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Old wooden pavers exposed on East Georgia Street, which date back more than 100 years.

Efforts by the city to address affordability and adopt more policies that aim to increase the amount of family housing geared towards Vancouver incomes have come too late for many area families.

Photo: Vancouver Canadians The Vancouver Canadians have cancelled the fireworks extravaganza planned for Saturday night's game at Nat Bailey Stadium due to the risk they present in taking firefighting resources away from wildfires.

Residents who are currently living in a geothermal condo in Richmond say the cost they are paying for their geothermal energy is not as cheap as what some developers have marketed it as.

After a three-year absence, the Wind Swimmer sculpture, a woman in a bathing suit with articulated limbs that allow her to swim through the air propelled by the wind, has returned to her perch by the pool.

Trout Lake. Photo Vancouver Park Board Vancouver Coastal Health has deemed Trout Lake now safe to swim in, and three Vancouver beaches which were closed earlier this week are now safe as well.

The application to the Resort Municipality of Whistler proposes a massive overhaul of the long-vacant property, including a restaurant, patio and lounge on the main level, and eight bowling lanes, billiards, ping pong, foosball, skee-ball and basketball nets on the lower level.

Vancouver Public Library and V.I.A. have teamed up to help you discover new reads, hidden book gems and surprising literary finds. Check back every couple of weeks for the latest reading recommendations from the experts at Vancouver’s library.

Vancouver’s earliest remaining garage/service station could be knocked down to make way for a new development proposed for a land assembly on Fraser Street between East 22nd and 23rd avenues.

With the continued hot weather — and in a week when a man lost his life in Buntzen Lake — the Lifesaving Society BC and Yukon Branch is urging people to pay attention to water conditions and to know their own limits when recreating in local creeks, streams and at the seaside.