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Higher Towers Considered For Vancouver's 2010 Olympic Village

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Craig Townsend
26 November 2005 - 11:00am

In order to increase revenues Vancouver's mayor-elect proposes permitting higher towers and reducing social housing to 20 percent of South East False Creek redevelopment.

"Vancouver's mayor-elect says he is considering changes to the plan for Southeast False Creek -- the site of the future 2010 Olympic athletes' village -- to allow higher towers like the ones on north False Creek, in order to get $15 million more out of the land."

Full Story: Sullivan considers False Creek changes
Source: The Vancouver Sun, November 21, 2005
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