A Look Back on the Vancouver Trump Hotel ... October 2014 - Architect: Arthur Erickson - 1151 West Georgia Street

 At this link:  Trump Hotel Reflects Youthful, Luxurious Vancouver: Ivanka Trump | HuffPost British Columbia

Trump Hotel Reflects Youthful, Luxurious Vancouver: Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump Turns On The Charm To Sell Vancouver Luxury Tower

Ivanka Trump knows how to charm Vancouverites.

"The beauty of this city is truly second to none," she says, unprompted. "Vancouver on a purely aesthetic level is one of my favourite cities in the world. Where else do you have this unbelievable urban environment that’s youthful, that’s fun, that’s got great culture, and then surrounded by the lush landscape?"

Trump and her brother, Donald Trump Jr., were in town this week for a site visit of Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver, a 63-storey building that will be second only to the Shangri-La in height. More than halfway through construction, it's scheduled to open in the summer of 2016 in downtown Vancouver.

The first 15 floors will feature 147 hotel rooms, while 218 residential suites will make up the rest of the $360-million twisting tower designed by late Canadian architect Arthur Erickson.

In an interview with The Huffington Post B.C., Ivanka Trump said she's proudest of the spectacular three-level penthouses that maximize the Coal Harbour location and views. Unveiled on Monday, the three premium units (between 3,700 and 4,700 sq. ft.) will include private glass elevators, as well as private gardens with outdoor kitchen and jacuzzi.

"They're not replicable," said Trump, who is an executive vice-president with the Trump Organization. Her father, Donald Trump, and brothers, Eric and Donald Jr., all came to Vancouver to launch the hotel/condo project in June 2013.

The most expensive penthouse is nearly $20 million. Recent listings have a 1.5-bedroom, 599 sq.-ft. unit for $747,900, while a 3.5-bedroom, 2,107 sq.-ft. residence is $4.76 million.

"We have a tremendous volume of buyers right here in Vancouver," said Trump, adding that European, South American, and Asian clients also represent a portion of owners. "It will be a really great and global community, but anchored with people from Vancouver.”

Holborn Group and TA Global Berhad are developing the project, while the Trump Organization is branding and managing the hotel.

More than 60 per cent of the luxe condo units have been pre-sold since the fall of 2013 — an encouraging pace, especially in light of Holborn's failed Ritz-Carlton hotel project on the same West Georgia Street site that was cancelled in 2009 due to "worldwide economic turmoil."

Trump said her company prides itself on being "incredibly contextual to the environment," and so the Vancouver structure embraces 360-degree views, features a cool colour palette, and brings some of the outdoors in.

"When you walk into the lobby and when you walk into the actual space, you’ll feel that very uniquely Vancouver element of both nature and urban," said Trump, describing "sexy stones and gorgeous wood materials."

"We wanted the hotel to be very modern, very cool but in a timeless way that’s appropriate for our brand. So everything’s incredibly luxurious yet very contemporary and very youthful and very young, and that’s what we think Vancouver is," said Trump.

"We wanted the hotel to be very modern, very cool but in a timeless way that’s appropriate for our brand. So everything’s incredibly luxurious yet very contemporary and very youthful and very young, and that’s what we think Vancouver is," said Trump.

The Trump brand hit a few bumps in Toronto after the Trump International Hotel & Tower opened in 2012 and subsequently ran into legal conflicts and poor sales.

Ivanka Trump said that the two cities' developments are "different."

More here:  Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver by Holborn, TA Group of Companies in Vancouver BC | Livabl

Now called the "Paradox Vancouver" 

here: Paradox Vancouver | LinkedIn

Facebook:  Paradox Vancouver | Vancouver BC | Facebook

Instagram:  Paradox Vancouver (@paradoxvancouver) • Instagram photos and videos

Executive King room costs $534 per night:  Executive King Room | Paradox Vancouver

here:  Executive King at Paradox Vancouver

B.C. MLA Dallas Brodie SLAMS Vancouver 15-Minute Cities Plan - Take Conservatives Attack!

 At this link with Dallas Brodie and Wyatt Claypool on Youtube:

Dallas Brodie SLAMS Vancouver 15-Minute Cities Plan - Fake Conservatives Attack!

