Vancouver General Discussion Thread - Page 36

MIPS · #**701** Posted **Mar 16, 2018, 12:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by Pinion

Where do these guys dump their toilet waste?

There are several pay-per-use sani-dump stations this side of the Fraser River.
Technically however LeftCoaster's response is not too far off from the plan B. My bigger question is where they are going to recharge their water reserves.

whatnext · #**702** Posted **Mar 16, 2018, 11:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by dreambrother808

Also what does the NPA offer to address the underlying reasons voters are disappointed with Vision? They’d have been even worse during this housing crisis.

Scott de Lange Boom, who's seeking an NPA nomination, seems to be onbaord with Hector Bremner's radical rezoning:

...When Vancouver needed a leader to confront the housing issue head-on, roll up his or her sleeves and use every tool in the kit to solve the crisis, we got a mayor who instead played the blame game with the province. The single biggest tool in the city’s tool box, land use and permitting what would determine whether housing is scarce or abundant, was barely touched in any meaningful way.

The new government must not be afraid to make sweeping reforms to the city’s land use policies. When purpose-built rental buildings are banned on more than 70 per cent of residential land and are desperately needed in the face of a vacancy rate under one per cent, it is little wonder rents are skyrocketing and unscrupulous landlords capitalizing on the situation. Sadly Vision has done little to end the apartment ban.

The one promising development to come out of City Hall has been the initiative advanced by the city’s newest councillor, Hector Bremner, to take on Vancouver’s most atrocious zoning by changing West Point Grey’s mandatory mansions’ zoning in favour of allowing six-storey rental buildings in the area directly adjacent to UBC. (Bremner is seeking the NPA nomination to run for mayor in October’s municipal election.)...

https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2018/02/28/New-Generation-Vancouver-City-Hall/

SpongeG · #**703** Posted **Apr 12, 2018, 6:08 AM**

stats/numbers about Vancouver, most expensive, highest income, etc.

By the Numbers: Vancouver Neighbourhoods

Let us break it down for you.

April 9, 2018

By Vancouver Magazine

http://vanmag.com/city/numbers-vancouver-neighbourhoods/

WarrenC12 · #**704** Posted **Apr 12, 2018, 3:57 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpongeG

stats/numbers about Vancouver, most expensive, highest income, etc.

By the Numbers: Vancouver Neighbourhoods

Let us break it down for you.

April 9, 2018

By Vancouver Magazine

http://vanmag.com/city/numbers-vancouver-neighbourhoods/

Thanks for the post, interesting stuff. I have to admit I'm a bit surprised at the income levels in Dunbar and Shaughnessy. I was told they were mostly "students" and "stay at home moms" who made under $10k/year.

SpongeG · #**705** Posted **Apr 30, 2018, 12:34 PM**

Yes, it does cost $740 to fly round-trip on new Vancouver-Seattle seaplane

Harbour Air launched its new service this week, but some question price

Tamara Baluja · CBC News · Posted: Apr 29, 2018

Harbour Air launched its long-awaited downtown Vancouver-to-Seattle seaplane service this week, but some are questioning if the price is a little sky high.

A one-way ticket purchased April 27 from Vancouver to Seattle for a May 4 flight was priced at $370.50, or $741 round-trip, coming back on May 7.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...new-vancouver-seattle-seaplane-1.4639743

Metro-One · #**706** Posted **Apr 30, 2018, 12:46 PM**

Jesus Christ, from Japan you can find cheaper tickets from various cities to Australia...

svlt · #**707** Posted **Apr 30, 2018, 8:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Jesus Christ, from Japan you can find cheaper tickets from various cities to Australia...

You can fly for cheaper, round trip to Hong Kong from Vancouver. This better come with caviar and a bottle of champagne

LeftCoaster · #**708** Posted **May 1, 2018, 11:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Metro-One

Jesus Christ, from Japan you can find cheaper tickets from various cities to Australia...

