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Learn How to Save Money With EnerGuide in Your New Home, With Help From Elemental Energy Advisors
During the construction phase, building an energy efficient home may seem like an added expense, but you can reap the benefits of lower utility bills immediately. Even if you increase your mortgage to increase the energy efficiency of you home, your monthly bills can...
Building Links 2013, Issue #11
Editor's Note We have news this week on two multi-million dollar projects moving forward in our region. The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and Village of Cumberland south sewer project received $17 million from the Government of Canada's Gas Tax Fund. The...
Workplace Safety Tips From Double A Safety Services
Workplace injuries are not always immediately apparent, especially in cases of exposure to dangerous materials or chemicals. Following Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System and MSDS Personal Protective Equipment Requirements on the material safety...
Next Session of Campbell River’s Free Building and Development Forum is March 20
The next one-hour lunch ’n’ learn session for Campbell River builders and developers will occur Wednesday, March 20, focusing on works and services agreements for subdivisions and commercial building permits. A general overview of the subdivision process and...
Air Tanker Base at Campbell River Airport Gets Improvements
A $3.7 million project that will improve the areas where air tankers park and load is underway at the Campbell River airport. “The work should take about eight weeks, which means the base will be ready for air tankers in time for this year’s forest fire fighting...
CVRD Watewater Treatment Facility Gets $17 Million in Federal Funding
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and Village of Cumberland south sewer project received $17 million from the Government of Canada's Gas Tax Fund. The project is a joint initiative between the CVRD, the Village of Cumberland and K’ómoks First Nation, working...
Building Links 2013, Issue #10
Editor's Note BC Hydro is starting site preparation work for the $960 million John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project. The first of the work will begin with tree removals for the new parking lot off Woodstave Road, just off Brewster Lake Road near Highway 28....
Berwick By The Sea Expected to Break Ground This Spring in Campbell River
A new retirement home is expected to break ground this spring in Campbell River, in the empty lot next to Banners restaurant on the corner of 16th Avenue and Roberts' Reach. The 133-unit, state-of-the-art facility to be known as Berwick by the Sea will be built on two...
Building Links 2013, Issue #9
Editor's Note Courtenay Council has granted final reading for the Mission Professional Centre for an Official Community Plan (OCP)Amendment and for rezoning for a new medical and wellness facility on Mission Road, right next to the proposed new Comox Valley...
Learn About NIC’s New Master Plan for the Comox Valley Campus This Wednesday, March 6
On Wednesday March 6 from 7 to 8 p.m., North Island College will host an open session for the community to learn about the college’s new master plan for the Comox Valley campus. Since the original campus was developed, the master plan has evolved as planning...