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Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Port Hardy: The Canadian Coast Guard is moving forward with the development of a 10,800 sq.ft. Logistics Depot. Courtenay: A development permit has been approved for the new Hyundai dealership near Crown Isle.North Island: Funding has...
Snap, Crackle and…. In Around Town
Has the bubble just popped? The cyclical property market trend suggests that we have been due for a correction for some time. Closer to home, after strong sales figures in the single-family market in November and December, sales were off sharply for the month of...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Courtenay: A four-storey 32 bachelor unit apartment has been proposed for downtown.Port Alberni: A development variance permit has been approved for a five-storey apartment building with 39 units of senior housing. Campbell River: The City...
Building Envelope Online Training In Around Town
BC Housing is hosting a Building Envelope online workshop the morning of Thursday, February 27. The BC Housing Building Envelope Guide for Houses has been updated, and BC Housing is hosting an online training session Thursday February 27. Part 9 residential home...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Tofino: Staff are reviewing two zoning admentment applications for over 250 single and multi family units. Campbell River: The new 44 unit Woodsland patio home development will be accepting pre sale deposits soon.Building Permits: $9.8...
City of Courtenay OCP Review In Around Town
During the next ten years, the population in Courtenay is expected to grow by more than 15 percent to over 30,000. Courtenay's Official Community Plan (OCP) is being reviewed to ask; Where will these people live and work and how will the growth be serviced in a...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Comox Valley: $7 million in odour control upgrades will be proceeding at the Water Pollution Control Centre.Powell River: Development Cost Charges expected to increase from between 33 to 136%.Powell River: Staff has received a Development...
Retire in Comox in Around Town
According to the Western Investor magazine, three of the top five retirement towns in BC are on Vancouver Island. One of those towns is Comox. In this week’s Around Town, Building Links reports that, according to Western Investor Magazine, Comox is one of BC’s top...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Comox: A public hearing date has been set for a four building, 208 unit rental and condo project.Courtenay: WestUrban Developments is moving forward with building permit applications for 40 townhomes and 140 rental...
VIREB January Market Update In Around Town
According to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s (VIREB) January Statistics, 174 single-family (SF) homes sold on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System compared to 235 the previous month and 208 in January 2019. The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board has...