Monthly Archives: January 2012

New MEC HQ sails through public hearing

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

A proposal by Mountain Equipment Coop to build a new five-storey headquarters in east Vancouver has been given a unanimous stamp of approval after a public hearing Monday night at city hall. The building would be constructed on a pair … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Opera’s new digs

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Vancouver Opera showed of its new 30,000 square foot facility, Thursday, to hundreds of subscribers. Last July, the Opera consolidated several offices throughout the city, including a ticket office downtown, at its current facility at McLean St. and East 3rd … Continue reading →

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Rize presents new plan to council

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Vancouver city council will consider a new development plan for the corner of Kingsway and Broadway that has generated controversy and heated public debate. The site was home to older two-storey commercial buildings until 2009, when they burned to the … Continue reading →

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UPDATE: The Rio’s last movie?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

The province says it is reviewing a policy that forbids movie theatres from serving alcohol, unless they give up the flicks and focus on live events. The Rio Theatre at Broadway and Commercial stopped showing movies this week, when the … Continue reading →

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MEC’S new HQ

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

How big is the Mountain Equipment Co-op getting? A hint might be contained in a new development proposal going to Vancouver city council at the end of the month. The Vancouver-based outdoor equipment and clothing merchant has submitted a proposal … Continue reading →

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Is anything selling now?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Ok, I’m not going to make this a real estate blog, but I was told a curious thing last night about the area between Main and Commercial, north of Broadway. I was out for supper with a good friend of … Continue reading →

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Balanced real estate market reported in Vancouver

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver reported Wednesday that sales and listings had improved in 2011, but were still well shy of the highs reached in 2009, before the Great Recession. There were 32,390 properties sold last year, 5.6 … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on January 4, 2012 by
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