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Riverside Senior Living in Courtenay Has Included Many Safety Features in Their Design
Riverside Senior Living, a new independent living community in Downtown Courtenay, has focused on creating a safe, friendly and affordable place for independent seniors to call home. The design choices throughout the facility and in the individual suites have been...
Around Town: VIREB releases February 2018 statistics
There were 812 single-family homes for sale in February compared to 749 in January and 947 one year ago in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) region (north of the Malahat). The supply of apartments and townhouses also rose slightly from 2017, up three per...
Editor’s Note March 14, 2018: Your Weekly North Island Construction News
In This Week's Issue: Campbell River has approved a development permit for a 51 unit apartment with commercial space in Willow Point Comox has approved a rezoning application for proposed 84 unit residential project on Anderton Road Port Hardy's $13 million multiplex...
Around Town: Vancouver Island Construction Report for Q4 2017
Construction activity on Vancouver Island remained robust during the fourth quarter of 2017. While there were normal seasonal declines in building permits issued during the fourth quarter, several new major projects where started. Employment in the industry rose by 11...
Editor’s Note March 7, 2018: Your Weekly Construction News Vancouver Island North
In This Week's Issue: A ‘notice of upcoming tender’ is expected to be issued later this month for the new Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) regional office building Work on the water treatment plant in Union Bay is expected to begin this fall in preparing for...
Editor’s Note February 28, 2018: Your Weekly Construction News Vancouver Island North
In This Week's Issue of Building Links Comox: Defence Construction Canada is moving forward with a multi-million dollar plan to update Hangar #7 at 19 Wing Comox. Courtenay: Site clearing is underway near Walmart for 3 new buildings. The plans include commercial units...
Around Town: Union Bay Estates Development Moving Forward
Kensington/Union Bay Properties is hoping to make a subdivision application to the Ministry of Transportation and Highways and the Comox Valley Regional District within the next week or two for Phase I of the project now known as Union Bay Estates. The first phase...
The Location of Riverside Senior Living is Perfect for Independent Seniors
Future residents are now able to tour the show suite at Riverside Senior Living in downtown Courtenay and the developers tell us they are hearing great feedback about the location of this new Vancouver Island independent living community. Riverside Senior Living is...
Around Town: Canadian home sales drop in January
Statistics released February 15 by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales fell sharply in January 2018. Home sales via Canadian MLS® Systems dropped sharply in January after having climbed to the highest monthly level on record in...
Editor’s Note February 21, 2017: Jubilee Heights in Campbell River has received Preliminary Subdivision Review for Phase 1
In This Week's Issue: Jubilee Heights in Campbell River has received Preliminary Subdivision Review for Phase 1 Powell River City Council has approved a new wastewater treatment plant New trades program at GP Vanier High School Jubilee Heights in Campbell River has...