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Controversial Chinatown proposal rejigged

By John Mackie, Vancouver Sun October 14, 2015

Twenty-five social housing units added to condo building at Columbia and Keefer.

Model for a 13-storey building at 105 Keefer Street (at Columbia) in Vancouver’s Chinatown.

The demise of Chinatown’s BBQ meat shops

BY JOANNE LEE-YOUNG, VANCOUVER SUN OCTOBER 2, 2015

They survived an attack by Vancouver city hall in the ’70s but can’t beat development

Lee Loy, which has sold barbecue meats in Chinatown for more than 20 years, will close next month because the building has been sold to Wall Financial Corp. Photograph by: Arlen Redekop , Vancouver Sun

Chinatown residents ask city for development moratorium

By Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun March 3, 2015

VANCOUVER — Residents of Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside concerned about the level of new development in the area delivered a petition to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson on Tuesday.

Protesters gathered outside Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson’s office. They wanted the city to stop new development in Chinatown that they say is causing the loss of affordable social housing. Photograph by: Jeff Lee , Vancouver Sun

Canada’s First Chinese Print Shop Still Operating on East Georgia

Canada’s First Chinese Print Shop Still Operating on East Georgia (Vancouver Sun)

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