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Today, on the 11th anniversary of 2010, one year later after last year’s festivities for the decennial, and following nearly a year of being under the weather of COVID-19, the idea of the region staging the 26th Winter Games has further evolved into a rare and timely opportunity to provide Metro Vancouver and British Columbia as a whole with a beacon of hope, and a powerful economic jumpstart for the years-long recovery ahead. Convincing ourselves always comes as the first major hurdle, but what would it take to overcome the ultimate hurdle of actually winning the rights to host the Games, ...

The proposed planning process would not be reviewed by city council for consideration until the end of 2021, and the work itself for a new vision for the area would only begin in 2022. All the while, conditions on the GED would continue to deteriorate. This planning process would mainly focus on Granville Street between Drake and Robson streets, with considerations on culture, heritage character, public realm, and its function as a pedestrian-priority commercial high street and transit hub. However, this years-long timeline could put more development projects on hold, if not cancelled, and di...