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Metro Vancouver approves regional plan focused on transit-oriented ... (Daily Hive)

Metro Vancouver Regional District has approved its Metro 2050 regional strategic plan for accommodating one million more residents.

Continued strong growth is also expected to occur in the South of Fraser East — consisting of Surrey, Langley City, Langley Township, and White Rock. The Burrard Peninsula sub-region — entailing Vancouver, University Endowment Lands, Burnaby, and New Westminster — is forecast to account for about one third of the region’s entire population growth. Overall, the region’s housing and employment growth will occur within 98% of the land area that is designated as within the urban containment boundary — where urban development occur, outside protected farm land, green space, and other natural areas. The plan prescribes a possible combination of residential uses above industrial and commercial uses for such sites. Metro Vancouver is a major urban area in North America, but it is also amongst its smallest geographically. This represents a growth pace of about 35,000 additional residents per year. Furthermore, the region has set a goal of having at least 15% of all new homes within urban centres and along frequent transit centres be affordable rental housing. Such regional plans are updated about once a decade, with the previous plan, Metro Vancouver 2040, approved in 2011. “The adoption of this plan is a significant achievement. I know we all believe that together we make our region strong,” said George Harvie, chair of the regional district’s board, and the mayor of the City of Delta. [Transit-oriented housing a key priority for Metro Vancouver's new long-term plan](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/transit-oriented-housing-a-key-priority-for-metro-vancouvers-new-long-term-plan) [Metro Vancouver's population now projected to reach 3.8 million people by 2050](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-population-forecast-2050-subregions) [Vancouver Plan for guiding city growth now fully approved by City Council](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-plan-final-approved-2050) [Mayors' Council approves TransLink's Transport 2050 plan of 300 km of rapid transit](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/transport-2050-plan-final-approved-translink-vancouver) The plan prescribes the number of housing units and jobs will grow by 40% and 50%, respectively, within urban centres, such as downtown Vancouver, Surrey City Centre, and municipal town centres, which are largely well-served by public transit.

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L'explosion d'une installation électrique fait deux blessés à Vancouver (ICI.Radio-Canada.ca)

Des témoins racontent avoir entendu le bruit d'une explosion et avoir vu une boule de feu s'échapper du sol sur la rue Burrard, entre les rues Hastings Ouest et ...

Deux personnes ont souffert de blessures au visage et de brûlures, précise Dan Nichols. Les édifices avoisinants ont été évacués et des fenêtres ont volé en éclat dans la foulée de l’explosion. Le fournisseur d'électricité BC Hydro a lancé une enquête afin de déterminer les causes de l'explosion et de l'incendie d'une installation électrique souterraine qui ont blessé deux personnes au centre-ville de Vancouver, vendredi soir.

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Open houses begin on 5 proposed Vancouver Island treaties | CBC ... (CBC.ca)

Five First Nations, working as the Te'mexw Treaty Association, are in the final stages of negotiations with B.C. and Canada. Members of the public can learn ...

The Douglas Treaties were signed with 14 First Nations, including Songhees, on Vancouver Island in the 1850s. The public will be able to ask questions and share their thoughts. The treaties give the nations the right to self-govern, create certain laws, and establish ongoing funding arrangements.

B.C. snowstorm: Warning issued for 15-25cm of snow | TransLink ... (Vancouver Sun)

Another major snowstorm hit Metro Vancouver Saturday. Follow this story for the latest weather forecast, road closures and airport delays.

Support us by subscribing today: For just $3.50 per week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Our de-icing facility is fully operational. The heaviest rate of snowfall is expected between 7 p.m. posted that the westbound and eastbound HOV lanes were closed for winter operations. The B.C. If you must travel, be prepared with winter tires, an emergency kit and proceed with caution. Depending on the location, visitors to these warm spaces may bring their pets, bikes and carts with them. Metro Vancouver crews have been treating all major routes with brine and/or salt. TransLink is in constant communication with municipalities recommending which roads most need salting and plowing. [special weather statement](https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?bc42#1125220911052048853202302260502ws1171cwvr) has also been issued for Metro Vancouver, stating strong westerly winds are expected to develop over the Strait of Georgia. Article content

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Vancouver weather: Forecast sees heavy snow arriving in the evening (CTV News Vancouver)

Most of B.C. was under weather warnings Saturday as a significant snowstorm approached. Environment and Climate Change Canada's forecast for Vancouver ...

