Hello. Welcome to the weekly newsletter of curated headlines about city building, urban planning, real estate development, economics, and other eclectic matters in the Vancouver region and from the rest of the world.
Eric Aderneck, rpp, mpl, bcom, dule / eric@aderneck.ca / 604.721.5528
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ECONOMY / TAXES
C1 Weekly Update
Fiscal discipline missing from latest BC budget
Personal tax credits sound great, but they have a cost that quickly adds up
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BUSINESS / JOBS
Poilievre slams 'useless' corporate lobbyists in Ottawa who should expect no favours from him
10 reasons why Canadians are still dissatisfied with the economy, despite the upswing
Canadian unemployment rate edged higher in February
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HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
We do not fully appreciate the consequences of Canada’s housing problem
Blueprint For More and Better Housing
Inclusionary zoning won’t solve the affordable housing problem
Federal Reforms to Improve Housing Affordability
Executing BC's new housing legislation 'very challenging'
Every Housing Project That's Being Constructed Through BC Builds (MAP)
B.C. and Canada need to boost construction activity, warns CMHC
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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
First-time buyers of homes under $835,000 can get a BC tax exemption next month
Reality check: Canada’s housing market isn’t out of the woods yet
Governments must change rules around housing to meet building, climate targets
Greater Vancouver Homebuyers To See More Choice After Jump In New Listings
Greater Vancouver Realtors Feb 2024 Stats
Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Feb 2024 Stats
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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
Navigating the intricate relationship between real estate and the economy
Very difficult building multires in Vancouver
Brighter days ahead for multifamily deals after their slowest year in a decade
Greater Vancouver Investment Market Report Year End 2023
'Optimistic' earnings outlook for Canada's REITs
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BUILDING / DEVELOPMENT
20 apartment buildings with over 3,200 homes coming to Newton in Surrey
The provincial government has frozen a low-density, transit-adjacent neighbourhood
Let’s Abandon Vacant Property Taxes
Major tunnel projects secure Metro Vancouver's water supply
'Faster, simpler and better': Burnaby wins award for most-improved permit processing
How Ryan Beedie is building on a 70-year legacy of development and donation
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URBAN PLANNING
Vancouver 2050: Where the city and province’s commercial and real estate markets are headed
It’s time we include cities and regions as equal partners in global climate negotiations
A task force’s bold prescription: a Canada of 15-minute cities
Europe’s Best Cities
Changes need to be made to 'flawed' Broadway Plan
Vancouver high rises home to few children
Vancouver park board dissolution not coming before election, says Premier
Smart Growth Savings Report
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TRANSPORTATION
Dallas Could Eliminate Parking Requirements
EVs Can’t Fix a Global Epidemic of ‘Car Harm,’ Study Finds
Truckers plead for help from Langley Township with parking woes
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RESOURCES / ENVIRONMENT
Natural gas overtaking forestry as top contributor to BC government’s resource revenue
Launching Canada's LNG industry will bring billions to BC's economy
Saskatchewan’s fight against Ottawa pits lawlessness against intransigence
Hydro Power’s Conundrum: Rising Demand in a Drier Climate
Water metering is already working in some BC municipalities. Why isn’t it universal?
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INDUSTRIAL LANDS
Office and industrial building proposed near Broadway-City Hall SkyTrain
PCI Proposing Office-Industrial Complex In Mount Pleasant
Vancouver Zoning Update Unlocks Vibrancy for Industrial-Office Communities
Humanoid Robots at Amazon Provide Glimpse of an Automated Workplace
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RETAIL SHOPPING
Should there be commercial rent control in BC for small businesses?
Canadian Retail Sector to Face Challenges and Innovations in 2024 Amid Changing Consumer Behaviours and Rising Insolvencies
Body Shop Canada files for bankruptcy protection, plans restructuring
Soaring Vancouver hotel prices underpin need for new development
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OFFICE WORK
Understanding office in 2024
Vancouver to need premium office space by 2027: Reliance CEO
Efficient transportation, daycare, key to coaxing workers back to the office
Some employees are struggling with the return to office. Now, the workplace etiquette industry is booming
How can firms pass on tacit knowledge?
A jobs-first mindset can limit you in your career
6 Questions to Ask at the Midpoint of Your Career
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POLITICS / PEOPLE
BC NDP nomination battle brewing between former and current Vancouver city councillors
When governments got things done: Mulroney, Chrétien and a lost age of capacity
Wokeism vs. Classical Liberal Truth-Based Order at the Root of Online Harms Bill Debate
Why almost everyone is wrong about racism
Joe Biden comes out fighting against Donald Trump
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OTHER / MISC
The battles over beginnings
Shield, sword, or symbol: Analyzing Xi Jinping’s “strategic deterrence”
Russian spies are back—and more dangerous than ever
Millennials set to become 'richest generation in history' in next 20 years
Opiate from BC's 'safe supply' drugs being sold by organized crime across Canada
The heavy hand of God: Europe's brutalist churches – in pictures.
Week in pictures: 24 February - 1 March 2024
Video: What are 'zombie fires' and why they pose a risk for Canada
Video: Should Cities be Circles?
Video: The Grille Trend that Kills 509 People per Year