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DowntownVancouver's mainentertainment districtisgettinganew look
TheCityofVancouvergavethe greenlightforanewvisionfor GranvilleStreet
"Thecurrentlackofdaytime activityonGranvilleStreethas seenariseinvacantstorefronts, safetyandpublicdisorder concerns,violencerelatedtopublic intoxication,andconcernforpeople experiencinghomelessness,"saysa newsrelease
Plansto"breathelife"intothe GranvilleEntertainmentDistrict includesnewhoteldevelopment,a pedestrian-focusedpublicspace, andsupportforthedistrict'svibrant nightlife
TheGranvilleStreetPlanning Programalsoaimstostrengthen jobspace,increasesafety,and expandtourism.
"Whilebalancingtheneedto preservethearea'suniqueheritage character,staffwillexplorenew opportunitiesforentertainment, diningandtourism,hotel,retailand officespace,"readsthenewsrelease. GranvilleStreet'smakeoveris
alreadyunderway. A17-storeybuildinghasbeen proposedintheheartofthe entertainmentdistrict
Locatedat800-876Granville Street,themixed-usecommercial buildingwouldhavefourlevels ofundergroundparkingto accommodate98vehiclesand 363bicycles,threestoreysofretail space,arestaurantandcultural spaceonthefourthfloor,andoffice space.
Theproposedareacurrently includespopularretailstoressuch asUrbanOutfitters,Oak+Fort, BrandyMelville,andAdidas, aswellasotherspaceslikethe CommodoreBallroom,State Hotel,TheOxPub,andpopular bowlingspotCommodoreLanes TheCommodoreBallroom, CommodoreLanes,andthefacade oftheStateHotelwouldremain intact
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FreeEastVancouverdoglibrary buildscommunitythroughpets
This dog library has gone through lots of different iterations," says Jacqueline Ravel of her popular pet project in East Vancouver
A therapist by day, Ravel moonlights as a dog librarian by night, managing a free community hub of water, treats, and supplies for furry friends
The library started out with water bowls and a paddling pool last summer to help dogs beat the heat, but has grown and evolved into a permanent year-round fixture in the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood with a large fan base of dogs and humans alike.
On a nice day, there could be up to 200 dogs lined up for treats which Ravel used to pay for with her own money It's the most popular feature of the library and in the early days Ravel made a lot of treats herself, spending over $3,000 to keep it stocked More recently generous corporate and community donations stepped in "It gets a lot of action," she jokes
Ravel has three dogs herself and understands the power that animals have to connect people; that's a large part of why she started the library
The other reason?
"Makingmyselflaughisabigpartof this,"sheadmits.
Oneofthefirstiterationsofthelibrary wasadoggienightclubaffectionately named"AfterBark"whichwouldpop upduringthesummer—thestrobe lights,bubblemachine,andmusic attractingpeopletocomeandmingle withtheirdogsinthebalmynightair Ravelalsoaddedasticklibraryand startedhavingpop-upeventswith puppuccinosandpupsiclesthatsheand hermommade.Shehosteddogpaw artintheparkandfundraisersfordogs intheneighbourhoodneedingfinancial supportforveterinarycare Intheautumn,sheand15otherhouses intheneighbourhoodgottogetherfor aHalloweentreatcrawl Some80dogs showedupandtheirownerswereall givenamaptotaketheirpupstrick-ortreating.
"I'mbigonrelationships,connection, andcommunity,"sheexplains "Some peoplearesuperconnectors...I'mtotally oneofthosepeople " Thelibraryhaschangedspontaneously andorganicallyinthelastninemonths, attimesduetotheweather Theoriginal structurewasanopen-shelvingunit butthankstohelpfulneighbourswho workinthefilmindustry,acrewrallied tobuildamoredurablestructurewith doors.
Similarly,aneighbourwhoworks forFoleyDogTreatssawthata GoFundMewassetuptohelpRavel affordtokeepthelibrarystocked Now Foleyistheofficialno-strings-attached sponsorofthedoglibraryandkeeps thejarsstocked A60-pounddeliveryof treatsjustarrivedyesterday "Thecommunityhasalsomadetreats andmonetarydonations,"Raveladds "Ithasbeensoamazingtoseehowthe communityhascometogethertobuild andgrowthisspeciallittleproject " WhileRavelisatthehelm,shesays thecommunityandvolunteersupport definitelyfeelslikethedoglibrary belongstoeveryone.
