Gastown
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‘A lot happening’: Repairs soon in Vancouver’s Gastown ahead of car-free street pilotThe City of Vancouver is advising drivers that significant changes to traffic patterns are on the way to Gastown due to repair work.TrafficFeb 29
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Major street in Gastown going car-free this summer. What to knowWater Street will officially go car-free in July and August for a pilot program that aims to make the hotspot a more "vibrant, clean, safe and people-friendly destination" for all.PoliticsFeb 7
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Did fire alarms actually go off during deadly Vancouver SRO fire? Inquest hears new evidenceDisturbing images included redacted scenes of where the bodies of the victims were found in the wreckage 11 days after the fire at the Winters Hotel on April 11, 2022.FireJan 26
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Manager of Vancouver SRO razed by deadly fire had no fire safety training, inquest hearsGina Vanemberg told inquest jurors that as fire crews scrambled to evacuated the Winters Hotel, a list of tenants was forgotten in the building, against protocol.FireJan 25
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‘Chaos’: Witnesses recount deadly fire that destroyed Vancouver SRO to inquest juryNeda Pessione said she saw Mary Ann Garlow enter the Winters Hotel that morning, never to return, and alerted Vancouver's fire chief to the fact that people were still "trapped."FireJan 24
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Fire captain had ‘bad feeling’ about SRO gutted in deadly fire, inquest hearsMary Garlow and Dennis Guay's remains were found 11 days after the fire as the four-storey heritage building on Abbott and Water streets was demolished.FireJan 23
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‘Chains on the door’: Coroner’s inquest into Gastown SRO fire deaths beginsMary Ann Garlow and Dennis James Guay died in the blaze that razed the Winters Hotel in Gastown on April 11, 2022. Five people were hospitalized and more than 140 were displaced.FireJan 22
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‘Definitely planned’: $20K bronze sculpture stolen from art gallery in VancouverA massive 200-pound bronze horse head sculpture was taken from its pedestal after a glass door was smashed during a power outage.CrimeNov 16, 2023
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Vancouver’s iconic steam clock creator finally winding downRay Saunders has been designing and building for the past 63 years, but it’s his steam clock in Gastown that’s made him Vancouver’s most famous horologist.TechAug 15, 2023
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Gastown’s facelift, car-free pilot program gets thumbs up from Vancouver councilCity staff will now begin planning a car-free pilot program for Water Street, for a one-month period or on select weekends this summer, next summer or both.PoliticsMay 10, 2023
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