Jul 20, 2026 OneBC Post Game Podcast

OneBC leader Dallas Brodie and Wyatt Claypool discuss the Vancouver "Villages" plan that undermines property rights on top of other problems this 15 minute city plan will cause. Villages Plan Article: https://housingreset.ca/2026/06/18/le... Join OneBC: https://1bc.ca/join OneBC Donate: https://1bc.ca/donate #bcpoli #DallasBrodie #OneBC #britishcolumbia #Vancouver

Dallas Brodie states she has never been on Facebook... interestingly she's on there..

Brodie started out as a lawyer at Ladner Downs.

Vancouver Fringe Festival - Fringe Festival Edmonton Founder Brian Paisley, 80, Has Passed Away

 

Photography by THE Indie Media Eastcoast of Vancouver's "New Agora" Newspaper on Facebook:  The New Agora | Facebook

Vancouver Fringe Festival 2026...

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Announcing our 2025 festival artists! - Vancouver Fringe

"We’re super excited to announce this incredible list of artists selected to take to the stage in our 2025 Fringe festival, taking place this September 4–14 on Granville Island. A small group of our Fringe team members, board, and donors gathered to witness the live-streamed draw, celebrating the talent coming to this year’s festival. 

This year’s Fringe Lottery had a total of 39 spots, 4 from the CAFF touring lottery and 35 drawn live. 

The Vancouver Fringe team will be reaching out to the artists who have been selected to confirm their spot. If any artists who were drawn in the 1st phase who are unable to accept their spot, the spot will be offered to the first artist on the waitlist who entered the 1st-phase of the draw.

Congrats to all the artists selected, we can’t wait to Fringe with you this year!

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News on founder of Edmonton's Fringe Festival Brian Paisley's death, and life here:

Brian Paisley, founder of North America's longest-running Fringe festival, has died

"Paisley, a screenwriter, author and playwright, launched the festival in Edmonton 45 years ago."

Born in Belfast Ireland in 1946 Brian Paisley passed away in Mexico from pneumonia.

Facebook:  Edmonton Fringe Theatre | Edmonton AB | Facebook

"Edmonton Fringe Theatre

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Forty-five years ago, Brian "Father Fringe" Paisley hatched what he called "an undeniably absurd idea."

That anyone could be an Artist. That audiences would take a chance on something unexpected. That a city could gather around creativity, curiosity, and community and be transformed because of it.

That idea became the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival.

It also became a movement that has inspired Fringe Festivals across North America, launched countless artistic careers, brought millions of people together in community, and forever changed our city and the artistic landscape across Canada.

Brian passed away on July 2, 2026, leaving behind a legacy that lives on every August wherever Artists gather, audiences take a chance on something unexpected, and communities choose creativity.

When he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta in 2023, he gave us this piece of advice:

Be Curious.

Be Tenacious.

Be Ready.

Be Kind.

Be as human as you can be.

We can't imagine a more fitting way to honour the man we lovingly called Father Fringe.

Please join us for A Toast to Paisley in the Sea Change North Beer Tent on Thursday, August 20 from 5pm – 7pm as we raise a glass, share stories, and celebrate the remarkable life of the visionary who started it all.

Thank you, Brian, for reminding us that imagination can change a city – and that the most extraordinary stories often begin with one beautifully impossible idea.

We'll carry it forward.

Fringe forever.

Our thoughts are with Brian’s family and loved ones. Our community is infinitely richer because of his vision and leadership."

