Exactly what was lost, and what has changed, is there on the maps. The first, a snapshot of income distribution in Metro Vancouver in 1970, shows a uniform expanse of middle class neighbourhoods. They blanket all of Metro. Small enclaves of rich and poor areas exist within that expanse, but they are anomalies. It was [...]
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Pete McMartin: In Metro Vancouver, there are more rich, more poor and less in between
Drop in home-ownership costs offers little help for Metro Vancouverites
Price declines eased the burden of home ownership a little bit in Metro Vancouver, according to RBC’s latest Housing Trends report, but that barely dented the unaffordability of property in Canada’s most expensive market. RBC’s third-quarter housing trends and affordability report, released Wednesday, showed Metro Vancouver saw the “most significant improvement” from the previous quarter [...]
Richmond breathing sour smell of success for Metro Vancouver’s food scraps program
It seems like, for the time being at least, Richmond is paying the price for the success of the entire Lower Mainland’s food waste recycling programs. Vancouver Sun – News / Vancouver
Metro Vancouver’s industrial land squeeze cries out for bold solutions
Opinions differ on how we utilize remaining space Vancouver Sun – News / Vancouver
Wind warning in effect for Metro Vancouver, ferries still on schedule
Rain. Rain. Rain. Periods of rain. Rain. Rain. Such is the forecast for Metro Vancouver from Monday to Saturday, according to Environment Canada. Vancouver Sun – News / Vancouver
