r/askvan • • 28d ago

Metro Vancouver elections 2026: Candidates, Voting, and the snap election

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r/askvan • • Sep 16 '26

Announcement Now Open: r/VancouverDating for romance, flirting, and dates in Metro Vancouver

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r/askvan • • 3h ago

Oddly Specific ๐ŸŽฏ NYC just banned horse carriages. Should we do the same?

102 Upvotes

anyone think that horse carriages are a thing of the past.


r/askvan • • 8h ago

Advice ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Where do people in their 30s go?

71 Upvotes

Iโ€™m newly single after being in a relationship for nearly a decade and I want to meet new people and feel alive again. Iโ€™ve outgrown clubs and bars. Where do all the folks in their 30s go to meet people?

My hobbies include Lagree, going to the gym, cooking, gardening, and Iโ€™m just getting into running. I tend to do all these on my own and donโ€™t really belong to a community so I find it difficult to meet people.

Any advice?


r/askvan • • 18h ago

Oddly Specific ๐ŸŽฏ Do you drink tap water?

397 Upvotes

As a Canadian Iโ€™ve always just drunk from the tap my entire life โ€” including the hose.

I am meeting more and more people lately that many donโ€™t do this.

They either use a carbon filter first, bottled water, etc.

How do you get your water? How much do you drink a day?


r/askvan • • 6h ago

Food ๐Ÿ˜‹ Did Vamcouver used to have more dive bars?

30 Upvotes

Seems like the only only one that isn't in the East End is the Moose. What gives? You guys don't like the dark?


r/askvan • • 1h ago

New to Vancouver ๐Ÿ‘‹ Filthy sublet๐Ÿฅฒ

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Hi iโ€™m not sure if this is the right subreddit to post in but this is the one iโ€™ve been lurking in before my move here haha!

so Iโ€™m coming from far away for a 6 month work contract here, I signed a sublease a few weeks ago after 3 months of non-stop searching, ghostings and AI listingsโ€ฆ.

But when I finally landed in Vancouver, after inspecting the place after the previous tenant left,
The place is filthy. It's dirty, dusty, hoarding hidden behind big furniture, broken heater casings? To top it all off black mold in the bathroom poorly hidden with tape and possibly some next to the windowsโ€ฆ..

Iโ€™m not from here and with my contract starting and multiple freelance gigs I will be busy full time
And I have a very tight budget and honestly donโ€™t have the option and flexibility to move around much๐Ÿฅฒ

I'm not sure the guy is mature enough to handle this as he thought he did a great job โ€œcleaning up the placeโ€ to greet me. If thatโ€™s his definition of a deep clean, I'm not sure how he lives every dayโ€ฆ. and heโ€™s pretty close with the landlord so I'm not sure if this is a losing battle.

Anyways, I'd just like some advice on what I can do to make this situation more livable without risking ending up on the streetโ€ฆ..
Thank you,

( new to reddit tried to post pictures to go with the post but couldnโ€™t figure out how to )


r/askvan • • 7h ago

Events and Activities ๐Ÿฑโ€๐Ÿ Went to Bruno Mars in Vancouver last Wednesday and loved it. What upcoming Vancouver concert should I go to next?

21 Upvotes

I went to Bruno Mars last Wednesday and had such a good time that Iโ€™m now chasing that feeling again. The energy, the live band and the crowd singing along were all amazing.

Iโ€™d love to catch something similar in Vancouver over the next few months. Let me know your thoughts.


r/askvan • • 4h ago

Politics โœ… was this the first year we saw Ai generated campaign billboards from politicians ?

10 Upvotes

I swear some of them were designed using A.I


r/askvan • • 1h ago

Advice ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Approached in public

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I donโ€™t think I give off inviting vibes at all in public and yet I get approached atleast once a week by a man. It genuinely annoys me and creeps me out. Last week I was walking home by myself at 11pm from a concert and a man followed me around the corner to hit on me. Today I had headphones on and a man stopped me to ask me for a coffee. Is this normal in a bigger city? Can any women give me some advice for feeling more safe when I am walking alone or tips to not get approached .


r/askvan • • 8h ago

New to Vancouver ๐Ÿ‘‹ Homesick student

17 Upvotes

My daughter is in her first year at UBC and feeling very homesick and has yet to really connect with a good group of friends. Sheโ€™s far from home and I hate not being able to help her out. That said, I wondered if anyone knows of any cool things happening on or close to campus for students away from home and struggling to connect socially. I know there are other quiet kids out there!! How do they find each other??


r/askvan • • 1h ago

Events and Activities ๐Ÿฑโ€๐Ÿ How's the Roxy cabaret?

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I have never been to any clubs here, I m planning to go with a few friends here for an event till 10 pm, is this a good one?

