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  https://globalnews.ca/news/10597490/calgarys-water-repairs-risky-stage-mayor/

https://worlds50beaches.com/top-50-worlds-best-beaches  Of course Vancouver diddn't make the list. https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles...

  https://globalnews.ca/news/10595560/metro-vancouver-new-chair-controversies/ https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=the+shitty+BC+agend...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-fare-evasion-enforcement-program-new

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/citizen-4663-kingsway-burnaby-hotel-anthem-properties https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-skys...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-government-federal-infrastructure-funding-request

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-cost-efficiency-measures

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-livable-cities-2024-calgary

  https://www.dw.com/en/german-brewery-makes-beer-with-sewage-water/video-69430566 BC's loss & Germany's gain, but Vancouver sti...

  https://globalnews.ca/news/10588970/water-advisory-vancouver-sunset-beach-e-coli Should it be renamed, Sunshit Beach? https://bc.ctvnews.c...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-housing-target-order-supply-act-bc

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/city-calgary-water-main-break-repairs-work-complete-1.7245765 Fortunately, for Calgary this isn...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/oakridge-park-retailers-commercial-leasing-vancouver

  https://globalnews.ca/news/10588107/metro-vancouver-international-travel-expenses/

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-brt-bus-rapid-transit-station-design-concept

  https://globalnews.ca/news/10584825/false-creek-sewage-spill-water-concerns/ It really should be renamed, SHIT CREEK! https://vancouver.ci...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/rupert-and-renfrew-station-area-plan-skytrain-vancouver-draft-concept

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-population-growth-forecast-statistics

  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13564481/Marthas-Vineyard-faces-dangerous-housing-shortage-crisis.html Whenever there is a big mo...

  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/24/opinion/boston-north-south-rail-link-debate-over-decades/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North-South...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-no-23-bus-route-west-end-english-bay-road-construction

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/housing-vancouver-targets-10-year-2033-forecast-statistics

  https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ecoli-jumped-english-bay-beaches-sewer-leak For some reason, most cities with beaches aren't ...

  https://portvancouver.civilspace.io/en/projects/burnaby-rail-corridor-improvements-project https://www.portvancouver.com/projects/road-and...

  https://www.nsnews.com/national-news/canadas-population-forecast-to-reach-63-million-as-people-over-85-set-to-triple-9128539 Yet, the BC p...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTPIs370dPM

  https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/two-vancouver-sewer-leaks-three-days-false-creek While EXCRET CREEK could work, SHIT CREEK is sti...

  https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/history/5-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-trains-in-vancouver-9125268

  https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-autobahn-bridges-falling-apart/a-69439952 "German Transport Minister Volker Wissing is hammering out a...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-transit-oriented-areas-toa-policies-maps-skytrain-bus-exchanges

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-summer-2024   It really gets to be quite frustrating when Vancouver ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouverite-raving-calgary So far, Vancouver hasn't been able to get Calgary to adopt a similar shitt...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-delayed-condo-projects-cacs-payments

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dunsmuir-georgia-vancouver-viaducts-earthquake-seismic-risk-northeast-false-creek-plan

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-langley-skytrain-station-designs-renderings-concepts

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/06/20/vancouver-broken-sewer-main/ Fortunately, it wasn't the SHIT- PIPE  that took over the city. ...

  https://www.langleyadvancetimes.com/community/langley-man-last-surviving-ironworker-of-second-narrows-bridge-collapse-attends-66th-anniver...

BRT  can be very effective, if it has its own lanes.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit https://www.lightrailnow.org/facts/fa_...

