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This is Vancouver

This is Vancouver

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Your connection to the issues and stories facing people across Vancouver. Host Stephen Quinn is your guide. Episodes drop weekly.

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  • With the West Coast Express turning 30, what's the future of light rail in Metro Vancouver?

    With the West Coast Express turning 30, what's the future of light rail in Metro Vancouver?
    Oct 30 2025

    What is the easiest way to get from city to city without a car? Well, if you lived in Europe or much of Asia, the answer would be obvious: a train. But in Metro Vancouver, it’s not that simple, even with our single passenger train service, which this week is turning 30 years old. On the Thursday edition of This is Vancouver, we dive into Metro Vancouver politics with Justin McElroy. Today, our main theme is regional transportation: why is it so limited here? What are the challenges to make it better? And could you one day take a train to Abbotsford, Chilliwack or Squamish?
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    28 mins
  • How are Vancouverites coping with rising grocery prices?

    How are Vancouverites coping with rising grocery prices?
    Oct 29 2025

    From food banks to smaller grocery baskets, working families are finding ways to get by as food prices keep climbing. The CBC’s Alison Cole has been speaking to shoppers, experts, and food bank leaders to explore how food inflation is reshaping daily life across the Lower Mainland.
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    11 mins
  • What does new ownership mean for Vancouver’s historic Park Theatre?

    What does new ownership mean for Vancouver’s historic Park Theatre?
    Oct 28 2025

    The Park Theatre was set to close — until a group of filmmakers,= stepped in to save it. Stephen Quinn speaks with Vancouver directors Zach Lipovsky and Chris Ferguson about the history of the theatre and why they stepped in to save it.

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    12 mins
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