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BruceBoudreauwill haveapieceofthe VancouverCanucks withhiminhis
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Boudreaumayhaveonly beentheheadcoachofthe
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Hecrackedjokesin post-gameinterviews, gleefullydiscussedhislove ofprofessionalwrestling, andwaswillingtomake ludicrousCameovideosfor
Canucksfans. Fanscameupwithachant justforhimatCanucks games:“Bruce,thereitis!” totherhythmofTagTeam’s 90 ’shit“Whoomp!(There itis)”
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withapassionforjerseys embracingthe“Bruce,there itis”chantandgettinghis owncustomjerseymade withtheslogan,withthe number“15”takingthe placeoftheword“is”inthe popularchant
Thefan,whogoesby ChesterMingonTwitter, hadearliercausedastirwith acustom“ThankYouJim” jerseyashiswayofcalling forJimBenningtobefired asgeneralmanagerofthe Canucks.The“Bruce,there itis”jerseywasthegoodnaturedflipsideofthat jersey
“Ifigureditwasafunny positive’followuptothe ThankyouJim’jersey,”said Chester “Ioriginallygotit lastChristmasduringthe initialseven-gamewinning streak.”
Chesterevengotthejersey signedbyBoudreauat thefinalhomegameofthe 2021-22season,withthe Canucks camerascatching themoment
ThoughBoudreauinitially saidhedidn’tlikethe “Bruce,thereitis”chant,it wasprimarilybecausehe didn’twanttopullfocus awayfromtheplayersasthey wentonaphenomenalrun underBoudreauinthe202122season.
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appreciateit,particularly attheendofhistime inVancouver,asfans serenadedhimwiththe chantduringhisfinal gamesasheadcoachofthe Canucks.
“Itsunbelievable,”he said.“I’veonlybeenhere ayear,butitllgodown inmymemorybooks, outofthe48yearsIve playedandcoached,asthe mostincrediblethingIve experiencedonapersonal level otherthanwinning championships,ofcourse. It’sverytouching”
AfterBoudreau’swife, Crystal,sharedamessage onTwitterthanking Vancouver,Chesterreached out,wonderingifBoudreau wantedthejersey “Iaskedifitwouldmean anythingifIwantedtogift thistothem,”saidChester “Ifigureditmightmeanalot moretothemthanmeatthis point”
CrystalBoudreauhappily acceptedtheofferandthe jerseyarrivedattheirhome Feb 1
Chesteraddedthatthe Boudreau’splanonframing thejerseytohangitupin theirhouse NowBoudreau willalwayshaveareminder oftheloveofCanucksfans
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'Don'tbesorry,it'sallgood':Downtowncoffeeshopclosesafter28years
Afternearlythree decadesserving coffee,snacks, andlunchesin
downtownVancouver, 888CaffeExpresshasshut down
Thelong-timecoffeeshop madetheannouncement onsocialmediaattheend ofJanuary,notingtheir leaseisendingandwon't berenewed Inaletter tocustomers,ownerJoe Abbinantesaidthedecision toclosebringsa"myriadof emotions."
"Forthatlongofarun,being indowntownVancouver, itisdefinitelyfulfillingfor me,"hetoldVI A,adding he'sgratefulforwhatthe businesshasgivenhim,but it'stimetomoveon
Theshop,oftenjust calledCaffeExpress,was locatedatstreetlevelat 888DunsmuirSt ,hence thename Originallyan UrbanExpresso(abrand Abbinantewasinvolved with),it'sbeenastapleinthe areasincetheearly1990s.
Alongwithhisleaseending, oneofthereasonsforthe decisionisthedynamics downtown;evenasthe COVID-19pandemic recedes,theofficesin downtownVancouveraren't asbusyastheyoncewere, partlyduetomorepeople workingathome,said Abbinante.
