I have a gold chain that tore in my sleep - didn't know any better but now I know I'm not supposed to sleep with it. Any jewelry repair services in metro Vancouver that I can trust to repair a gold chain for an honest price?

In their current form, our property taxes discourage much-needed new housing—while doing little to deter those who are actively hoarding land and homes. We need an overhaul if we’re serious about housing affordability, and luckily, we don’t have to look far for the answer.

Hello Vancouverites, you may have heard about an upcoming motion in Vancouver council that calls for the installation of speed and red light cameras at more of the city's high-crash intersections. On average there are 22 car crashes resulting in death/injury in the city every day. This is a public safety and public health crisis, and automated enforcement with speed and red light cameras is an effective and efficient way to make roads safer.

The motion will be considered on Wednesday, November 1st. You can help by expressing support either by emailing or speaking to council. Here's our guide for doing so: https://visionzerovancouver.ca/intersection-safety-cameras/

Thank you for taking action for safer streets. Share the page and encourage other people you know to do the same!

Hey lemmy,

I've been in need of outside mental support for a while now but I'd like to confirm my current options. I was able to get counseling for free through my school but since I graduated I can't benefit from it anymore. Is the only way now paying private counseling? I checked my spouse health insurance and it covers like $300/year which apparently barely covers two sessions. I'd appreciate any insight and information. Thank you!

Link to post from /r/Vancouver: https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/17eo5wk/yesterdays_sunset_sea_to_sky_highway/

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https://www.reddit.com/r/NiceVancouver/

When users make a post, they see this message

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However, it looks like the community !NiceVancouver@lemmy.ca hasn't gotten many posts, and my guess was that users see the empty community and decide it's not worth the trouble.

Since this community has the same moderation team, could we instead direct them here (possibly closing c/NiceVancouver)? I'm not as familiar with why the second Vancouver was created on Reddit. Was there a culture/content difference? If not, would it be better to combine them here on Lemmy?

Animated short about trying to survive in vancouver (or any big city really) these days.

My office just sent out a message saying the elevator union workers are going on strike tomorrow and all elevators will be shut down.

Vancouver came 41st on list of cities with the most centi-millionaires and billionaires

A copy of the petition provided to the media says Surrey is seeking an order quashing the July 19 decision by the B.C. solicitor general that directs Surrey to continue the police transition.

When it comes to addressing the housing crisis, few people think about zoning. The correlation isn’t easily apparent, despite this being the most powerful tool cities have.