I flew to Japan then Singapore then back to Vancouver on ANA for cheaper than that last November.

That said this is a premium low capacity high yield service and I bet they do just fine. If someone wants to come in and undercut them with a larger more efficient plane there's nothing stopping them.

officedweller · #**709** Posted **May 1, 2018, 11:25 PM**

One-way on the HeliJet to Victoria is over $300, which is what business travellers and MLAs use.

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

Yes, it does cost $740 to fly round-trip on new Vancouver-Seattle seaplane

SpongeG · #**710** Posted **May 9, 2018, 5:29 AM**

Caught on video: computer chair chucked out of Vancouver building smashes below

Police arrested a man they believe was under the influence of drugs

CBC News

video at the link

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...ncouver-building-smashes-below-1.4652456

GenWhy? · #**711** Posted **May 31, 2018, 5:56 PM**

Didn't know where to post this, but 100in1 Day urban interventions around the Metro Area are happening this Saturday and everyone that is interested in making public space better, more interactive and useful should check out 1 or a few of these events - many are downtown.

www.100in1day.org/city/vancouver

mcminsen · #**712** Posted **May 31, 2018, 9:42 PM**

Anybody know what just happened at the library downtown? The little ABC Dollar store at the corner of Hamilton and Robson appears to have had it's whole front end destroyed.

I was just heading out a while ago and there is a huge police presence and the street is closed off and they were just taping off the area. At first I thought maybe a vehicle had driven into the front of the store but there is no vehicle around. I would think that if there was any lingering danger they would have evacuated the area so I don't think it was a bomb. Very curious. Maybe the helium tanks for the balloons blew up?

I'm heading out again and will check back later.

Downtown Vancouver, ~2:20 PM, May 31 '18, my pics

mcminsen · #**713** Posted **Jun 1, 2018, 12:30 AM**

An SUV drove into the store. It was so deep into the store I didn't see it initially.

I was back and forth across town today and it was just the first of three major accident aftermath scenes that I came across. Welcome to summer!

source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/suv-crashes-into-vancouver-dollar-store-1.4686707

officedweller · #**714** Posted **Jun 1, 2018, 12:45 AM**

Wow - hopefully no one was in the store.
The aisles in there are pretty narrow and you wouldn't be able to jump out of the way easily.

SpongeG · #**715** Posted **Jun 1, 2018, 5:14 AM**

LG 104.3 facebook page
T-shirt pokes fun at all the mega-homes being constructed on farmland in Richmond.

osirisboy · #**716** Posted **Jun 1, 2018, 5:17 AM**

Btw why are people against mega homes being on farmland?? It doesn't take away anymore farmland than a small dinky little house

SpongeG · #**717** Posted **Jun 1, 2018, 5:51 AM**

cause they aren't using the farmland

libtard · #**718** Posted **Jun 2, 2018, 11:54 PM**

So just recently I started noticing neon coloured warning signs all over the lower mainland alerting people to the presence of gas lines beneath them. Are these really necessary? How did we survive for so long without them and then all of a sudden they're everywhere. They look ridiculous.

jollyburger · #**719** Posted **Jun 3, 2018, 2:52 AM**

Well people dig into them all the time so probably yes?

SpongeG · #**720** Posted **Jun 3, 2018, 5:14 AM**

this installation will last 2 months

Candy-coloured umbrellas high above Yaletown park delight social media users

CBC News · Posted: Jun 02, 2018

The Yaletown BIA has installed a new public art work at Bill Curtis Square. (@vanclayton/Instagram)

It's been the driest May on record, but never mind that. A new Yaletown art installation that features colourful umbrellas hung above a public square has delighted Instagrammers.

The Yaletown Business Improvement Association (BIA) has hung an assortment of brightly-coloured umbrellas in the Bill Curtis Square, and are asking people to share their snaps with the hashtag #underbrella.

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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...ark-delight-social-media-users-1.4688856