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Around Town: VIREB Report for January
Sales in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area returned to seasonally normal levels in January after experiencing the busiest December on record. The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) notes that the housing market in B.C. is still thriving...
Update: City of Courtenay to Issue Tender for Complete Streets Project Next Week
The City of Courtenay has completed design work on the Complete Street project on 5th Street between Fitzgerald Avenue and Menzies Avenue, and expects to issue the tender for the project late next week. The project entails full reconstruction of underground utilities...
Editor’s Note February 14, 2018: Tenders released for BC Transit operations and maintenance facility in Campbell River
In This Issue: Tenders released for BC Transit operations and maintenance facility in Campbell River, Heritage Alteration permit submitted in Cumberland, and New five-storey project being proposed in Port Alberni. Tenders released for BC Transit operations...
Around Town: Campbell River Builders Forum – Feb 21 Regional Energy Step Code Builders’ Workshop & Consultation
The City of Campbell River, in partnership with the Community Energy Association, BC Hydro and the Comox Valley Regional District is offering an Energy Step Code workshop for local builders and developers. In addition to supporting long-term improvements in energy...
BC Transit Campbell River Operations & Maintenance Facility-Site Preloading
BC Transit has issued a tender to perform Site Preloading of the Main Building outline at the proposed BC Transit-Campbell River Operations and Maintenance Facility, located at 1235 Evergreen, Campbell River, BC. This tender is for site preparation for the proposed BC...
Editor’s Note February 7, 2018: Many new tenders issued this week
In This Issue: 19 Wing Chapel Consolidation, Sandwick Interconnection Water Project, and Miller Creek Recreation Site expansion project. 19 Wing Chapel Consolidation A tender has been issued for the 19 Wing/CFB Comox Chapel Consolidation in the Comox Valley. The site...
Around Town: Comox Valley Water Treatment Facility Open House
A new water treatment plant is under development for the Comox Valley water system. Once complete, Comox Valley residents will have a modern water treatment system. The Comox Valley Water System provides drinking water to 45,000 residents and does not comply with...
Editor’s Note: January 31, 2018: Comox Valley Regional District office building tender expected late spring
In This Issue: Comox Valley Regional District office building is expected to go to tender in late spring Campbell River has approved a Major Development Permit for a multi-storey apartment building Construction on a new Broadstock Facility within the Comox Valley...
Around Town: BC Energy Step Code
The BC Energy Step Code is a voluntary provincial standard enacted in April 2017 that provides an incremental and consistent approach to achieving more energy-efficient buildings that go beyond the requirements of the base BC Building Code. It does so by establishing...
Editor’s Note: January 24, 2018: $30 million upgrade for Highway to Tofino will begin in the spring
In This Issue: A $30 million upgrade for Highway to Tofino will begin in the spring A Cannabis Innovation Centre is proposed for the Town of Comox Design work is underway for a $27 million sewage treatment facility upgrade in Port Alberni A $30 million upgrade for...