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May Real Estate Market Update in Around Town
The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 768 unit sales board-wide (all property types) in May, down one per cent from a year earlier. In contrast, unit sales board-wide for Powell River Sunshine Coast Real Estate Board (PRSCREB) totaled 32 units in May...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this week’s Editor’s Note: Courtenay: Upgrades to Cousins Avenue Powell River: 43-unit supportive housing and 20-bed shelter project. Campbell RIver: $24.74 million to rebuild Carihi Secondary School The City of Courtenay is proceeding with detailed design...
Vancouver Island Real Estate Market Update in Around Town
Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 683 unit sales board-wide (all property types) in April, down 12 per cent from one year ago. Active listings were up four per cent from April 2025. The Vancouver Island and Powell River Sunshine Coast real estate...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note: Denman Island: Borrowing petition process for the Graham Lake Water Treatment project Courtenay: Proposed 137-unit mixed-use building 19 Wing Comox: Proposed $19 million, three-storey accommodation building The Comox Valley Regional...
New Housing for Canadian Forces Base Comox in Around Town
Defence Construction Canada has issued a request for proposals from Design-Build Teams to design and construct multi unit residential housing in Comox and Esquimalt. The Canadian Forces Housing Agency announced in March a Housing Program to support the delivery of new...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note: Ucluelet: $2 million outdoor sports facility Tofino: seeking design and pre-construction consulting services for a new civic facility Powell River: repurposing the Old Arena Site into a mixed-use development District of Ucluelet...
April Real Estate Sales Below 10-Year Average in Around Town
Home sales slowed on Vancouver Island and across B.C. in April as economic uncertainty and higher borrowing costs continued to weigh on buyers, according to new data from the BC Real Estate Association. The association points to upward pressure on rates due to...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note: East Courtenay: Tenders for Concrete Formwork and Carpentry for FireHall. Courtenay: Proposed 131-unit townhouse development on Headquarters Road. Campbell River: Seven Building Permits issued for a new 30 patio home complex. This...
Courtenay Development and Amenity Cost Charges in Around Town
The City of Courtenay has approved increases to its Development Cost Charges (DCCs) and Amenity Cost Charges (ACCs). Recent changes to the City of Courtenay's Development Cost Charges rates means DCCs have risen 214% since 2016. For single-family homes, DCCs...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note: Comox: $5.9 million buildng permit for the Comox Fire Station Replacement project Campbell River: 26 bare land strata with 20 single-family and 6 duplexes Campbell River: 40-unit townhouse development The Comox Fire Hall...