For three days at the end of May, the EAT! Vancouver Food + Cooking Festival returns to celebrate the best in local cuisine. Restaurants from around the region, along with wineries, retailers and other industry specialists will be there to…
A Vancouver landmark known the world over is coming down today. BC Place Stadium’s iconic air-supported white fabric dome is being deflated as part of a renovation project which will see a new retractable roof installed. Souvenir seekers unfortunately won’t…
TransLink, along with the British Columbia provincial government, is conducting studies for expanding rapid transit out to the University of British Columbia. The route to the university is one of the busiest in the city and the transportation authority is…
Two and a half weeks sure go by pretty quickly. The world had their eyes on the west coast of Canada as athletes from all walks of life competed in their respective winter sports. The streets of Vancouver were jam-packed…
Locals and visitors alike have been upset that the Olympic flame is burning behind a chain link fence down by the Vancouver Convention Centre. Last night, VANOC adjusted the fence by moving it in closer to the flame and removing…
The future of rapid transit is here! Since opening in 1985, SkyTrain has become an integral part of transportation in Metro Vancouver. Linking the communities of Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster and Surrey together, SkyTrain utilizes close to 49 km…
As the Winter Olympics draw closer, a number of streets in and around downtown Vancouver will be closed off or limited to authorized vehicles. The closures are expected to cause commuter headaches for those who live or work in the…
Starting next year, TransLink will be installing faregates at all SkyTrain, Canada Line, West Coast Express and SeaBus stations. At the same time, smart card technology, with reloadable cards, will be set up making it easier to take transit. The…
Environment Canada is predicting the first snow to start falling as early as Friday. The forecast calls for the white stuff on Saturday, Sunday and Monday before milder temperatures turn some of it to rain. Earlier this year, the Vancouver…