Even though there were apparent budget limits through the years, the first 2  SkyTrain  lines still should have been designed with a provisi...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail https://www.calgary.ca/green-line/trains/low-floor-trains.html https://andrewknack.ca/blog/lrt-brt-...

  https://www.nsnews.com/economy-law-politics/rob-shaw-ebys-rationale-for-sale-of-icbc-head-office-stretches-credulity-9105337 This area sho...

  https://mpora.com/surfing/fancy-surfing-SHIT-PIPE-yep-real-place https://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/Shit-Pipe https://www.boardriding.co...

  https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/metro-announces-independent-review-of-ballooning-sewage-plant-cost-9104180 This is a  total  $HIT- PIPE ...

  https://metrovancouver.org/services/liquid-waste/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-project This is total  North+Shore , $HIT- PIPE  m...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/north-shore-wastewater-treatment-plant-metro-vancouver-independent-review This is quite a  shit-pipe of a...

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-transit-summer All 4 cities should have been much better connected by now. https://dailyhive.com/vancouve...

  https://dailyhive.com/calgary/alberta-breaks-home-construction-record

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1850-thornton-street-455-565-great-northern-way-vancouver-emily-carr-station-pci-low-tide-rezoning-proposa...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP_89 Formation Line 4 : 6 cars per trainset Line 6 : 5 cars per trainset Capacity CC : 720 passengers, 242 ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel#Cut-and-cover   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Michel_station_(Paris_M%C3%A9tro) https://en.wikipe...

  https://dailyhive.com/calgary/calgary-housing-market-real-estate-report Edmonton named the most affordable big city in Canada  https://dai...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-lonsdale-quay-bus-exchange-demolition-redevelopment

  https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/vancouver-housing-impossibly-unaffordable-report

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/broadway-plan-vancouver-housing-affordability Luxury housing isn't the problem, nor are 1 bedroom apar...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-exec-salary-pushback Such a high level salary & the inept & shortsighted  Metro-Va...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/icbc-lonsdale-headquarters-redevelopment-housing-151-west-esplanade-north-vancouver This building should h...

  https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/9780784481035.014 Unfortunately, when the bridge was rebuilt, there was no concept for a couple of bus...

  https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6420521 https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=66&status=15  H https://skyscraperpage.com/...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/summer-weather-vancouver-june https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=Crappy+Vancouver+Weather+for+June

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_density https://www.straight.com/city-culture/why-urban-density-is-actually-good-for-us https://www.sm...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0DKsMJl6Z8

  https://bc.ctvnews.ca/sellers-still-occupying-home-on-vancouver-s-west-side-that-they-sold-for-3-9-million-a-year-ago-1.6923703

  https://www.straight.com/living/vancouvers-largest-licensed-patio-to-open-this-summer-at-bc-place

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-city-hall-redevelopment-civic-district-concepts

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/06/13/bc-vancouver-income-home-prices-comparison/ https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/06/10/bc-residents...

  https://bc.ctvnews.ca/increasing-number-of-canadians-hold-negative-view-on-immigration-poll-finds-1.6924704 https://globalnews.ca/news/105...

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/06/12/every-new-home-built-requires-100000-in-infrastructure-spending-report-2/

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/06/12/vancouver-tree-planting-extreme-heat-prevention/ Such a sad & pathetic joke, hardly any warmt...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/10355-king-george-boulevard-surrey-civic-district-wesgroup-properties-safeway-site

  https://globalnews.ca/news/10560238/big-one-earthquake-threat-bc/

  https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/weather/british-columbia/vancouver  No days are expeted to get above 20C for the next 2 weeks. Cold a...

  https://globalnews.ca/news/10553318/metro-vancouver-mayors-trip-expenses/

  https://www.railforthevalley.com/latest-news/zweisystem/a-letter-to-north-shore-mayors   Fortunately, most real cities around the world ar...

  https://www.biv.com/news/entertainment-media-sports/open-letter-vancouver-whitecaps-lionel-messi-2024-9041989

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/06/10/harbour-crash-sparks-safety-concerns/

  https://globalnews.ca/news/10555608/coal-harbour-plane-crash-under-investigation-by-transportation-safety-board/

  https://icud2024.org/

  https://vancouversun.com/news/floatplane-crashes-in-vancouver-harbour https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/seaplane-crash-vanco...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZORu7EkpyM Population control and reduction was the goal for some of those in world management. However, a ...

  https://www.biv.com/news/real-estate/why-vancouvers-office-market-is-thriving-amid-north-american-struggles-9011250

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median_strip#Railway_use https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Transperth_B-series_train_on_th...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_line_(London_Underground) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_line_(London_Underground)#Map https://...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/north-shore-metrotown-skytrain-brt-lrt-planning Since this won't be a 24hr line, as the SkyTrain  isn...

