Downtown Vancouver Updates

[Genauso]

Postmedia (Vancouver Sun, The Province) have reportedly gone from 1000 employees 10 years ago, to 100 employees a year ago, to about 75 employees today.

https://twitter.com/gordmcintyre

It looks like the entire remaining staff can fit into one of their conference rooms.

200 Granville St is right next door to Waterfront Station, great location.

Amazon was mentioned as being one tenant seeking 100,000+ sq ft in large floor plates.

The owners of Postmedia seem to have decided to do less and less, and will run the newspapers with a local skeleton crew until bankruptcy. Either way, there is more space available today and very likely Postmedia will soon move to another location.

[Vantage]

Originally Posted by Genauso

The owners of Postmedia seem to have decided to do less and less, and will run the newspapers with a local skeleton crew until bankruptcy. Either way, there is more space available today and very likely Postmedia will soon move to another location.

Wasn't it announced that they are moving to the Broadway Tech Centre on Renfrew St? Or am I imagining things?

[LeftCoaster]

Originally Posted by Genauso

The owners of Postmedia seem to have decided to do less and less, and will run the newspapers with a local skeleton crew until bankruptcy. Either way, there is more space available today and very likely Postmedia will soon move to another location.

Vantage is correct, Postmedia is moving to Broadway Tech later this year.

Nearly all of the vacated Postmedia space has already been leased.

[Dimswitch]

Who is it that lists the order of the bldgs on that page? I'd like to know why One Wall is listed 3rd thx to that 26 ft pole it has sticking up there while Harbour Centre's 100 ft mast is not considered????

[jollyburger]

^^ Do you work for Harbour Centre or something?

[Dimswitch]

Originally Posted by jollyburger

^^ Do you work for Harbour Centre or something?

Not at all, it just irritates me when the order of the tallest bldgs doesn't seem to make sense, if that pole counts then why not the mast. I can see One Wall from where I sit right now and I don't even know what it is other than a skinny pole. At least the mast is something substantial.

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by Genauso

Postmedia (Vancouver Sun, The Province) have reportedly gone from 1000 employees 10 years ago, to 100 employees a year ago, to about 75 employees today.

https://twitter.com/gordmcintyre

It looks like the entire remaining staff can fit into one of their conference rooms.

200 Granville St is right next door to Waterfront Station, great location.

Amazon was mentioned as being one tenant seeking 100,000+ sq ft in large floor plates.

The owners of Postmedia seem to have decided to do less and less, and will run the newspapers with a local skeleton crew until bankruptcy. Either way, there is more space available today and very likely Postmedia will soon move to another location.

Man, I really hope fashion makes a comeback one day in Vancouver.

After working for over 3 years in Japan this just feels so unprofessional for work attire.

I have actually found that wearing a suit to work actually ends up making you feel a little more proud towards what you are doing (and it actually helps give you a stronger sense between your professional life and your personal life).

Vancouver has just become way too casual IMO.

[a very long weekend]

^ so the high school students you're teaching in gunma or whatever are better dressed than these journalists (a notoriously well-dressed group, as everyone knows) in this photo? good to know.

also, aren't you from maple ridge?

[Klazu]

Well, most of mainstream media has dug their own graves by reducing investigative journalism to make room for scandal-seeking clickbaiting. There's no saving them from themselves.

[GlassCity]

Suits are a relic of a by-gone era. Forcing people to dress in the most uncomfortable attire in existence just to look more important in photos is silly.

[Marshal]

We have a dress dress code in the office: arts/professional, suits for certain meetings (client meetings, business/municipal meetings), casual (as in the photo above) after hours - though no one dresses as poorly as that group. We are a design firm, so our image reflects that, but the type of people in our profession often have created the typical style by the time they get this far. We never have any problems.

My rule? As long as your dress never catches a client's attention (in a negative way), its probably OK.

If someone were to wear a suit all the time, or any other 'charged' mode of dress, we might suggest they relax a bit. If they told me that "wearing a suit to work actually ends up making them feel a little more proud towards what they are doing, " I would not be happy. In our office, pride of work had better come from the work. Sorry Metro-One.

[Metro-One]

A had a good chuckle towards Marshals reply, seems like a similar excuse someone who is obese would make towards eating what they want all the time. Of course the quality of the work it what is most important, but calling wearing a suit or other professional attire regularly to work as "charged" comes off as a very odd sentiment.

It may sound weird, but dressing nice can actually have a positive influence on your overall feeling towards work. Similar to eating well and exercising (staying in shape).

