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Editor’s Note – June 4, 2014
Kinetic Construction has been awarded the contract to start construction on the new McDonalds Restaurant that will be located at the Crown Isle Shopping Centre, close to the Thrifty's grocery store. They plan to begin construction on the new restaurant in mid-June....
City of Campbell River Website Wins Gold Recognition from AVA Digital Awards
The City of Campbell River has won Gold recognition in the government website category of the 2014 AVA Digital Awards. There were approximately 2,100 entries in more than 200 categories for the 2014 competition, and the gold award was presented to approximately 16% of...
May 28th Editor’s Note
Campbell River’s southern boundary extension plans have been approved by the Province and they are prepared to sign off on a referendum to allow Area D residents to vote on whether they would like to be part of the City of Campbell River. Council has approved to begin...
Building Links Celebrates Our 21st Year!
On May 17, 1993, we published the first issue of Building Links. Since that time, we have published a newsletter every week for 50 weeks of the year. This is our 1,050th issue! Thank you to all of our valued subscribers for being such a big part of our success. I...
South Sewer Planning Process for Comox Valley Undeway
The planning phase has commenced for the liquid waste management planning process which includes completing an environmental impact study and significant public consultation. This planning process will run for approximately 24 months, and will build on planning work...
City of Courtenay Accepts Report for Development Process Review
Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Courtenay, David Allen has directed staff to prepare amendments to the Development Applications Procedure Bylaw. In the Council Strategic Priorities Chart, Council's number one priority for Planning and Development is to...
WesternOne Rentals and Sales Open to Serve You in Courtenay and Comox
WesternOne Rentals and Sales' Courtenay location is now open Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 2981 Moray Avenue. The Courtenay location offers equipment sales and rentals, including: Aerial Lifts Boom Lifts Compaction Equipment Construction Equipment...
Real Estate Market Conditions for April, 2014
Home sales across the Vancouver Island region have remained relatively steady over the past four months. A total of 360 single-family homes sold on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) system in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) coverage area in April...
May 5 Building Links Updates – 1st Quarter Construction Stats
We feature our first quarter of statistics for 2014 in this week's issue. Construction activity is picking up in the Comox Valley and Campbell River region. During the first three months of this year, 71 new homes started construction compared to 58 during the same...
BC Hydro’s Latest John Hart Dam Updates
BC Hydro has released the following updates for progress on the John Hart Dam Construction project in Campbell River: InPower BC is in the process of completing plans and designs to provide them with a “leave to commence” from the Comptroller of Water Rights and a...