for the downers...

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