Credit to Author: Joanne Lee-Young| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 02:04:41 +0000
Owner of Granville Island’s beloved newsstand, The Smoke Shop, said CMHC management informed her this week she no longer has to vacate her space under the tight deadline previously outlined.
Read moreCredit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:00:17 +0000
Granville Island’s new manager is bullish about the next chapter for one of Vancouver’s greatest assets. Not everyone shares his optimism, especially when it comes to the question of how to fund the vision.
Read moreCredit to Author: Sarah Grochowski| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 22:54:35 +0000
Chia-Ning Chen’s Tuck Shop, which sells a wide range of newspapers and necessities, “does not fit” the federal housing agency’s future vision for the Island, says Hedy Fry
Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Soltau| Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2022 02:00:21 +0000
Re: ‘Outrageous’ move as Granville Island newsstand owner forced to vacate We were shocked this morning as we read in the front page of The Sun that the Smoke Shop in Granville Market was going to be closed in order to “build community” and make the market a “food innovation district”. We have been more […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Cheryl Chan| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:00:26 +0000
The longtime stall in the Granville Island public market has been ordered to vacate in the next month or two.
Read moreCredit to Author: Sarah Grochowski| Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2022 02:47:53 +0000
Critics say independent fixtures on Granville Island are being replaced by business chains.
Read moreCredit to Author: Joanne Lee-Young| Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022 02:07:11 +0000
“One of the key things we’re supposed to be doing is an expansion of the public market and the creation of what we’re now calling a food innovation district,” said Tom Lancaster, the general manager of Granville Island.
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Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 22:31:39 +0000
The program was created to manage the myriad of busking opportunities on Granville Island, which draws some 10.5 million visitors annually from both near and far.
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