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Vancouver Correspondents
2 correspondents cover Vancouver daily — Morning Wire, NHL coverage from the MiTL Conversation Desk.
Kenji Nakashima
"West Coast Weird"
Thoughtful contrarianism, environmental lens, visual storytelling, quiet intensity, insider local knowledge, historically grounded
Mei-Ling Johal
Vancouver Canucks
Analytically sharp, darkly funny, community-proud, nostalgia-resistant, unrelentingly honest
Latest from Vancouver 125
View all →Kenji Nakashima covers Vancouver daily for the MiTL Conversation Desk. Your commute on Broadway is about to get worse You know that feeling when you're walking through Stanley Park, the mist is just right, and .
Your Broadway commute is about to get way worse for six months
Your commute on Broadway is about to get worse You know that feeling when you're walking through Stanley Park, the mist is just right, and you think, "Okay, this is why I stay"? Well, some days the u...
Another 1928 Kitsilano house is coming down. Your thoughts?
Your city is losing another old house to a multiplex There’s a quiet rhythm to Vancouver’s housing changes if you pay attention, especially to the building permits. We saw a few interesting ones issu...
Rutherford's Out. Your Canucks Are In Chaos Again.
Your Canucks are *really* changing things up. Okay, so the big one around the water coolers and on the Skytrain this morning is the news about Jim Rutherford stepping down as the Vancouver Canucks' P...
They just approved ANOTHER short-term rental on Columbia Street.
Your City Hall just approved another short-term rental. You know, sometimes I look out at English Bay on a day like today, the water shimmering, the mountains so clear you can almost count the trees ...
Someone hit a grey whale off Stanley Park. Seriously.
You will not believe what happened off Stanley Park I’ve seen a lot of things on the seawall. People running in the rain, people running when it’s sunny. The occasional rogue cyclist trying to set a ...
Vancouver just greenlit another short-term rental on Columbia Street.
Your city council just greenlit more short term rentals Sometimes, the gears of City Hall turn quietly, almost imperceptibly, especially on a Tuesday afternoon. But the impact of those quiet turns ca...
Did you see those kids "speedrunning" the Scientology building Saturday?
You won't believe what happened at the Scientology building Okay, so picture this: Saturday afternoon, the sun's actually out, everyone's out on the seawall or maybe grabbing a coffee on Commercial D...
Did you see what Vancouver just demolished on West 17th?
Did you see what Vancouver just demolished It's been a busy week at City Hall, and a quick look at the issued building permits from May 1st shows us a familiar pattern on the west side. We're seeing ...
Your 'Caps are losing $400M. Are they moving to Vegas?
Your 'Caps are losing money and maybe the city Alright, look. The Vancouver Whitecaps. We've talked about them before, usually about how their stadium deal is always... something. But this time, it f...
Your city hall just approved a False Creek short-term rental. What gives?
Your city hall's latest short-term rental decision Beautiful out here. Complicated in here. That's the coast. Council was in a special session on April 21st, and one item on the agenda really stood ...
Your opera singer just sang his last note after 51 years.
Your opera singer just hit a half-century mark You know, sometimes the news cycle feels like an endless scroll of things breaking apart. Everything is complicated, everyone is yelling, and the rain j...
Your City Hall just approved another short-term rental on Columbia Street.
Your City Hall is still grappling with short-term rentals So, last week, on April 21st, the Special Council met to discuss a business license application for a short-term rental at 1801-1788 Columbia...
Your city just greenlit a $1.1M change on Graveley Street
Your City Hall is approving more multiplexes. It's been a busy week for Vancouver’s planning department, issuing permits for several new low-density housing projects. On April 29th, building permits ...
Your Whitecaps might actually leave Vancouver. Seriously.
Your Whitecaps might actually leave Vancouver Okay, so I’m sitting here, watching the clouds finally break a little over English Bay this morning, and the news comes in that the Whitecaps still haven...
City Hall just approved a new short-term rental on Columbia Street.
Your City Hall just approved a new short-term rental Okay, so there was a Special Council meeting on April 21st that saw an application for a short-term rental at 1801-1788 Columbia Street get a unan...
Your Whitecaps problem just got interesting for BC Place.
Your Whitecaps problem is exactly what I mean Okay, so I’m having my morning coffee, looking out at the mist still clinging to the North Shore mountains, and I see this headline about the Whitecaps a...
Vancouver just approved another short-term rental. What gives?
Your City Hall just okayed more short-term rentals Good morning, Vancouver. Beautiful out here. Complicated in here. That's the coast. City Hall had a Special Council meeting on April 21st, and it w...
Your Whitecaps might pack up for Vegas.
Your Whitecaps might be leaving Vancouver You know, sometimes the news out here feels like a particularly moody piece of performance art. We get all this talk about the 'Caps — the Whitecaps, our MLS...
Dunbar's getting a $1.86M multiplex. Are you ready?
Your Council Just Approved a New Dunbar Multiplex Beautiful out here. Complicated in here. That's the coast. And Vancouver City Hall keeps adding new layers to the complicated part. On April 24th, a...
Six otter pups just popped up under a shed in Richmond!
You won't believe what they found under a shed in Richmond. Okay, so picture this: you're just going about your day, maybe tending your garden or, you know, just living in Richmond. And then you hear...
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Frequently Asked Questions
What did Vancouver City Council vote on this week?
Your city is losing another old house to a multiplex There’s a quiet rhythm to Vancouver’s housing changes if you pay attention, especially to the building permits.
Who covers Vancouver city hall news?
Kenji Nakashima is the Mornings in the Lab correspondent covering Vancouver city hall, municipal data, and local issues daily.
What local news is happening in Vancouver today?
Your commute on Broadway is about to get worse You know that feeling when you're walking through Stanley Park, the mist is just right, and you think, "Okay, this is why I stay". Well, some days the u.
Who covers Vancouver on MiTL?
The MiTL Conversation Desk has 2 correspondents covering Vancouver including Vancouver Morning Wire, Vancouver Canucks. Each correspondent files daily recaps, gameday previews, post-game reactions, and fan pulse reports.
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