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Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
Tofino: proposed mixed-use building with 25 apartments and three commercial units Union Bay: open house for the proposed FireHall and funding options Campbell River: new zoning proposed to prohibit business and service types near downtown The District of Tofino has...
Quarterly Building Permit Statistics in Around Town
Comparing the year-to-date 2023 and 2024 building permits for the Comox Valley and Campbell River, the number of permits for single and secondary family decreased by only 2% with decreases in Comox and Cumberland offset by increases in Campbell River and...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this week’s Editor’s Note: Port Alberni: tender released for hospital elevator replacement Campbell River: proposed 65 unit, six storey mixed-use building Campbell River: asbestos disposal resumes Island Health is replacing two elevators at West Coast General...
BC Housing Starts and Unit Sales In Around Town
September's BC MLS® unit sales were 25 per cent lower than the ten-year average. Markets on Vancouver Island and in the North are recording more historically normal activity while the Lower Mainland and parts of the Interior lag behind. The BC Real Estate...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
Ucluelet: approx. 400 units proposed in 55 buildings Courtenay: DP approved for new building with 183 child care spaces Comox: approvals moving forward for a 270 unit multi-family development This design drawing shows an aerial view of a proposed housing layout that,...
Multi-Family Switch to Heat Pump Rebates
The BC government is providing rebates to help cover the costs of whole-building retrofits to install heat pumps, LED lights, better windows, and ventilation to make apartments, condos and co-op homes more energy efficient. BC Hydro and the Government of B.C have...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this week’s Editor’s Note: Port Alberni: 6 buildings with 112 purpose-built market rentals Ucluelet: 79 lots with approximately 120 units Powell River: 40 unit rental apartment building The Uchucklesaht Tribe Government has proposed building workforce housing, and...
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board September Market Update
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 637 unit sales board-wide (all property types) in September. 320 single-family homes sold, up 22 per cent from September 2023. Sales of condos came in at 69 units, decreasing by 19 per...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note: Courtenay: upcoming procurement for the 6th Street Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge Campbell River: reduced DCC's for affordable rental housing Powell River: approved DP for 60-unit townhouse development The City of Courtenay is proceeding...
New Building Code Videos on Changes to National Model Codes in Around Town
The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) has released a set of twelve informational videos on the significant changes that were introduced into the 2020 National Model Codes. The videos are available on the CBHCC’s website. Learn about the...