Coal Harbour News

Urban planners from around the world have taken notes from us You can't look it up in the dictionary yet, but "Vancouverism" has become a popular term in the lexicon of urban planning.

The Coastal Link passenger ferry makes its debut run from Coal Harbour to Ambleside in West Vancouver.

Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada Wednesday, September 23, 2009 Vancouver is a wonderful city to discover by bike.

Workers planted the six-acre roof of the Vancouver Convention Centre this summer, creating the largest green roof in the country, but even in Kelowna living roofs are now making an appearance.

Wednesday night at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer, VANOC, Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia, and Houourable Mary McNeil, Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC held a ceremony to light the 2010 Olympic Rings at Coal Harbour.

Thu Nov 5, 2009 6:09pm EST - A statue of Canadian athlete Harry Jerome frames the Olympic Rings lit up in the waters of Coal Harbour on the Vancouver, British Columbia waterfront November 4, 2009.

Despite concerns regarding dog owners not picking up after their pets, noise from barking dogs and the impact on birds and the environment, parks staff is recommending the creation of two new off-leash areas in the city.

For the first time, people living in the Lower Mainland are getting a real sense of how massive the security operations will be during the 2010 Winter Games.

Air incursions, bomb threats and cyber attacks - just a few of the scenarios which will be played-out over five days next week in a massive security exercise ahead of the 2010 games.

Published on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 12:00AM EDT Last updated on Wednesday, Oct.

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Plumes of black smoke billowed over Vancouver's downtown core Tuesday morning following a serious boat fire on the waterfront.

Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan said he's a little abashed over the way the city receives trade and government delegations from China.

At the very end of the Sea Walk sits a shiny, new memorial in honour of those who lost their lives during World War Two.

The first thing you need to know about the 2009 LC470 is that it can burn your socks right off.

Look, up in the sky. Again. War planes will be buzzing Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island today and tomorrow in the latest air force exercise for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

People always tell me the best views of Vancouver are from the water. Usually these people live in Yaletown and own a multi-million dollar yacht.

WENDY STUECK AND KATHERINE O'NEILL VANCOUVER and EDMONTON - Last updated on Friday, Aug.

By Rebecca TeBrake, with files from Jason van Rassel and Stephane Massinon, Vancouver Sun; with files from Canwest News Service August 26, 2009 A A A A A silver PT Cruiser with Alberta licence plates was found parked in the building of Alena Jenkins, Ryan Jenkins's half-sister, in downtown Vancouver.

As the family of Ryan Jenkins prepares to bury the alleged killer, they now have to come to terms with another shock a ' that his half-sister may have been the elusive woman who checked him into a Hope motel.