{"id":39024,"date":"2026-04-16T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=39024"},"modified":"2026-04-18T00:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T07:24:37","slug":"ucs-94-new-jobs-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/04\/16\/ucs-94-new-jobs-in-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"UCS #94 &#8211; New Jobs In Vancouver!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-36965\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-600x72.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-600x72.png 600w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-300x36.png 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-768x92.png 768w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate-940x113.png 940w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/05\/UrbanCartoonSyndicate.png 1250w\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"72\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>See our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2024\/05\/20\/urban-cartoon-syndicate-introduction-and-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Launch and Introduction<\/a>&nbsp;about the launch of the \u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2024\/05\/20\/launch-of-urban-cartoon-syndicate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announcement by CityHallWatch<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>Related Readings:<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"gmail-wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Vancouver approves 250-room floating hotel in Coal Harbour<\/strong>&nbsp;(CBC News 15-Apr-2026) \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/vancouver-bc-floating-hotel-approved-9.7164665\">https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/vancouver-bc-floating-hotel-approved-9.7164665<\/a><br \/>\nThis article notes that the 136-meter vessel will be built off-site (in Finland\/internationally) and simply towed in. It bypasses local building permits because it has no \u201cfoundation or footings.\u201d Note that City isn\u2019t even getting Community Amenity Contributions (CACs) because the floatel doesn\u2019t count as a \u201cbuilding\u201d under bylaws.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Construction trades competing for scarce projects<\/strong>&nbsp;(BIV 6-Apr-2026) \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biv.com\/news\/real-estate\/construction-trades-competing-for-scarce-projects-easing-costs-for-bc-developers-12078381\">https:\/\/www.biv.com\/news\/real-estate\/construction-trades-competing-for-scarce-projects-easing-costs-for-bc-developers-12078381<\/a><br \/>\nResidential construction is stalling so badly that trades are getting desperate. This \u201ctough market\u201d contrasts with the Mayor\u2019s celebration of the \u201cinnovative\u201d floatel that didn\u2019t hire a single local framer to build.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sales fall to lowest annual volumes in a quarter century<\/strong>&nbsp;(Vancouver Real Estate Update 8-Mar-2026) \u2013 Living In Vancouver \u2013 Vancouver Life Real Estate. YouTube \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wWyfefLtHu8\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wWyfefLtHu8<\/a><\/li>\n<li>B<strong>.C. loses 20K jobs in February\u2026 Construction, real estate among hardest hit<\/strong>&nbsp;(BIV 13-Mar-2026) \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biv.com\/news\/economy-law-politics\/bc-loses-20k-jobs-in-february-as-labour-market-stumbles-out-the-gate-in-2026-11999857\">https:\/\/www.biv.com\/news\/economy-law-politics\/bc-loses-20k-jobs-in-february-as-labour-market-stumbles-out-the-gate-in-2026-11999857<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hotel barge at Vancouver Convention Centre going to Public Hearing<\/strong>&nbsp;(April 14, 2026) \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2026\/03\/30\/waterfront-hotel-barge-going-to-public-hearing\/\">https:\/\/cityhallwatch.wordpress.com\/2026\/03\/30\/waterfront-hotel-barge-going-to-public-hearing\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See our&nbsp;Launch and Introduction&nbsp;about the launch of the \u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the&nbsp;announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver approves 250-room floating hotel in Coal Harbour&nbsp;(CBC News 15-Apr-2026) \u2013&nbsp;https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/vancouver-bc-floating-hotel-approved-9.7164665 This article notes that the 136-meter vessel will be built off-site (in Finland\/internationally) and simply towed in. It bypasses local building permits because it has<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/04\/16\/ucs-94-new-jobs-in-vancouver\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;UCS #94 &#8211; New Jobs In Vancouver!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8579,"featured_media":39025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11231,6670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-curiosities","category-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UCS #94 - New Jobs In Vancouver! - Spacing Vancouver<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2026\/04\/16\/ucs-94-new-jobs-in-vancouver\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UCS #94 - New Jobs In Vancouver! - Spacing Vancouver\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"See our&nbsp;Launch and Introduction&nbsp;about the launch of the \u00a9 Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the&nbsp;announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver approves 250-room floating hotel in Coal Harbour&nbsp;(CBC News 15-Apr-2026) \u2013&nbsp;https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/british-columbia\/vancouver-bc-floating-hotel-approved-9.7164665 This article notes that the 136-meter vessel will be built off-site (in Finland\/internationally) and simply towed in. 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