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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
City greenlights more funds for Vancouver Aquatic Centre renovation
Vancouver city council has unanimously approved the park board's request for additional funding to renovate the Vancouver Aquatic Centre. As CBC's Michelle Gomez reports, some swimmers are not happy about the changes.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Council votes to rename Vancouver street honouring architect of racist historical policies
Vancouver city council has voted to rename Trutch Street, due to its namesake's history of enacting racist policies harmful to Indigenous people.
Global News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Global News
Vancouver's Trutch Street to officially change to šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm
Vancouver City Council is set to vote on Tuesday on adopting a new Musqueam name for Trutch Street in Kitsilano. The street is named after Joseph Trutch, B.C.'s first lieutenant-governor whose policies inflicted harm on First Nations people. City councillors asked the Musqueam Indian Band to choose a replacement after voting to rename the street in 2021. The Nation gifted the name šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm, which is Musqueamview in the Musqueam Indian Band's hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language. 1:58 Vandals put 'Truth' in Trutch Street ahead of official name change Trutch Street runs between 18th and 1st Avenues on the city's west side in the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam people. Story continues below advertisement Trutch, who arrived in the province in 1859 and became B.C.'s chief commissioner of land and works in the 1860s, was considered an extreme racist. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy According to the Musqueam Indian Band, Trutch was openly hostile to First Nations, denied the existence of Aboriginal rights, and did not recognize previously established Indian Reserves, resulting in reserves shrinking throughout the province. The Musqueamview name will debut on the street on June 20.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Vancouver city council to vote on a car-free future for Granville Street
If Vancouver city council gives the go-ahead on Wednesday, Granville Street could one day resemble a mix of car-free Las Ramblas in Barcelona, with the live music of Nashville's Broadway, plus a touch of the bright lights of Tokyo's Shibuya pedestrian crossing. That is the 20-year vision for a striking new plan to revitalize the city's once-neon-lit grand old dame of a street, which has fallen on hard times. The plan, which envisions all of Granville eventually being car-free from the bridge over False Creek to Waterfront Station, could cost up to $140 million in 2025 dollars, according preliminary estimates in the report, which was two years in the making. 'Currently, the area faces challenges with vacant storefronts, lack of daytime activity, and rising health, safety and street-disorder concerns, contributing to a negative perception of the Granville Entertainment District,' the report states. The plan keys on three areas: The city centre (between Georgia and Smithe streets) with mixed-use residential developments including some of the city's tallest towers; the entertainment core (between Smithe and Davie streets), a hub of live music, theatres and restaurants; and the bridgehead (between Davie and Drake Streets) with a quieter mix of residential, local shops and cultural spaces. If approved, the plan eventually envisions the creation of a 'world-class destination public space gradually working toward a year-round shore-to-shore pedestrian zone.' Built around the time the city was founded, Granville soon became known as Theatre Row, and welcomed trolleys heading up and down. By the 1950s, it glowed with endless neon signs, and today is still home to icons such as the Orpheum Theatre and Commodore Ballroom. The plan's goal is to transform Granville into an arts, entertainment and cultural destination, with more restaurants and patios. That includes improving safety, live music, expanded hotel space, mixed-use residential (including tall towers 200 and 400 feet high, taller than previously allowed, near the Canada Line Station at Georgia), and single-room occupancy social housing. There are eight single-room accommodation buildings on Granville, the report states, containing about 600 rooms, many of them privately owned, which the city plans to replace with self-contained social housing. The preliminary estimated cost is between $90 million and $140 million. There is a proposed new plaza at Granville and Robson streets, which would be home giant digital billboards, like Manhattan's Times Square or Piccadilly Circus in London's West End, showing visual art and live-event screenings along with advertisements. At the moment, about 1,100 TransLink buses ply the corridor daily, carrying 21,000 passengers. Those would be shifted to adjacent Seymour and Howe streets, after those roads are upgraded. 'Granville Street, part of Vancouver's historic streetcar network, remains a busy transit corridor connecting key areas,' the report reads. 'The 2010 Winter Olympics marked a peak of activity, with significant changes including the introduction of the Canada Line and public realm improvements,' it says. 'Despite (today's) challenges, Granville Street has significant opportunities. 