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  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_McMurray  ,  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FCkJ8ZZ9VI https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/o...

  https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/12/31/vehicle-incident-blocking-lions-gate-bridge  Another year has gone with no plans to have an expre...

  https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/celebrate-new-year-2026-with-spectacular-fireworks-top-cities-and-countries-around-the-wor...

  https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-free-new-years-eve-celebrations-ice-district-downtown   The longer that I live in bac...

https://curiocity.com/new-years-eve-fireworks-2026-near-calgary-alberta/   Just like Vancouver can't stop its surrounding cities & s...

  https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/how-watch-nye-fireworks-seattle   Despite Seattle being relatively close to backwards Vancouver, BC, no ...

  https://soperth.com.au/perthnews/perth-new-years-eve-fireworks-2025-2026-132795 https://www.perthnow.com.au/wa/iconic-raffles-hotel-promis...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-fireworks-2026-new-years-eve-nye   While  Vancouver  hasn't been able to get most other citi...

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  https://www.nsnews.com/opinion/letter-i-would-gladly-pay-a-bridge-toll-if-it-helps-solve-our-traffic-woes-11665442   https://en.wikipedia....

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwwOqxqzNrQ   It's great symbolism with opening the bridge with just 1 lane. In 1800s backwater BC, it...

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  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IIpoXRBjJ4A   Even a safety barrier of a meter or a few feet in height would prevent drunk or epileptic or ...

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  https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/starship  123m or 403 feet in length. https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-starship-nasa-saturn-v-sls-mo...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDFkc9Oa-j0   Unfortunatly, the old bridge is such bad shape that it can't be refurbished. Otherwise, ...

https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/89430?culture=en-CA   It would be very likely for Alberta to have the first such power plants i...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/riverview-bridge-opening-official-christmas-pattullo-replacement   They should have had a horse and waggon...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G35yW19zotY

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-VyakJf9c    NYC

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-cargo-freight   Unfortunatly, the antigrowth crowd will always try to ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bridges-skytrain-shutdown-chaos-december-23-2025   There is nothing like short trains that stop running an...

  https://www.accuweather.com/en/climate/japan-to-restart-the-worlds-biggest-nuclear-power-plant-15-years-after-fukushima-disaster/1847018  ...

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  https://globalnews.ca/video/11579521/metro-vancouver-leadership-chaos   This has been such an inept and mismaged organization for several ...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRC243t3jkc   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa#Economy    Ethiopia’s Capital Is Transforming Into...

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

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw934knFUgc  Such a very narrow 4 lane bridge that just wasn't properly designed for future capacity. ...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4aYxObfjJ8   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mann_Bridge#Original_bridge  The original PMB had only 2 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNTg9EX7MLw  While trams and streetcars (LRT) can't rival the capacity of a metro train or commuter rail...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Corridor_Foundation   https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/mayors-to-work-with-first-nations-on-c...

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  https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2025/12/11/all-aboard-video-creators-keep-an-eye-on-langleys-skytrain/

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  https://apga.org.au/pipeline-facts-and-figures   https://www.aemc.gov.au/energy-system/gas/gas-pipeline-register   https://apga.org.au/pip...

  https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/half-of-canadians-support-a-new-pipeline-between-alberta-and-bc-poll/   All that backwater BC has to...

  https://globalnews.ca/video/11571149/no-help-for-broadway-corridor-businesses-suffering-from-subway-construction/   If the Covid control s...

The REM vs. Reality: Does Montreal's new train meet expectations?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq1xpxOt7FM

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFaRBCg9AWA   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmhEqpJKVao

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7CxiqNnm80    While LA has a subway, it's not that extensive. Of course several other cities have mor...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_FnM-e-8xs   This city could have been as big as Boston or Montreal by now. 

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd4aYyxcoO4    Secrets of the Elizabeth Line  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJrXeLPLcLI   https://jfdata...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7JX6fD6GXA    Manley on Canada joining EU defence program  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m67_sGvESEA

  https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/investigation-launched-into-misuse-of-funds-allegations-at-north-shore-emergency-management-11583050

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-olympic-line-demonstration-streetcar-revival-cancelled   Once again, what's easy for several c...

The Bus and Bike Bridge Concept isn't officially banned in Vancouver or BC in general. It just hasn't been as important as it is in ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/translink-2026-budget-ridership-growth-forecast

https://seattletransitblog.com/2025/12/04/federal-way-link-extension-a-sneak-peek/   https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/light-rail-exp...

