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Vancouver SRO owner rejects rent control, favours more housing supply

Vancouver SRO owner rejects rent control, favours more housing supply

Greg Spafford: "What Vancouver needs overall is just more housing — any type, any level."
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Vancouver SRO tenants reject Toronto real estate firm's push for buyouts

Vancouver SRO tenants reject Toronto real estate firm's push for buyouts

Longtime tenant: "I'm scared, I'm worried, I don't want to end up on the street."
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Retired Mountie charged in China probe once served as Richmond school trustee

Retired Mountie charged in China probe once served as Richmond school trustee

Bill Majcher was a member of the Richmond Non-Partisan Association while working as an RCMP undercover operator.
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E-Comm sees 21% surge in 911 calls in B.C. this year

E-Comm sees 21% surge in 911 calls in B.C. this year

Extreme heat and wildfires have historically impacted summer call volumes.
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Mental health crisis: A look at B.C.'s peer-assisted care teams and whether they're working

Mental health crisis: A look at B.C.'s peer-assisted care teams and whether they're working

"We have had feedback from folks saying that I'm glad that this program exists, otherwise we would have called police."
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Vancouver airport passenger traffic rebounds from pandemic, but travel down from China

Vancouver airport passenger traffic rebounds from pandemic, but travel down from China

Tamara Vrooman: "A change due to the pandemic, but also, frankly, to geopolitical factors, we don't have that Chinese traffic."
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B.C. sees huge increase in homelessness support workers

B.C. sees huge increase in homelessness support workers

Union Gospel Mission's Jess Seegerts: "I always knew I wanted to give back."
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TransLink braces for immigration influx pressure on Metro Vancouver transit, roads

TransLink braces for immigration influx pressure on Metro Vancouver transit, roads

“Recent immigrants and [non-permanent residents] such as students and temporary visa holders are more likely to rely on transit.”
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B.C. housing minister quells mayors' fears over densifying single-family lots

B.C. housing minister quells mayors' fears over densifying single-family lots

Ravi Kahlon spoke to mayors at a UBCM housing summit the day after he and the premier unveiled the government’s housing strategy, which includes introducing legislation that will allow up to four units on a single-family lot.
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More than 1,000 volunteers counting homeless this week in Metro Vancouver

More than 1,000 volunteers counting homeless this week in Metro Vancouver

Indigenous leader David Wells: "We know it takes time to build housing, but we know we need more of it."
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