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Housing

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Below-market housing maintained in Hastings-Sunrise

Feb 4, 2026

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7 min read

Below-market housing maintained in Hastings-Sunrise

Collaboration between a non-profit and the province is securing affordable homes in East Vancouver

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis

Province

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Is it time to incorporate mental health calls into BC's 911 system?

Nov 12, 2025

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6 min read

Is it time to incorporate mental health calls into BC's 911 system?

A city-funded program is diverting mental health calls away from police, while a new report lays out options and recommendations to modernize 911 calls in BC.

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis

Park Board

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A park board bombshell

Oct 9, 2025

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8 min read

A park board bombshell

The province made the huge announcement that it will let the city hold a vote on the future of the park board, plus updates on protections for a neighbourhood forest, an arts organization in financial trouble, and a housing co-op's difficult decision

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis

Province

+2

Two social service programs in the Downtown Eastside get six-month funding extension

Sep 12, 2025

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3 min read

Two social service programs in the Downtown Eastside get six-month funding extension

The organizations serve a critical role in the community

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis

Province

+2

"A second COVID": How unclear FIFA restrictions are hurting Vancouver’s annual events
LockSimple

Aug 8, 2025

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11 min read

"A second COVID": How unclear FIFA restrictions are hurting Vancouver’s annual events

Slow communication and a lack of clarity from the city's host committee have been a major frustration for local event organizers

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis

Housing

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How Vancouver fits in BC’s new cabinet

Jul 21, 2025

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5 min read

How Vancouver fits in BC’s new cabinet

Former OneCity councillor Christine Boyle will take over housing. Plus, a new DTES and Chinatown parliamentary secretary

Dustin Godfrey
Dustin Godfrey

Housing

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Province requires new city-wide development plan, with some public hearings to be prohibited
LockSimple

Jun 11, 2025

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2 min read

Province requires new city-wide development plan, with some public hearings to be prohibited

We hear directly from the city's head planner about keeping plans current with legislative and market changes, and his perspective on public engagement.

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis

City Hall

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Exclusive: Aboriginal Front Door Society, Watari lose provincial funding for “critical” DTES services

May 16, 2025

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7 min read

Exclusive: Aboriginal Front Door Society, Watari lose provincial funding for “critical” DTES services

The city says they tried to get the province to keep funding these critical programs, without success.

Nate Lewis
Nate Lewis

City Hall

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What happens if TransLink can’t fix its deficit?

Mar 26, 2025

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13 min read

What happens if TransLink can’t fix its deficit?

In part two of our series, we consider the worst-case scenario for transit riders in already underserved neighbourhoods like South Vancouver

Hanna Hett
Hanna Hett

Series

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Why Vancouver’s transit system is at risk and what it means for commuters

Mar 14, 2025

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12 min read

Why Vancouver’s transit system is at risk and what it means for commuters

In part one of our series, we look at how TransLink got here and the uniqueness of the city's transit system compared to other jurisdictions

Hanna Hett
Hanna Hett

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