Vital homeless shelter closes doors](https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/pop-up-st-vital-homeless-shelter-closes-doors-1.6289498) adds more medals at Canada Winter Games, men's hockey off to gold medal game](https://regina.ctvnews.ca/team-sask-adds-more-medals-at-canada-winter-games-men-s-hockey-off-to-gold-medal-game-1.6289292) [London](https://london.ctvnews.ca/) Three others are being cancelled, each in Dartmouth and Cole Harbour. Big changes are coming to Halifax Transit‘s route schedule, starting Monday. [announced storm preparations](https://bc.ctvnews.ca/doordash-halting-deliveries-in-metro-vancouver-due-to-snowstorm-1.6288933), saying it had activated its "severe weather protocol" and would be halting deliveries in Metro Vancouver and several other communities on Saturday afternoon. [Regina](https://regina.ctvnews.ca/) and call on Premier David Eby to speed up efforts to protect ancient forests. It's also a rate almost twice as high as that of any other Indigenous group in the province. [Toronto](https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/) That number represents 4.5 per cent of the 13,613 Inuit living in the province -- a rate 15 times higher than the average incarceration rate in Quebec, provincial data shows. At higher elevations, totals up to 30 centimetres are possible.

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'This could be the year we achieve something': Vancouver ... (Globalnews.ca)

Vanni Sartini and his Vancouver Whitecaps coaching staff wanted to give their players a little time off as they prepared for the Major League Soccer season ...

THE OUTS: Vancouver opted against picking up the options on a number of players after last year, including Canadian striker Lucas Cavallini and veteran defender Jake Nerwinski. In mid-May, the ‘Caps will start their Canadian Championship title defence as the tournament’s second round starts. “To win games we need to score goals,” the coach said. We’ll be going into the majority of games expecting from ourselves that we’re capable of winning.” They’ll also take part in the revamped Leagues Cup between MLS and Liga MX sides from July 21 through Aug. The club will begin its CONCACAF Champions League journey in Vancouver against Honduran side Real Espana on March 3. Striker Sergio Cordova, who signed a three-year designated player deal with the club on Monday, led Real Salt Lake with 11 goals across 34 appearances last year. And if we did that a little bit earlier, I think we would have put ourselves in a better position.” CALENDAR CRUNCH: The Whitecaps are set for a busy 2023 campaign, with three tournaments as well as MLS games. “Everyone feels this could be the year that we achieve something. “It was a difficult year for me personally. “So we want to continue at that point, we want to continue with that performance and we want to be even better with the new signings.”

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TransLink preparing for Saturday snowfall in Metro Vancouver (Globalnews.ca)

Our best advice is for customers is to 'know before you go,'" TransLink officials warned ahead of the incoming snowfall forecast for Saturday evening.

Read next: Read more: The train sprays glycol which can drop the water freezing point to around -56 C.

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Vancouver snowstorm impacts flights at YVR (Times Colonist)

Snowfall warning for much of Vancouver Island, including Greater Victoria. Shifting to rain overnight.

The snow is expected to shift to rain around midnight. Temperatures will be around freezing overnight, and warm to a high of 7°C by 1 p.m. Environment Canada issued a snowfall warning for much of the Island, including Greater Victoria.

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MacMath Steadies the Ship in Victory at Vancouver (rsl.com)

_Real Salt Lake 2 vs. 1 Vancouver Whitecaps February 25, 2023; BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Real Salt Lake (1-0-0, 3 points); ...

Three minutes later captain [Damir Kreilach](https://www.rsl.com/players/damir-kreilach/) struck the back of the net to take the 2-1 lead after some individual brilliance from [Jefferson Savarino](https://www.rsl.com/players/jefferson-savarino/) to set up the goal. What You Missed: Real Salt Lake began the 2023 season with a come-from-behind win north of the border. MT. Telling Stat: Today’s victory extended Real Salt Lake’s unbeaten streak in season openers to 14 consecutive seasons, 13 of which have come on the road. [Justen Glad](https://www.rsl.com/players/justen-glad/) found the end of a cross from [Maikel Chang](https://www.rsl.com/players/maikel-chang/) in the 70th minute to pull even at 1-1. His steady presence between the sticks steadied the ship, creating opportunity for RSL’s comeback win.

