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Around Town: Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North seeking volunteers for Campbell River project
Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North has begun a multi-year build project at 477 Hilchey Road and they are in need of volunteers to provide safe and affordable housing for 11 Campbell River families. Volunteering on a Habitat build not only gives you the...
Editor’s Note June 28, 2017: Broadstreet Properties Ltd. proposing 89-unit, multi-storey building in Comox
In This Issue: Broadstreet Properties Ltd. proposing 89-unit, multi-storey building in Comox Highstreet Ventures Inc. will have 71 units of one and two bedroom condos in Courtenay ready for occupancy in August Bentra Ventures Inc. in Campbell River is starting...
Around Town: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board releases 2016 Buyer Profile
The 2016 Buyer Profile provides statistical information summarizing “home characteristics” for VIREB’s overall board area within its boundaries. These include Duncan-Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Port Alberni-West Coast, Parksville- Qualicum, Comox Valley, Campbell River,...
Editor’s Note June 21, 2017: 35-unit affordable housing unit receives permit in Courtenay
In This Issue 35-unit affordable housing unit receives permit in Courtenay Powell River issues tender to shortlisted candidates for Consolidated Wastewater Treatment Plant RFP issued by VIHA for aerodrome consultants on Tofino Hospital Heliport Upgrade project ...
Around Town: Comparing lot and real estate prices between the Comox Valley and Campbell River
Chris Kutyn of Kutyn Property Services Ltd. has written a brief article comparing the prices in the Comox Valley to those in Campbell River. As of June 1, 2017 the average lot price in the Comox Valley is $214,801, compared to the price of $141,358 for Campbell...
Editor’s Note June 14, 2017: $30 million Campbell River Substation Upgrade Project slated for completion in March
In This Issue: $30 million Campbell River Substation Upgrade Project slated for completion in March 2018 Approval pending for decommissioning of 60-year-old dam on the Salmon River Comox Valley Regional District hold open house on June 15 for new Indoor Recreation...
Around Town: Vancouver Island Real Estate Board May 2017 Statistics
In May 2017, the benchmark price of a single-family home in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area rose to $431,200, up 18 per cent from one year ago. Prices increased in every zone, ranging from 15 per cent in Duncan to 21 per cent in Nanaimo. The...
Editor’s Note June 7, 2017: Jubilee Heights in Campbell River is expected to get first reading
In This Issue: Jubilee Heights in Campbell River is expected to get first reading for Phase 1, 30 lots in June Workers needed for Sugerloaf Bridge Replacement Project in Zeballos CVRD holds open house on June 12 to show plans of new Civic Centre Jubilee Heights in...
Around Town: Mini boom – number of building, development inquiries slowing processing times in Campbell River
Another surge in local construction has City staff processing a flurry of applications and permits in Campbell River, to the point where it’s getting hard to keep up with demand. Construction has been strong and steady in Campbell River since 2013, when a mini...
Editor’s Note May 31, 2017: CVEX, CVFI working together to design multi-purpose building
In This Issue: The Comox Valley Exhibition Association and and Comox Valley Farmers Institute working together to design building The architects for the new CVRD building hope to hold a public hearing in June Design and costing on the new West Coast Multiplex at Long...