In Loving Memory of Brian Paisley

Brian "Father Fringe" Paisley  - Fringe Theatre

Brian Paisley: we’ve lost the breezy visionary who thought up the Fringe, and changed a city forever | 12thNight.ca

Fundraiser for Teresa Hallas by Stuart Paisley : Help Brian's Family Clear His Medical Debts

Billboard Chris in Vancouver BC Raising Awareness with Outreach in Real Life

 At this link video on X here:

(2) Billboard Chris 🌎 on X: "I run into so many people who have a family member who transitioned. This man’s great-niece now says she’s a man. Just a half hour earlier I was helping a mom who is losing her son to this. Transgenderism is one of the greatest deceptions mankind has ever produced! https://t.co/eN9dlmVfGF" / X

Global News - First look inside Senakw suites in Vancouver, BC #Densification

 

First look inside Seńákw suites

Move-in day is fast approaching at Seńákw, the new towers at the end of Vancouver's Burrard Bridge. Global News got a first look inside the suites today to see how the Squamish Nation is doing things differently. Travis Prasad reports

At this link:  First look inside Seńákw suites | Watch

more here:  Sen̓áḵw - Revery Architecture | Revery Architecture

Nicholas Jordan Wagter Locked Up for Political Activism in Vancouver BC? Liberal MP is Taleeb Noormohamed

Nicholas Jordan Wagter is being held in Vancouver General Hospital against his will.. why?

He had visited Vancouver Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed's office with written concerns..

the video on Instagram shows him being "certified" by police in his car.. and locked up.

His MP Taleeb is the first muslim MP elected in British Columbia.

He is a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal 2013

wiki:  Taleeb Noormohamed - Wikipedia

Doctors deemed Wagter "certifiable" and have apprehended him into "custody".  Why?

UGV6 - CHINA VANCOUVER ATTEMPT V2 - Google Docs

Nicholas Jordan Wagter (@nicholas_jordan_wagter) • Instagram photos and videos

Nicholas Jordan Wagter (@NickWagterdsxs) / X

More here:  Frontiers | Super special relativity

Document that were delivered by Nicholas to offices of Taleeb Liberal MP in Vancouver here:

UGV6 - CHINA VANCOUVER ATTEMPT V2 - Google Docs

found here:  Nicholas Jordan Wagter (@realsunlight_ca) / X

Posted at X this week here:

Braeden on X: "I have not seen anybody talking about what’s going on in Canada right now. This man was pulled over and told by police that he had to come with them because a psychiatrist labeled him “certifiable.” No paperwork, no rule of law, just a doctor saying that if he didn’t come with https://t.co/1shvKLRsWB" / X

New Build: Italia's Private Collection "Solterra" Penthouse + Terrace in Beautiful Vancouver B.C.

 At this link:  For sale: 1102 2323 STREET STREET, Vancouver, British Columbia V6J1S5 - R3115819 | REALTOR.ca

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Penthouse at Italia´s Private Collection by award-winning Solterra. This 3 bed + flex home offers over 2,100 sqft of interior living and over 2,000 sqft of private rooftop terrace with hot tub and north-facing views of English Bay, downtown Vancouver, and the North Shore mountains. Open-concept kitchen, dining, and living areas designed for both everyday living and entertaining. Primary suite features a spa-inspired ensuite and custom millwork. Interiors include wide-plank hardwood flooring, Italian cabinetry, quartz surfaces, and a premium Gaggenau appliance package. A/C and smart home features included. Comes with secure parking, storage, and access to concierge, fitness, social lounge, and outdoor amenities. Located in South Granville near shops, dining, and future transit. Presentation Centre located at 880 Seymour Street, open Sat to Wed, 12-5 pm. (32773620)

NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert - A Case of Very Dubious Expenses Activity

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Rob Shaw: Pointed questions about an MLA's expenses unfurl an unexpected answer - Business in Vancouver

More here: NDP MLA pushes back against improper expenses accusation - YouTube

"Should MLAs have to live in the ridings they represent? And how much in travel expenses should the public be expected to pay for politicians to do their job?

Those interesting questions played out in a messy fashion in the legislature this week, after the Opposition BC United highlighted the confusing expense accounts of Vancouver-West End MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert.

It turns out, Chandra Herbert functionally moved from his riding three years ago, relocating 150 kilometres away, across the Strait of Georgia, to a waterfront home in the Greater Victoria suburb of Colwood. Since then, he’s been billing thousands of dollars in flights back to his West End constituency to do his job representing the people there.

“He made a decision several years ago to relocate to a waterfront location in Greater Victoria area, and lives there permanently — and has for years,” said BC United leader Kevin Falcon. “And (he) is flying back and forth on the taxpayer’s dime to go visit his constituency office. I can tell you, most residents in the West End have no idea that he hasn’t lived there for three years.”

