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Around Town: Wage raises increasing
According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), the unemployment rate in BC is the lowest in Canada, with Construction showing one of the highest vacancy rates. A 5.8 per cent unemployment rate recorded in February ties for the lowest nationwide...
Editor’s Note June 27, 2018: Your Weekly Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Issue: Defence Construction Canada issues tender for the Hangar 7 Remediation and Systems Replacement. Port Alberni's newest 23-acre multi-use development starts this Fall. Defence Construction Canada issues tender for the Hangar 7 Remediation...
Around Town: Update on BC real estate sales
New sales numbers released by the B.C. Real Estate Association on June 15 suggest measures intended to cool the overheated house market could be working. The Multiple Listing Service recorded a 28.7 per cent drop across the province in May compared to the same month...
Editor’s Note June 20, 2018: Your Weekly North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Week’s Issue: The new $11.7 million Comox Valley Regional District Civic Centre tender has been extended. Newport Village in Courtenay has submitted a development permit application for a second five-storey building. The Town of Comox has received an...
Around Town: VICA’s Women in Construction Network celebrates five years!
Women in Construction (WiC) is a grassroots Vancouver Island network working to promote and support female participation in construction, one of the key sectors of our provincial economy. In May of 2013, a group of dedicated women came together with the intention of...
Editor’s Note June 13, 2018: Your North Vancouver Island Construction News
In This Issue: Campbell River's Eagle Ridge with projected 109 units starting Phase One this summer. City of Powell River gives third reading to zoning bylaw applications for two new projects in city. Former Alberni District Secondary School property in Port Alberni...
Around Town: Single-family benchmark price surpasses $500,000 in May
The benchmark price of a single-family home in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area broke the $500,000 mark in May, rising to $507,700, a 17 per cent increase from one year ago. Sales of single-family homes were down 17 per cent from last year but...
Editor’s Note: Your Weekly North Island Construction News
In This Issue: BC Hydro releases timeline for $100 million Strathcona Dam Upgrade Defence Construction Canada for 19 Wing Comox calling for Underground Civil Construction and Mechanical Contractors The Village of Cumberland moving forward with approximately $4 million...
Around Town: New Affordable Housing Funding
BC Housing has announced funding opportunities through a Community Housing Fund. The new program is expected to create over 14,000 new residential units across BC over the next 10 years. Projects can be combined with an existing mixed-use site or existing housing if...
Editor’s Note May 30, 2018: Your Weekly North Island Construction News
In This Week’s Issue: The Comox Valley Regional District has released a tender for the new $11.7 million Civic Centre in Courtenay. Construction for the new Campbell River BC Transit maintenance and operations project is moving forward. The Lake Trail Middle School...