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  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/hudsons-bay-downtown-vancouver-building-sale-redevelopment

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_A83Bqzfic    What Lies Beneath Chicago?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBVF-CMSORo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westham_Island_Bridge  So, it would take until the mid 2020s for this wagon road era bridge to be seriously co...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP4RUBp1Ucw    https://jfdatalinks.blogspot.com/search?q=SkyTrain

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/2406-2484-renfrew-street-vancouver-rental-housing-tower-revised-openform

  https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/main-st-is-high-quality-public-space-deserves-solar-protection-dec4-public-hearing-215-229e...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/75-east-8th-avenue-vancouver-hotel-nicola

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/99-b-line-bus-stop-relocation-university-endowment-lands-ubc-lelem-village   https://visit.ubc.ca/eat-drin...

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Why San Francisco Runs America's Slowest...Metro?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zzi1oNaRIUE  Unless a streetcar, tram or any LRV has ...

  https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/events-before-dec9th-dtes-mass-rezone-public-hearing   I really like tall buildings, but......

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/granville-strip-entertainment-district-sros-supportive-housing-closure-pleas   It was such a foolish idea ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-municipal-government-performance-satisfaction

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-cities-regional-district-choking-housing-supply-demand   Developers want to make a profit,...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-fifa-world-cup-road-closures-fan-zone-map

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAebaW4ZDLw   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK0U6HeTKPk

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/surrey-langley-skytrain-construction-one-year-milestone-progress

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-molson-coors-brewery-quantum-park-redevelopment-potential

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/dunna-eh-house-of-healing-2538-birch-street-vancouver-jameson-first-nations-health-authority    https://st...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiOC13McqdY    The Rise and Fall of The San Francisco Centre Mall  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5rosHI...

The Secret Subway Beneath the City  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUMWXOUfJf4    Exploring the MBTA Green Line in Boston  https://www.yout...

  https://cityhallwatch.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/2611victoria-dr-tower-rezoning-on-existing-rental-building-site/   No matter how big Vancou...

  https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2emg1kj1klt   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0e0KiUvxh0 https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/artic...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfQTjvFFMUY    The Biggest Pain Point of Calgary's CTrain (and how to fix it for less than the cost of...

  https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/1p7kqyv/did_you_know_the_vancouver_harbour_air_control   https://panethos.wordpress.com/2025/0...

  https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/price-tag-for-new-pne-amphitheatre-surges-to-almost-184m   https://vancouversun.com/news/local-ne...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pattullo-bridge-closures-replacement-opening   No matter how much NW wants to be one of the smallest citie...

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-honda-celebration-of-light-cancelled-9.6993068   Some people say that there can...

  https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/nutrien-selects-u-s-port-to-build-new-potash-export-terminal-9.6992424   https://investingnews...

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longview,_Washington   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Longview

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVQ8CbZK7Mo   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_Eglinton So, what should have been a proper high capaci...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-fUP_6RVDo   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Line   https://www.metrolinx.com/en/projects-and-progr...

  https://macleans.ca/society/montreals-new-rail-line-is-the-future/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Paris_Express  ,  https://www.you...

The Transit Every Airport Needs  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YeVZVluQWI&t=247s   https://www.upexpress.com/en/about-up/things-are-l...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4V8jo8-NFg&t=113s    Drone View Of Toronto’s One Bloor West - Canada’s Tallest Building When Complete...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt3gjetsDtQ   How Sydney is Designed To Crush Poor People  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni1bk-yEstg   A...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/highway-99-lane-closures-78th-street-interchange

  https://dailyhive.com/toronto/canada-next-tallest-building-100-floors   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_108  Opened between 2018 t...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CipNVHhOER8 Why is the Purple Line in L.A. so Short?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4F0hB2nEcE   Why fixi...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq9iJyNLY7Q   The High Price of Keeping DC’s Skyline very Low  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHjMQ8T5ZRI...

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmC8UJs9VYo   Paris Metro Expansion 1900-2030 (Métro, RER, Tram, Grand Paris Express)  https://www.youtube...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqRTBzUfJmo   So, was it just a B$ publicity stunt?

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwsOVZ-j7hg   Oakridge_Park  is on a much smaller scale than  Metrotown ,  Brentwood  and  Lougheed . It w...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09pmnf8npA8   There was a time when no structure in BC was allowed to be as tall as Blackpool Tower. Then ...

  https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/westin-bayshore-vancouver-best-luxury-hotel    https://vancouversbestplaces.com/vancouver-hotels/vancouver...

  https://www.foxnews.com/us/fire-ship-docked-port-los-angeles-prompts-evacuation-crew-officials-say

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCFxiQZfdGg   Texas has more people than Australia.

  https://smapse.com/5-cities-in-the-world-with-the-most-monstrous-traffic-jams   https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/tr...

  https://vancouversun.com/news/quadreal-sells-the-post-heritage-building-vancouver  This stump  building+complex  doesn't even have 26 ...

  future condominium tower project in Surrey City Centre has now shifted its residential uses to 100 per cent secured purpose-built market ...