The paperwork is all there — annual financial disclosures listing his $860,000 Colwood home as his primary residence, and a stack of float plane and Helijet receipts with trips to and from Vancouver dating back to 2020.

It sounds egregious. But it’s not quite that simple, as BC United found out mere hours after levelling the accusations in the house.

“Yes, I’ve been spending more time here in Victoria this last year and a half,” Chandra Herbert told reporters, while fighting back tears. “Why? I didn’t want to share it. Because my son has been very sick. He got sick here in Victoria. He’s been in and out of Victoria General (hospital). It’s been the worst year and a half of my life. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.”

Chandra Herbert’s son Dev was diagnosed with a rare disorder, and ended up in Victoria General’s emergency room for a week. His parents, including Chandra Herbert’s partner Romi, thought he was going to die.

The couple lucked out when the on-call doctor turned out to be a specialist in their son’s illness. They liked her, so they decided to keep Dev in Victoria for his frequent follow-up visits, rather than return to the West End riding, which is located 15 minutes from BC Children’s Hospital.

“He’s one of 10 kids in B.C. with it,” Chandra Herbert said in a subsequent interview, asking that his child’s exact diagnosis be kept private. “Because he was getting the care he needed, I didn’t want to mess that up for him. That’s kept me on this side of the water more than I would have liked.”

There are no rules on whether MLAs have to live in their ridings. Several currently do not — some by just a few blocks, others in entirely different municipalities in Metro Vancouver.

For example, BC United leader Kevin Falcon lives in North Vancouver but represents Vancouver-Quilchena. He does not, however, bill thousands of dollars to travel there.

Chandra Herbert’s overall travel bill since moving to Colwood is approximately $70,000, which is comparable to other MLAs. Not all of it is for travel to and from Colwood. But there are certainly some odd individual expenses.

In May 2022, he charged the public $790 round trip in flights from Victoria to Vancouver to visit his riding and host a BC NDP “pub social with Spencer” in the West End.

In September 2020, he charged a $520 same-day round trip Helijet trip to his riding, capped by billing the public $18 in personal car mileage each way from his new Colwood home to the legislature and back.

“If he wants to be an MLA for the Colwood area, that’s where he should run,” said Falcon. “But to spend three years pretending he’s still the MLA for Vancouver-West End, and then charging taxpayers $70,000 so he can fly back and forth, I think that would strike most taxpayers as totally unacceptable.”

Chandra Herbert’s constituents remain mostly in the dark about the living arrangements of their MLA. He did not tell them about his house purchase and designating it his primary residence in the months prior to the 2020 provincial election, which was also a year and a half before his son was sick. Nor, since then, has he said much of anything to anyone about the situation.

His son Dev is now enrolled in school in Colwood. Chandra is regularly seen in and around the community on his bike. He has at least once participated in a Colwood city council meeting as a self-identified local taxpayer. Functionally, in all the ways an ordinary person would measure, Chandra Herbert and his family now live in Colwood.

He disagrees. “I live in Vancouver,” he said.

Chandra Herbert argues that he wanted to designate his in-laws’ home in Vancouver as his primary residence, but because he lives there rent-free he’s been unable to do so. He’s since convinced his mother-in-law to charge him rent, and expects next year to amend his financial forms.

Will that cut it for local voters? An MLA who stays with his in-laws part-time in his riding, but for all intents and purposes actually lives in Colwood with his husband, in the home they own, where their child is enrolled in school?

The 15-year-MLA is appealing to his constituents for understanding. He said he’ll end up fully back in Vancouver one day when his son is healthier.

“This work is complicated,” he said. “I’m trying my best to keep a healthy family.”

Rob Shaw has spent more than 15 years covering B.C. politics, now reporting for CHEK News and writing for Glacier Media. He is the co-author of the national bestselling book A Matter of Confidence, host of the weekly podcast Political Capital, and a regular guest on CBC Radio. rob@robshawnews.com"

Pictured above Niki Sharma, K.C. and Ravi Kahlon