False Creek

Gastown

A bygone era: Laura’s Coffee Shop embodies Mount Pleasant’s many changes

Aug 30, 2026

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5 min read

A bygone era: Laura’s Coffee Shop embodies Mount Pleasant’s many changes

Laura’s Coffee Shop in Northwest Mount Pleasant has withstood nearly a century of big changes in the neighbourhood.

Maddi Dellplain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Vancity Lookout

False Creek

The affordable housing model gaining momentum in Vancouver

May 6, 2026

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5 min read

The affordable housing model gaining momentum in Vancouver

Community land trusts are a secure, affordable housing model gaining momentum in several neighbourhoods across Vancouver with help from national organizers and groups in other cities.

Nate Lewis

City Hall

The city's plan to transform industrial land to housing may be harder than it looks

Jan 21, 2026

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9 min read

The city's plan to transform industrial land to housing may be harder than it looks

A comprehensive planning process will take at least a year, and Metro Vancouver would need to approve the changes. But there's another option if city council wants to move more quickly and independently on certain sites.

Nate Lewis

False Creek

Sep 3, 2025

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5 min read

Great Northern Way proposals invite the latest transformation in False Creek Flats

Three major multi-tower proposals could transform the corridor into a new urban hub.

Nate Lewis

Housing

‘We’ll bring the shovels’: The past, present and future of False Creek South

Apr 25, 2024

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18 min read

‘We’ll bring the shovels’: The past, present and future of False Creek South

False Creek South co-op members are seeking long-term lease renewals while welcoming new non-market housing projects

Nate Lewis

False Creek

A bygone era: Laura’s Coffee Shop embodies Mount Pleasant’s many changes

The affordable housing model gaining momentum in Vancouver

The city's plan to transform industrial land to housing may be harder than it looks

Great Northern Way proposals invite the latest transformation in False Creek Flats

‘We’ll bring the shovels’: The past, present and future of False Creek South

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