As 2023 nears its end, Ian Tostenson said the sector has reached "the lowest point" he's ever seen, weighed down by debt, and higher costs of food, rent, labour, and more.
Finch's Tea House in downtown Vancouver is reeling after a ninth window-smashing incident in 18 months, co-owner Sheryl Matthew says. She says the repair costs are adding to a list of rising expenses that could lead to the cafe's closure.
A B.C. cocktail lounge owner says getting specialty product means investing heavily in entire cases of product, and still having to wait months for it to arrive.
Ken Sim defeated incumbent Kennedy Stewart on Oct. 16 last year. He was sworn in on Nov. 7, becoming Vancouver's first Chinese Canadian mayor and mayor from a racialized community.
The developer called in the collapse, which left some neighbouring vehicles stuck on a slope towards the site and swallowed one in a hole in the concrete.