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Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Courtenay: Design work is underway for the 5th Street Bridge Rehabilitation Project.Port Alice: Arterran Renewables continues with plans for a wood pellet plant on the old pump mill site. Campbell River: A tender has been released for...
Year to Date Permit Statistics Around Town
Compared to 2018, the 2019 year to date construction values for the Comox Valley and Campbell River have decreased by 1.14% ($2.4 million). Cumberland and Comox continue to show a decline in single-family and secondary dwellings with 48% and 37% respectively, while...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Courtenay: A development permit has been approved for a 33 unit four-storey residential and commercial building.Campbell River: A building permit for a 70-unit ocean view apartment building is being reviewed by city staff.Year to Date...
Economic Summit In This Week’s Around Town
The Vancouver Island State of the Island Economic Summit is being held for two days in Nanaimo, next week. The two-day event provides opportunities for businesses and stakeholders to work together on solutions to overcome common challenges and to collaborate on...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Cumberland: Coal Valley Estates is proposing to add 500 multi-units and 100 single-family lots to the west side of the village. Port Alberni: Arrowview Hotel owner plans to build a condo on the old hotel site. Powell River: A 2.4 acre...
VIREB September Market Update in Around Town
According to the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board’s (VIREB) September Statistics, 345 single-family (SF) homes sold on the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) System compared to 413 the previous month and 347 in September 2018. The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Tofino: Construction on the $55 million Liquid Waste Management System could begin next year.Cumberland: New owners of the United Church are proposing a $4 million four-storey addition. Courtenay: The Glacier View Lodge Society is looking...
Apartments under construction in Around Town
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation recently released it's second-quarter ‘under construction’ statistics. While single-family homes construction remains fairly constant from last year, apartments under construction are increasing dramatically in the Comox...
Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Editor’s Note Campbell River: Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island announces plans for a 10 bedroom facility.Comox: A development permit application has been submitted for a three-building 232 unit project.Courtenay: A trade contractors...