Vancouver eyes major hotel policy overhaul to tackle room shortage

[ad_1] Hotel development policies replaced the temporary framework introduced in 2018 to increase hotel supply through location-specific rezoning in areas such as downtown, Broadway corridors and major commercial streets. Key updates include allowing mixed-use hotel residential projects in the CBD, allowing hotels on narrow locations under the Broadway program, simplifying conversions of office and stratigraphic…

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Indigenous DNA in wastewater is vulnerable to exploitation, Guelph, Ont., researchers say

[ad_1] Scientists who collect wastewater samples can access a variety of sensitive information. At the University of Guelph in southern Ontario, researchers are working to protect the data. Melissa Perreault is part of the research group working on a policy to better protect indigenous people from research exploitation, especially through wastewater sampling. “The first thing…

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