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5. Kingsgate Mall

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2023

Kingsgate Mall, a Vancouver School Board owned site may be up for sale for private development. The site of a former school, the mall has become an important fixture serving the basic needs of the people living in the area, many of whom are working class. There is...

6. Gain Wah and Keefer Rooms

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2023

On September 9, 2023 a community coalition hosted a block party at 218/222 Keefer in Chinatown to draw awareness to food security and affordable housing in Chinatown. Exactly one year earlier, a fire forced the closure of the Gain Wah restaurant on the ground level of...

7. Britannia

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2023

Britannia Community Services Center is located west of Commercial Drive at Napier Street. It is a collection of various social, educational and recreational facilities, which includes a secondary school that was built in 1911, additions of a gym and cafeteria in 1955,...

8. Skeena Terrace

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2023

Skeena Terrace, located at 2298 Cassiar off Lougheed Highway, East 5th and Skeena St. is a 10.8 acre site planned for large-scale redevelopment due to its close proximity to the Skytrain Rupert Station. BC Housing is intending to replace the 230 homes currently there...

9. View Cones

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2023

Since the motion to review Vancouver’s view cones was passed by City Council in October, there has been a lot of attention on the debate over why they do and do not matter and what should happen to them. Some consider the ocean and mountain views that form the...