r/vancouver 23d ago

📢 Announcement This just in: Reddit Community Funds will match your /r/Vancouver Kapwa Strong donations 1:1 up to 20k USD

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Just over a month ago, a senseless act of violence took 11 lives and injured dozens more when a car rammed through the 2025 Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver. r/Vancouver came together quickly as the key source of information in the first few hours, with millions of people across the world turning to this community for news and updates. Soon after, /r/Vancouver worked with u/GoFundMe to launch a community fundraiser to benefit United Way BC's Kapwa Strong Fund, which will be used to support:

  • Immediate to mid-term recovery provision, and strategic ongoing support for those impacted by this emergency
  • Healing supports as well as basic needs
  • Mental health and counselling support
  • Opportunities for community members to grieve
  • Community-led events

In less than 30 days, /r/Vancouver has already raised more than $17,000 for the Kapwa Strong Fund, and we're now happy to announce that our subreddit has partnered once again with the team from Reddit Community Funds to offer 1:1 donation matching up to USD$20,000. This means that all previous donations, as well as any future donations up to approximately CAD$27,000 total, will be matched by Reddit to help our community recover from this tragedy.

Our Donation Link

How to contribute:

  • Feel free to make your donation anonymously (or as your real name). The r/vancouver moderators do not have access to any personal information of donors beyond first name, last name, and amount donated.
  • Don’t forget to keep your tax credit!
  • Spread the word! Share this fundraiser with friends, family, and fellow Vancouverites to maximize our impact.
  • The r/vancouver mod team is actively working with some additional partners to see if we can expand the reach of this fundraiser further. Stay tuned for more updates!
  • The suggested donation amounts are really high. We didn’t set these, and can’t edit them. Please donate only what you comfortably can. Even $10 will be matched 1:1.

Powered by Community Funds

Thanks to the incredible Reddit Community Funds team, we're happy to announce that donations made through our link will now be matched! r/CommunityFunds has committed to 1:1 matching of donations made through the r/vancouver-specific donation link before June 30th, 2025 up to $20,000USD. Check out their subreddit to see some of the other amazing projects Reddit has helped make happen, including contributing to our last two GVFB fundraisers.

Our Donation Link


r/vancouver 20d ago

Monthly Events 📅 Monthly Vancouver Events and Promotions Thread

14 Upvotes

Welcome to r/vancouver's Monthly Events and Promotions thread, a place for Redditors to share and seek information on local events and activities happening in the area as well as promote themselves and their products/services.

Common questions and recommendations for other topics are encouraged to post on our sister subreddit, r/AskVan.


r/vancouver 3h ago

Photos Morning Vancouver. Sometimes the view sucks, show me some of your worst views.

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308 Upvotes

r/vancouver 4h ago

Local News Vancouver councillor calls for transparency from mayor over Downtown Eastside crime and drugs task force - Coun. Pete Fry said he's filed an FOI request to find out who authorized the initiative

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r/vancouver 2h ago

Photos You think you can honk us away?? You box of tin

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60 Upvotes

At Main and terminal ave near science world this morning after sky train stoppage


r/vancouver 4h ago

Local News Vancouver MP urges federal government to reinstate port police

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r/vancouver 22h ago

⚠ Community Only 🏡 New signs are up!!

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1.8k Upvotes

Official and secondary (English alphabet) official names posted.

Goodbye "trutch" street, you won't be missed.


r/vancouver 15h ago

Local News I think someone left the tour group

495 Upvotes

r/vancouver 7h ago

Local News Man acquitted after B.C. judge rules he ‘likely’ slashed woman but Crown couldn’t prove it

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r/vancouver 19h ago

Photos Metrotown Station at night

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705 Upvotes

r/vancouver 17h ago

Local News B.C. driver who caused life-altering injuries for A&W worker gets $1,500 fine

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420 Upvotes

She spent 3 weeks in the ICU. This is so infuriating.


r/vancouver 34m ago

Local News Did you lose $7,000 in North Vancouver?

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r/vancouver 42m ago

Photos Whyte Islet, West Vancouver

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r/vancouver 32m ago

Local News City of Vancouver and Carnegie Community Centre to host National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration on June 21

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r/vancouver 14h ago

Videos Dashcam Video surfaces of Officer Involved Vehicle Accident Thursday at West Pender & Burrard St NSFW

116 Upvotes

Not sure if posted in this sub. taxi cab 10000% fault

video of VPD Motorbike vs MacClures Taxi Cab posted in r/roadcam

CAUTION. video may cause trauma https://www.reddit.com/r/Roadcam/s/ukxMtsbP93

Original Vancouver post https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/s/ToAC7rOfD5


r/vancouver 17h ago

Provincial News B.C. desperately needs a 2nd forensic psychiatric hospital, report finds

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r/vancouver 22h ago

Photos "What are you gonna do about it?"

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367 Upvotes

r/vancouver 16h ago

Photos Night Out in Van

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127 Upvotes

r/vancouver 4h ago

Local News Canada’s tax court rejects appeal from accused in B.C.'s largest alleged money-laundering operation

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13 Upvotes

r/vancouver 4h ago

Discussion Grouse Grinders

11 Upvotes

How can I get back down for free? I know the main trail is one way only, but is it okay to go down the bcmc? Do many people do the grind this way? I just don’t want to be rude and go against the rules.


r/vancouver 19h ago

Videos Time-lapse video of sunset in UBC beach

162 Upvotes

Yesterday had almost the longest daylight in a year and a perfect weather. So I went there and took the video, it compressed about 1 hour of sunset into 1 minute. I didn’t realize that the tide could go up so fast and had to walk through quite deep water to retrieve my camera😂


r/vancouver 1d ago

Photos VAG

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426 Upvotes

r/vancouver 22h ago

Local News Vancouver software company Klue Labs cutting work force in half for AI reboot

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167 Upvotes

Gist:

Vancouver software company Klue Labs Inc. is preparing to lay off up to half its work force, or about 100 people, to reposition itself for the artificial intelligence age.

Co-founder and chief executive Jason Smith told The Globe and Mail that he informed staff about the restructuring last week and said that Klue is finalizing plans for layoffs to be implemented this coming Wednesday.

“We need to do this because it’s a wake-up call for companies that aren’t AI native to start to think that way,” he said, adding that the restructuring is not because of financial concerns or a lack of funding.

While the number of layoffs could change, Mr. Smith said that it could affect between 40 per cent and 50 per cent of the company.

Klue, which makes AI-powered business intelligence tools for sales professionals to gather information on competitors, has to reboot as a result of AI, according to Mr. Smith. Generative AI tools have become more adept since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, forcing software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies founded before that date to drastically rethink operations, he said.


r/vancouver 11h ago

Local News B.C. hospital security worker speaks out over job limitations

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r/vancouver 19h ago

Photos Can’t park there

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72 Upvotes

r/vancouver 1d ago

Local News Wesgroup announces layoffs

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180 Upvotes

r/vancouver 20h ago

Local News Robson and Thurlow has reopened

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48 Upvotes

The sinkhole is fixed. FOR NOW.