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Editor’s Note October 31, 2018: Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Issue:
- BC Transit issues tender for Building Completion of Campbell River Transit Centre.
- Powell River’s newest rental development with 112 units one step closer to development.
- This week’s issue includes 13 new and previously published tenders
Foreign workers fill BC’s construction jobs
The British Columbia Construction Association (BCAA) estimates 15,000 construction jobs will go unfilled this year and some subcontractors are hiring foreign illegal workers to deal with the shortage. A survey by the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC suggests while most companies are preparing for growth, 60 per cent of construction companies report a shortage of qualified workers.
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Editor’s Note October 24, 2018: Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Issue:
- 3L Developments Inc. files lawsuit against Comox Valley Regional District
- Veryon Properties proposes 51-unit apartment building in Campbell River
- Lots on Anderson Hill in Port Alberni expected for sale by end of 2018
Around Town: Commercial Energy-Efficiency Rebates
FortisBC is offering a Commercial Custom Design Program to assist with a customized approach to energy efficiency for existing buildings. The program provides funding for natural gas energy-efficiency projects tailored to a specific building or facility. (more…)
Editor’s Note October 17, 2018: Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction Newsletter
In This Week’s Issue:
- Steelhead LNG and Huu-ay-aht First Nations contract Korean shipbuilder for proposed LNG export project
- Building Permit issued for 84 unit multi-family project in Comox
- Construction tender for Port Hardy multiplex project expected in November
Around Town: City of Campbell River launches new development handbook
To streamline the development permit and approval process, the City of Campbell River has updated an illustrated, easy-to-read handbook for developers preparing applications. (more…)
Around Town: VIREB September market update
According to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s (VIREB) September Statistics, sales of single-family homes in the region (Duncan to Port Hardy) decreased by 32 per cent from September 2017 with Nanaimo down 36%, followed in order by Parksville, Campbell River, the Cowichan Valley, Port Alberni, and the Comox Valley at 21%. (more…)
Around Town: British Columbia Codes 2018
Over the summer, the Province adopted the 2018 edition of the British Columbia Building Code, including Book II Plumbing Services. The BC Fire Code is anticipated to be adopted this fall and both codes will be effective December 10.
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Editor’s Note September 26, 2018: Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Issue:
- Kinetic awarded construction management services for Hangar #7 remediation at CFB Comox
- Proposed 25 unit condominium project in Powell River
- Strathcona Regional District applies for funding for Northern Area D Water Service project
Around Town: CMHC releases August 2018 Housing Starts data
Highlights include:
- Langford continues to pace Greater Victoria in housing construction, as 387 apartments were started in August of 2018
- A busy summer construction season continued in Courtenay throughout August, driven mainly by heavy activity in the single-detached market
- Nanaimo saw 139 apartments break ground in August 2018, as double the amount of housing starts were recorded in August 2018 as August 2017
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