I haven't heard anything new.
Last set of pics I saw were:
http://www.dragonboatwest.net/index.php?topic=5228.0. There are a few vids in this YouTube feed:
http://www.youtube.com/user/DragonBoatWest/videos. Haven't seen the boats recently, hopefully they're still being cared for.
I think the closest festival (to Vancouver) with Taiwanese style boats is the Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Race (
http://www.pksca.net/home.php?layout=51667). Done that one a few times in their old boats (replaced in 2013). A great way to get injuries if you jump in and paddle them like a BUK!