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Vancouver Whitecaps Opening Day Predictions (Eighty Six Forever)

Who will be the team's MVP in 2023? Caleb: Ryan Gauld. Andrew: Ryan Gauld. Ian: Andres Cubas. Sam: Julian Gressel. Yes, I'm going a bit off ...

Sam: Gutierrez is the obvious one given the depth at the position and the past history of the relationship with the club going a bit off the rails. Offers from the Dusseldorfs and Genks of the world may be too big to pass up. Mining the Japanese league for talent was a shrewd move on behalf of the Whitecaps but equally, I think Thomas Hasal will have a bounce back season and still play a big role given the multiple competitions Vancouver will be involved in. If Vancouver becomes a vertical counter-attacking team in the way I expect they will, Ahmed is a good tactical fit so long as he can hit the ground running and carve out some minutes for himself. That being said, he is already 22, so there’s a bit of pressure on him to prove he can take the next step. This is probably the best setup he has found himself in since his early Atlanta days so I think it could be a great situation for him, especially with an aerial threat like Cordova up front.

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Brown scores, but RSL come back at BC Place (Vancouver Whitecaps FC)

VANCOUVER, BC – Vancouver Whitecaps FC fell to a 2-1 loss against Western Conference foes Real Salt Lake in their season opener this Saturday night at BC ...

Vancouver Whitecaps FC18.Yohei Takaoka; 23.Javain Brown (27.Ryan Raposo 76’), 4. Corners: VAN 10 – RSL 6 Fouls: VAN 10 – RSL 3 Offsides: VAN 4 – RSL 3 Cautions14’ – RSL – Jasper Löffelsend Saves: VAN 5 – RSL 6 Shots on Goal: VAN 7 – RSL 7 As an exclusive benefit, Whitecaps FC 2023 Season Members receive a subscription to MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, as well as significant savings over single match tickets. Shots: VAN 18 – RSL 11 Fans can tune into the match through MLS Season Pass on Apple TV & AM730, as well as on TSN. Later on in the second half, Maikel Chang’s pass found Justen Glad. Possession: VAN 55.3% – RSL 44.7%

Real Salt Lake 2, Whitecaps 1: The best possible start, the worst ... (The Province)

Javain Brown gave the Whitecaps (0-1) the lead in the 24th minute, banging home a corner kick from Julian Gressel for his second career goal. It seemed ...

“We could have been two or three up by the time they they got the first goal, so everybody’s frustrated. If we don’t take our chances, then we’re not going to win games. And the same thing with the ball. Ten minutes later, in the span of less than a minute, RSL broke through. Of their seven shots on goal in the game, six game in the first half. “We’ve been the best team by far today from box to box. Centreback Justen Glad took advantage of Vancouver’s chronic zonal marking breakdowns on a set piece, curling around the pack to bang home a header past Takaoka in the 79th. Because we need to be better in certain moments of the game. “Today, we actually been the best team, for my opinion, 65 minutes. The announced B.C. It was everything the Vancouver Whitecaps and their fans had wanted for years. Article content

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A Vancouver visit offers stunning city sights & natural wonders (Boston Herald)

While Vancouver has a vibrant downtown with skyscrapers, a cab or (free) bus ride just six miles or so north takes you to the other Vancouver; the part with ...

Just downhill a bit (via an easy-to-hop city bus from the base of Grouse) we visited the Capilano Suspension Bridge Park (https://www.capbridge.com). We chose Glowbal (https://glowbalgroup.com/glowbal/), one of the city’s most heralded restaurants, for our first dinner. We started with their famed cheese bread and were hooked. What I didn’t know was the rest of it: a journey deep into the rainforest via low paths, high suspension bridges and a cliff walk would offer so many “wow” moments. Or the breathtaking vistas. Or the waterfalls. Day two was about nature – a strange goal when visiting a city. She was right) to Asian meals to, of course, dock fresh seafood made countless ways, we noshed our way along the waterfront spot. Tucked into the West End, it placed us steps from museums, galleries, incredible dining and shopping. We started up at Grouse Mountain (https://www.grousemountain.com), a ski spot worth a visit if just for the gondola ride up and a meal at the top. I’d pass by cityscapes, mountains, wide ocean bays and tall trees on my way elsewhere and think “that looks incredible; like it needs to be part of this trip.” “Just trust me on this.” I did.

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