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The Gales in Ladysmith offers luxury living on Vancouver Island
The Gales on Vancouver Island is a spectacular oceanside residential development, offering luxury patio homes for sale in Ladysmith. The current show home is a certified Built Green® home filled with outstanding features, and is now also listed with Sotheby's...
Around Town: Home Energy Rebate Offer
The Home Energy Rebate Offer (HERO) is provided in partnership by BC Hydro Power Smart and FortisBC. HERO provides a wide variety of incentives to help make it easy for builders and homeowners to reduce ongoing energy costs and improve the energy efficiency of your...
BC Building Code Changes: CVRD Hosts FREE Information Session on Thursday, Dec. 18
New changes to the BC Building Code come into effect on December 19, 2014. This includes minor code revisions and the addition of Part 9.36: Energy Requirements. All property owners, contractors and developers now applying for building permits will be doing so under...
Editor’s Note: Dec. 17, 2014
Thank you and Happy Holidays It is traditional for us at this time of year to thank the staff in all of the municipal offices for their assistance in providing us with timely and pertinent information throughout the year. We also extend our appreciation to the...
Eco Friendly Window Treatments from Budget Blinds on Vancouver Island Help You Improve the Health of Your Home
Good air quality is an important part of a healthy home environment. Eco friendly window treatments from Budget Blinds on Vancouver Island can help you reduce chemical emissions in your home and improve air quality. Budget Blinds on Vancouver Island uses GREENGUARD...
Build Your Custom Home on Vancouver Island at The Ridge in Courtenay
The Ridge on Vancouver Island offers a stunning location to build your custom home. This new residential development in south Courtenay offers building lots for sale with ocean and mountain views. And best of all, you can enjoy the temperate climate that Vancouver...
Around Town: Vancouver Island Construction Report for Third Quarter, 2014
The following summary comes from Greg Bayton, CEO of the Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA): Total building permits issued across Vancouver Island, a key sign of construction activity, rose 16.7 per cent in the third quarter from the second quarter....
Fairwinds Golf Course Community Offers Luxury Living in Spectacular Oceanfront Setting
Outdoor enthusiasts and anyone seeking the Vancouver Island lifestyle will feel right at home at Fairwinds Golf Community. This beautiful collection of West Coast inspired homes and residential lots for sale offer luxury living in a spectacular oceanfront setting. The...
Editor’s Note, Dec. 10, 2014
In This Issue City of Campbell River awards tender for water supply main construction; Design of east Courtenay fire hall awarded to Johnston Davidson Architects; and CVRD awards tender for HMCS Quadra forcemain replacement project. City of Campbell River awards...
Two Ranchers for Sale in Phase III of RiversEdge in Courtenay
Phase III of RiversEdge in Courtenay is nearly sold out, and only two homes remain for sale. These one-level rancher homes are situated on bare strata land above the Puntledge River at 2250 Robert Lang Drive in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, and the seller will...