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Speculation and Vacancy Tax In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing The province is expanding the speculation and vacancy tax to include 13 more municipalities, including Cumberland, Courtenay, Comox, Parksville and Qualicum Beach. This map shows where the Vacancy Tax currently applies, including...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links BC: small-scale multi-unit housing on single-detached and duplex zoned lots Courtenay: upcoming $4 million Puntledge Sanitary Catchment Replacement project Campbell River: request for subcontractors for the $73...
FortisBC New Home Project in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing FortisBC is designing a new program for 2024 which will address the revised Demand-Side Management Regulation and the building code changes. FortisBC New Home program is offering rebates up to $10,000 on high-efficiency homes built to...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Ucluelet: 40 to 60 unit employee housing apartment building Courtenay: 82 single family lots Quadra Island: 22 two hectare residential lots The Pacific Rim Home Development Cooperative is proposing a non-market, employee housing...
New Rules for Short-Term Rentals In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing In an effort to divert short term into long term rentals, the Province is implementing a 'principal residence' requirement. This regulation will limit short term rentals to a property where the owner lives for the majority of the...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Alberni-Clayoquot: Second phase of engagement for a new Aquatics Centre. Campbell River: Proposed 28 unit townhome project. Courtenay: Rezoning for 16 units for adults with diverse abilities. The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional...
VIREB Real Estate Market Update In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Last month, 244 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, the same number as last October and down eight per cent from September 2023 (266). Sales of condos came in at 60 units, increasing by...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Comox Valley: Sewer System Conveyance Project tender results Campbell River: 89 new townhomes Quadra Island: Rezoning approved for a new Heriot Bay ferry berth The Comox Valley Regional District has released the successful...
Comox Valley and Campbell River 3rd Quarter Building Permit Statistics In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing This week’s issue includes year-to-date Building Permit statistics for 2023. Comparing the year-to-date 2022 and 2023 building permits for the Comox Valley and Campbell River, total construction values increased from $286,847,887 to...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Ucluelet: New two storey medical building for Island Health Cumberland: Paving between the Landfill entrance and the new Industrial Lands Comox: Proposed 205 unit six-storey mixed use building This digital drawing shows the...