Downtown Vancouver Updates - Page 405

osirisboy · #**8081** Posted **Dec 3, 2011, 4:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by EdinVan

There's definitely a need for more public discussion/education about suicide more generally. Our effort to avoid the social transmission of suicidal behaviour has the unintended effect of further alienating and stigmatizing those who feel suicidal. Careless and indiscriminate reporting of suicides does tend to increase the suicide rate, yet so does having no discussion about it at all. We need to find a good middle ground.

Absolutely agree!

Denscity · #**8082** Posted **Dec 3, 2011, 5:16 PM**

Lets talk about "Downtown Vancouver Updates". Surely someone took a few new pictures or has some news to share. Im 7 hours away and rely on locals for the latest info.

osirisboy · #**8083** Posted **Dec 3, 2011, 9:18 PM**

Ok I'll throw out a quick update. The excavation on Maddox to have reached bottom. Crane should be going up soon

Sir Conga · #**8084** Posted **Dec 6, 2011, 11:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by entheosfog

Dunsmuir Hotel - 1920/2010 by entheos_fog, on Flickr

I noticed some scaffolding on the exterior corner last night. Might be cleaning it up a bit.

Built Form · #**8085** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 11:19 AM**

Last month I was speaking to Karen Hoese, Rezoning Planner at City Hall during the Howe/Drake development open house. She's also responsible for the Credit Suisse tower and the all the land under the Granville bride head south of Pacific. She mentioned that there will be a full size grocery store there in the 20-25K sq ft range. The study paid for by Reliance/Pattison for their Burrard Gateway project showed the viablility for a larger store.
I think it's part of the 425 footer west of the bridge on Howe designed by BIG mentioned earlier by Jlo.

hollywoodnorth · #**8086** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 11:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Built Form

Last month I was speaking to Karen Hoese, Rezoning Planner at City Hall during the Howe/Drake development open house. She's also responsible for the Credit Suisse tower and the all the land under the Granville bride head south of Pacific. She mentioned that there will be a full size grocery store there in the 20-25K sq ft range. The study paid for by Reliance/Pattison for their Burrard Gateway project showed the viablility for a larger store.
I think it's part of the 425 footer west of the bridge on Howe designed by BIG mentioned earlier by Jlo.

sounds great! thanks for the tid-bit

looks like the Credit Suisse tower passed the UDP >> http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/udp/2011/Minutes/Nov30.html

also MECCANIA ... 104 East 1st Avenue passed as well!

Log1988 · #**8087** Posted **Dec 8, 2011, 11:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth

also MECCANIA ... 104 East 1st Avenue passed as well!

It says Non-support 10-0. But 10-0 indicates support.

Sir Conga · #**8088** Posted **Dec 12, 2011, 12:07 AM**

I'm not sure if this is the best thread for this...

Are there any renders of the North end of Granville Street Bridge with the loops taken out? I feel like I saw one a while ago, but cannot find it again. Cheers.

Locked In · #**8089** Posted **Dec 12, 2011, 12:10 AM**

^ Check out the boards posted on the City's website here: http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/planning/granvilleloops/public/index.htm

PopYourColla · #**8090** Posted **Dec 12, 2011, 12:50 AM**

I see the city is still slowly working on the Roundhouse park revitalization. 4 new trees have been planted.
photo taken today.

entheosfog · #**8091** Posted **Dec 12, 2011, 8:52 AM**

1100 block of Granville:

officedweller · #**8092** Posted **Dec 12, 2011, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by PopYourColla

I see the city is still slowly working on the Roundhouse park revitalization. 4 new trees have been planted.

I think it's tree planting time of year - I've seen a lot go in all over the city recently.

SpongeG · #**8093** Posted **Dec 13, 2011, 12:40 AM**

wow

Bear spotted rummaging in trash in downtown Vancouver

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local...111212/20111212/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

A black bear perches on top of a garbage truck in downtown Vancouver. Dec. 12, 2011. (Vancouver Public Library)

WarrenC12 · #**8094** Posted **Dec 13, 2011, 2:21 AM**

The article said the bear was 90-100 lbs. I think that's impossible, or the pictures are fake... look at that thing!

Canadian Mind · #**8095** Posted **Dec 13, 2011, 3:38 AM**

looks about right if you ask me.

WaxItYourself · #**8096** Posted **Dec 13, 2011, 4:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

The article said the bear was 90-100 lbs. I think that's impossible, or the pictures are fake... look at that thing!

It was a cub. For some reason in that picture it looks very large. Much larger than it actually was. Probably just the camera angle.

agrant · #**8097** Posted **Dec 13, 2011, 5:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by PopYourColla

I see the city is still slowly working on the Roundhouse park revitalization. 4 new trees have been planted.
photo taken today.

Is that a park, or just a widened sidewalk?

jsbertram · #**8098** Posted **Dec 13, 2011, 5:36 AM**

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Originally Posted by agrant

Is that a park, or just a widened sidewalk?

The Roundhouse plaza, perhaps?

Built Form · #**8099** Posted **Dec 14, 2011, 3:13 AM**

Very cool greenhouse to be built on the top level of the parkade at 535 Richards. As reported in todays online Vancouver Sun.

http://www.vancouversun.com/High+tech+gr...ouver+parkade+rooftop/5854302/story.html

hollywoodnorth · #**8100** Posted **Dec 15, 2011, 12:41 AM**

fire at Mondrian >> http://www.globaltvbc.com/fire+in+downtown+vancouver/6442542705/story.html

http://www.theprovince.com/Firefighters+...ml?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

another pic >> http://twitpic.com/7tcusk & http://instagr.am/p/ZKZ3-/ & http://twitpic.com/7tcrzw