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Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Comox: Tenders released for proposed 156 bed residential care home.Courtenay: First reading given to 39 lot strata subdivision off Arden Road. Campbell River: Report looks at locations suitable for new developments. Providence...
Free RDH Seminar Multifamily Passive Housing in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing New provincial and state codes will mandate higher energy performance and lower greenhouse gas emissions. As step codes, green standards, and other requirements take effect across North America, a growing number of developers and...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Comox: $26.5 million in building permits for 208 apartment and condominium unitsUnion Bay: Conversion of the UBID water supply/infrastructure to CVRD could occur in 2021. Powell River: Construction is...
Job Site Safety in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing Recent examples in the news describing instances of discrimination and harassment on construction sites highlight the importance of the Builders Code (www.builderscode.ca), a BCCA managed program that defines an acceptable worksite to...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Comox: 48 townhome units and 14 small commercial unitsCourtenay: 137 units with townhomes and two apartment buildingsPort Alberni: Five storey, 102 unit apartment building This conceptual drawing shows the current design concept...
Lead To Succeed VICA Training In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing The Vancouver Island Construction Association is offering a multi-day course to help team leaders discover a more effective way of leading. The course is scheduled for 2 hours a day on Tuesdays and Thursdays between September 22 and...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Comox: 52 unit affordable housing project for seniors in Comox moving forward. Courtenay: Building permit issued for new 63 unit apartment building along Cliffe Avenue. Bamfield: 76-kilometres of Bamfield Road to get $30 million...
VIREB August Market Update in Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing According to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s (VIREB) August Statistics, a total of 547 single-family detached properties (excluding acreage and waterfront) sold in August, a year-over-year increase of 35 per cent. The...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Comox: Valley Self Storage expanding with two more buildings. Courtenay: Tenders for the 5th Street Bridge Rehabilitation project expected in October. Ucluelet: New development proposes up to 90 new RV and camping sites. Comox...
Strong recovery real estate market forecast In Around Town
Your Weekly Construction Briefing The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2020 Third Quarter Housing Forecast Update last week. The British Columbia Real Estate Association is predicting a strong recovery to propel the housing market into...