aggregated from: Vancouver Condo Info

City council unanimously endorsed a plan Tuesday night to create a high-density, mixed-use neighbourhood of about 7,000 people around BC Place Stadium and GM Place on the final undeveloped section of the former Expo lands.http://www2.canada.com/vanco...

topics: downtown, false-creek

aggregated from: Chow Times

The best fish and chips in Vancouver is not a a place where you would stumble upon despite its close proximity to the one of top tourist destination in Vancouver, Granville Island.Even if you so happen to stumble upon it, you would probably not give ...

topics: dim-sum, false-creek, fish, granville-island, halibut

aggregated from: GungHaggisFatChoy

CONGRATULATIONS to the GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY long boat team.Gung Haggis paddlers came 2nd in both Mixed and Mens Community races.UBC Long Boat race is a tough challenging race. Lots of strategy isimportant. Steering plays a big role. Experience mak...

topics: beach, false-creek, langley, paddling, richmond

aggregated from: Price Tags

My current Business in Vancouver article:The bets are in. The stakes are high. With billions on the table for the Canada Line and the Gateway project, we have two very different visions for our region.The first, transit-oriented; the second, auto-dep...

topics: business, city-of-vancouver, coal-harbour, density, design

aggregated from: GungHaggisFatChoy

It's the final dragon boat regatta of the 2009 season in VancouverLast Gasp dragon boat regatta Sep 5 Saturday @ Science World/False CreekThis will be the first public dragon boat race in Canada that features 10 person dragon boats. These boats were...

topics: burnaby, false-creek, langley, paddling, park

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

B.C. to have lowest minimum wage in Canada starting Tuesday. Ha ha sucks to be making minimum wage. Oh wait that's me. Shit. Tax Wealthy, Don't Cut Services: Poll. The world economy has got far worse than anybody had predicted . Damn. I was all exci...

topics: economy, false-creek, football, tax

aggregated from: Price Tags

Over at Frances Bula s blog, the commentators are having a wonderful time fulminating over this: It s Michael Zheng s The Stop one of the first installations among the 30 that will go up as part of the 2009- 11 Vancouver Biennale which rolls arou...

topics: developer, false-creek, park-board

aggregated from: Price Tags

With the opening of the Canada Line on August 17, Richmond will gain a new accessibility to Vancouver (and vice versa) a chance to discover just not the culinary opportunities along No. 3 Road but some of the new development in this burgeoning urba...

topics: false-creek, richmond

aggregated from: Eat Vancouver

The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant 1535 Johnston Street, Granville IslandVancouver, BC, V6H 3R9T: 604.669.9030F: 604.669.9033*1 Star (out of a possible 4)Looking For Brunch In All The Wrong PlacesIt s not easy finding a good traditional style brunch spot...

topics: coffee, crab, false-creek, fruit, granville-island

aggregated from: Price Tags

Bravo, Roger Bayley!Roger (principal of Roger Bayley Inc.) is an engineer who works with Merrick Architecture on the Olympic Village project. He is also the spirit behind the Challenge Series a work in progress that will ultimately tell the sto...

topics: architecture, environmental, false-creek, political, sustainability