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/06/05/councillors-call-for-metro-vancouver-overhaul/

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-new-revenue-sources-ideas https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-ceo-kevin-quinn-interview

You get cold, damp crappy fall & winter weather in  both  cities, simple as that.  http://www.seattle.climatemps.com/vs/vancouver.php ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/ubc-surrey-campus-potential-design-concept https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canada-housing-starts-construct...

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/06/04/richmond-hospital-redevelopment-price-doubles/ All regional hospitals should be designed where it...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-alberta-real-estate

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/1780-east-broadway-vancouver-safeway-commercial-broadway-station-redevelopment-may-2024-design Big metropo...

Its difficult to grasp the  Sun_Belt  from a SW BC perspective. https://www.thoughtco.com/sun-belt-in-united-states-1435569 Unlike mild BC, ...

Perth  is in a similar climate to that of Miami or San Diego. So far away from cold, damp Vancouver, BC.

  https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/this-is-where-and-when-the-oilers-will-play-the-panthers-for-the-stanley-cup-1.6911293 Despite Alberta not bei...

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-oilers-gearing-up-for-stanley-cup-final-against-florida-panthers-1.7222766 One would have...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/gilmore-place-retail-brentwood-burnaby-onni

  https://globalnews.ca/news/10542082/b-c-mayors-ottawa-flood-prevention-funding-applications/

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  https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/heat-proofing-cities-emergency-oriented-approaches-must-give-way-to-long-term-planning-9...

  https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/with-metro-vancouver-term-ending-delta-mayor-pulls-out-of-amsterdam-trip-7367043 https://vancouver.cit...

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/05/31/bc-preparing-for-heat-wave-next-week  Seems almost like a sad joke, because it's been cold ...

  https://www.surrey.ca/news-events/news/78m-road-improvements-underway-32-avenue

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/video/2024/05/29/district-of-north-vancouver-considers-skytrain-rapid-bus-expansions-to-ease-congestion/ A p...

  https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-unveils-240-language-racism-reporting-helpline-1.6906991  Too little too late? So many restrictions were imposed...

  https://bc.ctvnews.ca/transportation-service-cuts-loom-if-funding-can-t-be-found-for-programs-translink-report-1.6906670 https://globalnew...

  https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-cities-fail-to-crack-national-housing-affordability-list-1.6905176 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/greater-vancouver-home-...

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-a-top-contender-for-toronto-vancouver-residents-seeking-housing-affordability-1.7218378

  https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/infrastructure/2024/05/langley-highway-widening-project-moves-to-next-phase

  https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/05/construction-underway-on-bloor-dundas-pedestrian-tunnel

  https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/infrastructure/2024/05/work-on-new-rome-subway-line-under-the-colosseum-and-forum-enters-cruc...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN5EJDmPQ04  Some people would like to go back to the horse & carriage days. https://www.youtube.com/w...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufgQdU5DUI8 How Toronto Got Addicted to Cars  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkO-DttA9ew

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx5GBKjiw2c

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/05/28/locke-unhappy-with-delays-to-pattullo/ Of course a bridge with at least 2 bus & HOV lanes, pl...

New law requires large-building owners to report emissions, with plans to reduce greenhouse gas limits by 2040   https://www.cbc.ca/news/can...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pattullo-bridge-replacement-crossing-capacity-small Indeed, why build a bridge with 2 bus lanes & 2 HO...

  https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/five-of-ontario-s-top-10-worst-roads-are-located-in-the-toronto-area-1.6903196  Of course its a good idea to ma...