The nondescript parking lot at the centre of debate about the future of Vancouver s historic Chinatown is unchanged in the six years since plans to build a condo tower there were shot down by the city s development permit board.
VANCOUVER - The nondescript parking lot at the centre of debate about the future of Vancouver's historic Chinatown is unchanged in the six years since plans to build a condo tower there were shot down by the city's development permit board.
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Some groups that once rejected the development plans of Beedie Living now say they support the condo project that is back before the city's permit board. They frame their new positions as a response to threats of urban decay and business decline, even as unmoved critics continue their years-long campaign against the project.