Also any tips or any info that could help is appreciated!


r/askvan • • 11h ago

Advice ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Rooftops in vancouver

10 Upvotes

Hi so basically I have trouble sleeping at ngiht and instead of staying at home or doing nothing do u guys know of nice rooftops/high vantage points where i can see the city at night ? maybe some super tall parkade or something along those lines? thanks !


r/askvan • • 2h ago

New to Vancouver ๐Ÿ‘‹ Best spots for first snow experience?

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I'm staying in the city until the second week of january and am looking for seeing snow for the first time. Where should I go? What should I do? Honestly, I'm not really interested on spending a lot of money in ski gear or anything like that... just wanted to check the life list of seeing snow at least once in my life lol


r/askvan • • 8h ago

Food ๐Ÿ˜‹ Richmond food crawl

5 Upvotes

Visiting Vancouver for the first time and planning to do a self-guided food crawl in Richmond. Should I plan to bring cash to Parker Place and Aberdeen Centre? I normally never have cash on me, but if I should come prepared because some vendors donโ€™t accept credit cards, Iโ€™d love to know before flying out.


r/askvan • • 6h ago

Oddly Specific ๐ŸŽฏ zyns in the city?

4 Upvotes

iโ€™m travelling to vancouver from alberta (sorry) and was wondering if there are any places folks have seen zyns in any stores recently ? iโ€™ve heard whispers that you can buy them readily, which is not always the case in good ol alberta


r/askvan • • 1h ago

Oddly Specific ๐ŸŽฏ What artist does this stamp belong to?

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First Nations silver cuff and I see this cursive G stamped inside.


r/askvan • • 5h ago

Housing and Moving ๐Ÿก Anybody lived in the 3683 Hastings plaza apartments?

2 Upvotes

Considering applying to rent here but my gut is unsure. They are cheap (red flag) but the studios seemed decent and love the area.


r/askvan • • 20h ago

Events and Activities ๐Ÿฑโ€๐Ÿ Fun activities to do and meet new people that doesnโ€™t involve drinking.

33 Upvotes

Iโ€™ve been wanting to try new activities and meet new people, but Iโ€™m looking for activities that donโ€™t revolve around drinking or going to bars/clubs/lounges.

What activities have you tried that youโ€™d recommend? Thanks in advance.


r/askvan • • 11h ago

Advice ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ Recommendations for realtor for buyer?

5 Upvotes

I found a few threads from 4-5 years ago where it seemed people were DMing good recommendations! Instead of randomly DMing someone based on a 5 yr old comment, I'll give it another shot - does anyone have recommendations for a good realtor for a buyer? We are looking for probably a detached property somewhere in Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, or North Van.

From previous advice, it seems we should stay away from the bus ads and big names, and rely on word of mouth recommendations. However, we're the first in our social circle to buy, so I'm humbly coming to reddit in the hope of recommendations! Would also welcome any tips anyone has for FTHB.


r/askvan • • 12h ago

Food ๐Ÿ˜‹ Looking for a yuzu tea from a cafe downtown?

4 Upvotes

Someone bought me a tea from a cafe downtown and I loved it but forgot to ask where from.

it was in a plain white cup with a black lid, the tea had yuzu in it and had lemon slices/bits in the drinkโ€ฆ

any tea aficionados here that can help me out??


r/askvan • • 7h ago

Oddly Specific ๐ŸŽฏ Buldak habanero lime

2 Upvotes

Does anyone know where I can find this buldak? Itโ€™s the purple packaging. Iโ€™ve been searching everywhere. Please let me know the exact store youโ€™ve seen it in. Thank you.


r/askvan • • 14h ago

Events and Activities ๐Ÿฑโ€๐Ÿ Places to watch World Series?

8 Upvotes

I know Vancouver isnโ€™t a baseball city but anyone know of places that will have the World Series on?


r/askvan • • 10h ago

Housing and Moving ๐Ÿก People that live at 5058 Joyce Street - what's it like?

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Wife and I have some viewings coming up for 2 apartments in this building(tall newer building at Joyce Skytrain).

Location seems good and price is decent for the current market.

My main concern is it is owned by Westbank and seeing them in the news over the past few years does not fill me with confidence this is not a dud.

From laying off staff to being in serious amounts of debt makes and seeing people online compliants about them cutting corners in construction has me worried about the quality of the building itself, future repairs and lack of a contingency fund to help pay for any special levy down the road.

Anybody live here, worked on the building itself or have any experience with Westbank properties?

Cheers!


r/askvan • • 4h ago

Oddly Specific ๐ŸŽฏ lost black pouch with keys on 14 bus at 6:08 pm heading downtown from UBC

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hi I dropped my black pouch and keys on the bus at around 6:08pm today on the bus around sasamat stop. It was on the 14 heading downtown and it has my student ID, work keys and other keys. Iโ€™d really appreciate it if anyone knows about it to let me know. Iโ€™ve contacted the lost and found by submitting a ticket and will have to call the helpline in the morning so hopefully it works out. Just wanted to cover my grounds and post on here just in case :)