It is hard to convince those who haven't tried it before. I use to be somewhat heavy and dressed like a slob (yep, Maple Ridge) with no fashion sense for erosional outings, and never a suit for work, but one day I decided to start working out and running. I became in shape and found that good fashion and suits were no longer uncomfortable to wear (imagine that), and the rest just fell into place from there.

For me it shows a sense of pride and duty. I agree it does not have to be a strict formal suite or dress, but something that is well put together and doesn't look like you are sitting at your computer at home after getting out of bed.

And it is not just typical office jobs either, but uniforms in general. Riding the train yesterday in Japan and could not help but notice how all the JR employees have very professional uniforms. Then I look at Translink's "uniforms" and it looks so sloppy and lazy. It may seem like a trivial aspect, but similar to removing graffiti from trains, keeping stations clean, and washing the train cars themselves, having the employees well dressed creates a stronger sense of professionalism and place to the rail system overall.

Presentation is important to me, wether it is the glass used on a tower, the font used on a sign, or how someone dresses when they are representing a form / company / organization.

[Metro-One]

Originally Posted by GlassCity

Suits are a relic of a by-gone era. Forcing people to dress in the most uncomfortable attire in existence just to look more important in photos is silly.

Do you feel the same way about all traditional clothing around the world, or do you romanticize non-western formal attire? (I find this to be a common hypocritical stance from those who don't like traditional western formal clothing)

I must say this is one issue where I have to side with the Canadian forum over the Vancouver one.

Ontario (Toronto) and especially Quebec (Montreal) have found a far better balance in fashion (formal and casual) than Vancouver has. Even Calgary at least has some sense of identity with their mix of suits and cowboy fashion.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

Do you feel the same way about all traditional clothing around the world, or do you romanticize non-western formal attire? (I find this to be a common hypocritical stance from those who don't like traditional western formal clothing)

I must say this is one issue where I have to side with the Canadian forum over the Vancouver one.

Ontario (Toronto) and especially Quebec (Montreal) have found a far better balance in fashion (formal and casual) than Vancouver has. Even Calgary at least has some sense of identity with their mix of suits and cowboy fashion.

I gotta say, men's formal fashion has stagnated since the late victorian era, you won't believe how similar a mens suit from the 1890s, early 1900s is to formal wear today. If you do a scroll through this page you can nail down most mens formal fashion that has been popular recently. From the shape of jackets and lapels, and coats to the pants, ties and accessories.

1870-1890
https://www.gentlemansemporium.com/mens-late-victorian-clothing.php
1890-1910
https://www.gentlemansemporium.com/mens-edwardian-clothing.php

Men need new styles. Womens clothing is black and white in comparison.

[Metro-One]

Some more variation would be nice, but there are some current forms that are more comfortable now. At my job in Japan during the hot summer months we do "cool biz" which is a dress shirt with short sleeves and no tie (with dress pants and dress shoes). Keeps it formal but cool as well, and there are a huge variety in patterns. There are also many great summer jackets that are incredibly comfortable, even during the hottest days.

[logan5]

You mean Hawaiian shirts. We have those too.

[retro_orange]

Originally Posted by logan5

You mean Hawaiian shirts. We have those too.

Even those date back to the 1930's

[Metro-One]

Hahah, a little more tight fitting than that, and not the patterns I had in mind

They are still dress shirts that you can wear a tie with if you wish.

[GlassCity]

Originally Posted by Metro-One

Do you feel the same way about all traditional clothing around the world, or do you romanticize non-western formal attire? (I find this to be a common hypocritical stance from those who don't like traditional western formal clothing)

I must say this is one issue where I have to side with the Canadian forum over the Vancouver one.

Ontario (Toronto) and especially Quebec (Montreal) have found a far better balance in fashion (formal and casual) than Vancouver has. Even Calgary at least has some sense of identity with their mix of suits and cowboy fashion.

What do you mean by traditional non-western clothing? I'm afraid to provide any examples because frankly I'm not very cultured in that sense

I just don't think people should have to wear suits to look presentable. In general, I think comfort should be more important than look, unless it's in specific situations, like industries where it's just the norm.

Seems overly restrictive to me. If you're in an industry with a significant amount of interaction, like advertising or finance, then sure, it's just expected at that point. But as an IT worker, or any generic white-collar office worker that sits at a cubicle all day, I really don't think suits are necessary. I think the Silicon Valley CEO look is more than appropriate enough for general office work without the inconveniences of formal wear.

Also, not really sure what's wrong with TransLink uniforms. They're uniform, functional and easily identify their job. How do train attendants in Japan dress?

Just out of curiosity, were you one of the people that was categorically against shorts in a thread from a long time ago?

[jollyburger]

Professional uniforms?



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