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Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- Comox: A $52.6-million residential care facility schedule for Council’s consideration this week.
- Campbell River: Zoning amendment bylaw approved for 5 storey, 60 unit apartment building.
- Port Alberni: A development with 40 to 50 units of mixed housing proposed.
Seeing Clearly: Untangling Architectural Glass Selection in Around Town
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From solar and optical properties to thermal performance, from structural and safety to acoustic performance, glass selection is one of the most important decisions you will make for a façade. But with a large variety of coatings, substrates, glass treatment options, cavity fills, and spacer options to choose from, where do you begin? And how do you protect your design intent through tender and procurement?
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Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- Courtenay: Development Permit approved the 30 condominiums above the Whistle Stop Pub.
- Campbell River: 72 single-family lots and 7 fourplexes near Walworth Road.
- Powell River: Public hearing next week for a two building, 141 rental unit project.
Housing market outlook for Canada in Around Town
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The Spring 2021 edition of CMHC’s Housing Market Outlook anticipates emerging trends in Canada’s new home, resale and rental housing markets. It includes a general outlook for all of Canada with highlights for each major city.
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- Courtenay: A new two building, 100 unit condominium project proposed.
- Cumberland: Funding received for a child care centre for 88 children on School District land.
- Ucluelet: Approval expected for a motel development with 17 units and 1 staff housing within 12 buildings.
San Group to invest $100 million in Port Alberni in Around Town
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San Group is expanding its Port Alberni forestry operations over the next year. Between $50 and $60 million will be spent as part of an agreement to ship lumber by container ships from the city’s deep seaport. An additional $15 million will be invested in the Coulson Sawmill for processing smaller and odd-shaped logs, and $15 million will be invested into the San Specialty Sawmill on Hector Road to create a biomass facility.
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- Powell River: Hiring and construction is underway for the new $76 million Consolidated Wastewater Treatment Plant.
- Campbell River: A new hotel and spa project at the Golf and Country Club has been approved.
- Tofino: The second apartment building in a 72 affordable rental project in Tofino has recieved $3.8 million in funding.
Pat McKenna leaving Habitat Vancouver Island North in Around Town
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Some of you may know Pat McKenna from his tenure working in the construction industry before taking on the position of executive director at the Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North (Habitat VIN). He has been at the helm of that organization for the past six years.
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links
- Courtenay: 10 more units proposed for a previously build strata development in Crown Isle.
- Campbell River: A 24 unit condominium building proposed for the Island Highway.
- Tenders: 11 new tenders issued in the past week.
New Home Registry Report In Around Town
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According to the January to April 2021 BC Housing New Home Registry statistics for Alberni-Clayoquot to North Island and Powell River, the number of newly registered homes (SF) and multi-units (MU) has increased to 551, vs 475 in 2020, and 380 in 2019.
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