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Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District: $1.4 million, 1.2 km Multi-Use Path extension between Tofino and Ucluelet Courtenay: Construction starts for a new 24-unit rental project near downtown. Comox: Seeking feedback for Erosion...
National home sales at 14-year low in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Despite home sales in Canada posting their worst start to the year since 2009, recorded sales only decreased by 3% between December 2022 and January 2023. Actual (not seasonally adjusted) monthly activity came in 37.1%...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Tofino: New Community Recreation Facility estimated at $14.7 Million West Coast: Removing extended daytime closers on Highway 4 Campbell River: Request for Design of the Just Like Home Lodge The District of Tofino has proposed a...
Port Alberni Mill Closed in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Western Forest Products announced that it will not restart its Alberni-Pacific Division facility in its current configuration. The Alberni mill will remain closed while a working group considers limited options for Wester Forest...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Ucluelet: DP approved for 48-unit apartment Comox: 19 Wing Comox Roofing Standing Order Campbell River: Construction at the Golf Resort continues This drawing shows to proposed site plan for a 48 unit apartment building in...
Real Estate Market – Listing Up, Sales Down in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Last month, 165 single-family homes sold in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, a 24 per cent decrease from one year ago and a drop of 18 per cent from December. Sales of condo apartments came in at 42, declining by...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Courtenay: Aquatics Study recommends expanding the Aquatic Centre Campbell River: Three multi-family buildings proposed to include 200 units Powell River: Rezoning approved for 35 lots The Comox Valley Regional District is...
2023 Property Assessments in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Compared to 2022, the 2023 Vancouver Island property assessments range from -12% to +28%, with the low and high being within the North Island. Increases for the Comox Valley and Campbell River range from 10 to 17%...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Port Alberni: Approvals for a four storey, 35-unit affordable housing project. Campbell River: Approved Development Permit for 16 townhomes. Tenders: 18 new, extended and previously published tenders The Citaapi Mahtii Housing...
2022 Building Permit Statistics in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Compared to 2021, total building permit values in 2022 decreased by 24 per cent from $452 to $334 million. The number of permits issued also decreased by 26 per cent from 1124 permits in 2021 to 852 in 2022. This chart shows units,...