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For their final group project in December 2020, published on the university’s blogs website, the UBC Geography students dived into the topographical and terrain feasibility, with one route option, as envisioned by MVX, following the Sea to Sky Highway. This option could take advantage of the existing railway right-of-way, even though it “may not be able to accommodate the highest speeds from West Vancouver to Squamish due to the winding nature of the rail.”
Following the highway corridor could potentially carry a lower construction cost and shorter construction timeline as “less modifications would have to be made to the landscape in order to make the route suitable for a higher speed commuter train.” The segment of the route between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish would carry slower speeds, while overall travel times could be reduced with higher speeds in the segments from Squamish to Whistler and Chilliwack to Vancouver.
VANCOUVER Inspired by a proposed express rail line from Chilliwack to Whistler, a group of University of B.C. students decided not to wait for the province to get up to speed and do a feasibility study instead, they did one themselves. Their paper, in a third year Geography class, underscored the benefits of a rail line through the Lower Mainland that could go as much as 80 per cent faster than highway traffic, and even found a potential ‘shortcut’ to Whistler that could shave more minutes off such a journey. “We thought it would be challenging, but we thought this map would spur people’s imagination of what could be done,” said one of the authors, Sean Roufosse.
Another round of public consultation was conducted over the last few weeks, and the development permit board meeting to determine the project, scheduled for March 22, 2021, has just been cancelled. In an email to Daily Hive Urbanized, a spokesperson for Cadillac Fairview said they are “in discussions with city officials regarding the ongoing approval process.”
The proposal was relaunched in January 2020 when a revised development application was submitted, with the tower footprint compared to the original proposal in 2014 shifted to the northwest towards the rear of the parking lot and away from West Cordova Street. The base of the tower was also altered to improve its compatibility with the public realm.
5 of the Best Snowshoeing Spots Near Vancouver That You Can Get to Without a Car
The first time I went snowshoeing was with my then-ten-year-old-daughter, and while I was nervous about trying something new with a child in tow, it quickly became our winter activity of choice. Crunching through the snow, we stopped only to sneak sips from a thermos of hot chocolate, taking in our surroundings on the serene snow-covered trails that stretched before us.
Bianca Bujan
Snowshoeing offered the perfect backdrop to bond. It was a great way to get outdoors and do something we could both enjoy together. Fortunately, there’s no shortage of snow here in BC and tons of trails to explore during the cooler months of the year. Here are five easily accessible snowshoeing trails that you can explore just outside of Vancouver and you can get to them all without a vehicle.