'The Granville Street plan will enhance the area's future for businesses, venues, visitors, and residents. The plan's vision aligns efforts across city departments, private property owners, and business and venue operators to transform Granville into a dynamic destination for culture, performance, and entertainment.' There will be regular reviews and updates to ensure the plan adapts to changing contexts, the report says. Before presenting the plan to council, the city held a dozen public workshops, held youth roundtables and public walking tours, received 5,700 completed surveys and heard 11,000 comments. The city also met with business and hospitality associations, arts and cultural organizations, social service providers, and public agencies such as B.C. Housing and TransLink. After the final round of engagement this past February, support for the vision was 76 per cent, the report says. gordmcintyre@ Farce in legislature as B.C. Conservatives seek a provincial election over a blurred Zoom call Vancouver teacher suspended after pup fetish identity, adult content discovered online If Vancouver city council gives the go-ahead on Wednesday, Granville Street could one day resemble a mix of car-free Las Ramblas in Barcelona, with the live music of Nashville's Broadway, plus a touch of the bright lights of Tokyo's Shibuya pedestrian crossing. That is the 20-year vision for a striking new plan to revitalize the city's once-neon-lit grand old dame of a street, which has fallen on hard times. The plan, which envisions all of Granville eventually being car-free from the bridge over False Creek to Waterfront Station, could cost up to $140 million in 2025 dollars, according preliminary estimates in the report, which was two years in the making. 'Currently, the area faces challenges with vacant storefronts, lack of daytime activity, and rising health, safety and street-disorder concerns, contributing to a negative perception of the Granville Entertainment District,' the report states. The plan keys on three areas: The city centre (between Georgia and Smithe streets) with mixed-use residential developments including some of the city's tallest towers; the entertainment core (between Smithe and Davie streets), a hub of live music, theatres and restaurants; and the bridgehead (between Davie and Drake Streets) with a quieter mix of residential, local shops and cultural spaces. If approved, the plan eventually envisions the creation of a 'world-class destination public space gradually working toward a year-round shore-to-shore pedestrian zone.' Built around the time the city was founded, Granville soon became known as Theatre Row, and welcomed trolleys heading up and down. By the 1950s, it glowed with endless neon signs, and today is still home to icons such as the Orpheum Theatre and Commodore Ballroom. The plan's goal is to transform Granville into an arts, entertainment and cultural destination, with more restaurants and patios. That includes improving safety, live music, expanded hotel space, mixed-use residential (including tall towers 200 and 400 feet high, taller than previously allowed, near the Canada Line Station at Georgia), and single-room occupancy social housing. There are eight single-room accommodation buildings on Granville, the report states, containing about 600 rooms, many of them privately owned, which the city plans to replace with self-contained social housing. The preliminary estimated cost is between $90 million and $140 million. There is a proposed new plaza at Granville and Robson streets, which would be home giant digital billboards, like Manhattan's Times Square or Piccadilly Circus in London's West End, showing visual art and live-event screenings along with advertisements. At the moment, about 1,100 TransLink buses ply the corridor daily, carrying 21,000 passengers. Those would be shifted to adjacent Seymour and Howe streets, after those roads are upgraded. 'Granville Street, part of Vancouver's historic streetcar network, remains a busy transit corridor connecting key areas,' the report reads. 'The 2010 Winter Olympics marked a peak of activity, with significant changes including the introduction of the Canada Line and public realm improvements,' it says. 'Despite (today's) challenges, Granville Street has significant opportunities. 'The Granville Street plan will enhance the area's future for businesses, venues, visitors, and residents. The plan's vision aligns efforts across city departments, private property owners, and business and venue operators to transform Granville into a dynamic destination for culture, performance, and entertainment.' There will be regular reviews and updates to ensure the plan adapts to changing contexts, the report says. Before presenting the plan to council, the city held a dozen public workshops, held youth roundtables and public walking tours, received 5,700 completed surveys and heard 11,000 comments. The city also met with business and hospitality associations, arts and cultural organizations, social service providers, and public agencies such as B.C. Housing and TransLink. After the final round of engagement this past February, support for the vision was 76 per cent, the report says.
CBC
24-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Vancouver's West Point Grey set to be transformed by Jericho Lands development
The Jericho Lands development received backing from Vancouver City Council last week. The First-Nations-led project has a massive footprint in the West Point Grey area, adding about 13,000 housing units over the next 25 years. To speak more on the coming changes are three guests representing the three nations involved with the project: Chief Jen Thomas with the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Chief Wayne Sparrow with the Musqueam Indian Band and Coun. and spokesperson Wilson Williams with the Squamish Nation.