"Therearefewercars, fewerpeopleandeveryone istryingtore-strategize," Abbinantesaidoftheretail industryinthecity'score
Inmanycases,peoplewho usedtocomeintothecity's downtownfivedaysaweek areonlycomingdowntwo orthreedays
Ontopofthat,costsare goingup,bothforsupplies andlabour
"Anybodynowstartingin thisindustry,theminimum wageshouldbenolessthan 25perhour,"Abbinante advisesnewbusiness owners,explaininglabour shortagesarehampering businesses
"Anybodygoingintothis industryreallyhastoput thatpartintotheirbusiness plan,"headded "Because they'regoingtohaveatough timeifthey'renotgoing topaypeoplewhatthey're worth"
Thatsaid,hesaysright nowisjustpartoftheebb andflowofdowntown Themarketwasrecently
saturatedwithshopslike his,butthat'schanging andsoontherewillbean opportunityagainfornew shops
'Icouldnotaskfor anythingmore,' Despiteallthat,he'svery positiveabouttheclosureof CaffeExpress,andhopes newcomersintheareawill offerpeoplenewplacesfor face-to-faceinteractions. Atthesametime,he'llbe stayingbusywithanew venturehelpingsmall businessesstrategizeand scaleup
"'Don'tbesorry,it'sall good,'"hetellspeoplewhen
theyheartheshopisclosing. "Theamountofpositive daysI'vehadherearejust amazing,Icouldnotask
foranythingmore,it'dbe greedy"
Abbinanteisalsothankful tohisemployees(pastand
present),customers,and suppliers
"Thankyouforchoosing thiscaffeduringyourtimes
ofhighsandlowsandtrials andtribulationsforthis thingcalledlife,"hewrotein theletter
Manyhaverespondedwith sadnessandthanksonline "Suchamazingmemories workinghere!Bestboss ever!"wroteAmberMorlan onFacebook
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Thismonth,themainconcreteflooris beingpouredandbytheendof2023, weareexpectedtohaveuptoseven floorscompleted Inpreparationfor thesebigmoves,theNewSt Paul’s HospitalProjectTeamisteasingthe building'sinteriordesign. Wewon'tseethebuilding'sfull 11-storeyheightuntil2024,butwe aregettinganideaofthecolourful thematicpatient-facingspacesthat willcomprisethesefloorsand, unsurprisingly,theyareheavily influencedbythenaturallandscape ofBC andthesurroundingPacific Northwest
“Theinspirationforthenewhospitals interiordesignis‘EmbracedbyNature’," saysarchitecturalandclinicaldesign projectmanagerJaysonHodgson
“Theaimistocreateanexperiencefor patients,staffandourcommunitythats calming,inclusive,openandfriendly AllwhileshowcasinglocalWestCoast naturelandmarksandhonouringthe traditionalterritoriesofthethreehost Nations”
Eachfloorwillhaveathemeinspired byaBC landmarkwithacommon colourandnaturalmotifsmeantto actasmarkerssoit'seasyforpatients andfamiliestonavigatebetweenthe elevators,stairs,departments,care
teamstations,receptionandwaiting areas Thoughtherewillbewayfinding signagetoo
Thefirstthreefloorsuseturquoisehues toreflectPacificSpiritPark,Bowen Island,andStanleyParkandarebeing referredtoas'groundednature.'The Easttowerusescool-tonedbluesand purplesforwaterylandmarksEnglish Bay,LostLagoonandBurrardInlet andthethemeiscalled'coolrespite' Lastly,theWesttoweristhe'forest retreat'ingreensreminiscentof provincialparkslikeMountSeymour.
“Namingthroughoutthesiteisbeing reviewedincollaborationwiththe IndigenousWellnessandReconciliation team,”saysprojectmanagerfor wayfindingandsignage,ZerinaHotic TheteamiscollaboratingwithSt
Paul'spatientsandtheIndigenous WellnessandReconciliationteamto helpinformtheirdesigndecisionsand identifyprioritiesofhospitalvisitors Forinstance,KenWieckewhohas beenapatientofSt Paul'sforover 20yearssayshe"reallythoughtabout thepatientexperience.Howwould younavigatethenewhospitalifyou’re tiredorconfused,orifyourfamily iscomingtovisit?”Andthefour parkadefloorshavebeendesigned withbrightcolours(green,magenta, yellow,andpurple)tohelppeople rememberwherethey’veparked Wieckehasbeentothehospitalfor treatmentsandproceduresranging fromdialysistokidneytransplants andopenheartsurgeriesandfeels thatthefinalinteriordesignthemes "makefeatureslikestairs,muchmore noticeable,whichwillmakethehospital easyforpatientsandfamiliestonavigate foryearstocome”
Thehospitalbrokegroundin2021 andisexpectedtocost$2 174billion spanning18.4acresintheFalseCreek FlatsareaofVancouver Itisscheduled tobecompletedin2026,opento patientsin2027,andthe127-year-old formerSt.Paul'ssitehasbeensoldto ConcordPacificfor$1billion,which willreportedlyhelpfundthenew project
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