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What’s Keeping Vancouver From Achieving Long-Term Success?

What happens when you combine a cup of infrastructure, a dash of opportunity, a spoonful of rapid technological advancement, and mix them with the globalized economy? According to the World Economic Forum, these are the ingredients necessary to create an environment to promote long-term success. With these findings, the WEF

How ‘Dirty Money’ Laundering Was Exposed in B.C. Casinos and Real Estate

According to Premier John Horgan a public inquiry may be needed to decipher how money laundering penetrated B.C. casinos and continues to drip down into the real estate market. The news of money laundering broke back in June of this year in a report released by former RCMP commissioner Peter German. German was

Seth Rogen Might Be the Next Voice of the TTC and SkyTrain

It’s been around seven years since the voices announcing stops along TTC subway lines were replaced by a robot. (In 2007, TTC administrative assistant Cheryl Bomé and communications assistant Susan Bigioni recorded stop announcements for TTC subways, buses, and streetcars; in 2011, the announcements on subways were replaced by a computer-generated voice).

Vancouver Will Ban Plastic Straws, Foam Cups and Containers Next Year

Canada’s greenest city is about to get even greener. Vancouver City Council voted yesterday to ban the distribution of plastic straws and foam take-out containers and cups starting in June 2019. The initiative is part of the city’s Zero Waste 2040 strategy. Council also introduced a bylaw to cut back on the