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EPISODE · Jan 28, 2026 · 12 MIN

Should B.C. compensate businesses hit by Broadway and Main closure?

from This is Vancouver

A four-month closure on East Broadway is adding new pressure to businesses already strained by years of subway construction. Restaurant owners say they are losing revenue, but the provincial government say direct compensation is not on the table. So how did we get here? What are the potential solutions? What might happen next? We hear from restaurant owners, residents, the Mount Pleasant BIA and the provincial government. 

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