by Kenzie Andrews | Dec 6, 2023 | Blog, Comox, Comox Valley, Residential Development, Residential Units, Secondary residential unit, Ucluelet
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Ucluelet: 350 units proposed on 34 acres Comox Valley Regional District: Secondary Residential Unit Building Plans Incentive program Comox: 56 single family lots A proposal for up to 350 housing units on Hyphocus Island in...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 30, 2023 | Around Town, Blog, Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland, Vacancy Tax
Your Weekly Construction Briefing The province is expanding the speculation and vacancy tax to include 13 more municipalities, including Cumberland, Courtenay, Comox, Parksville and Qualicum Beach. This map shows where the Vacancy Tax currently applies, including...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 29, 2023 | Blog, British Columbia, Campbell River, Courtenay, Multi-unit housing, Puntledge Sanitary Catchment Replacement, Strathcona Rec-Create
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links BC: small-scale multi-unit housing on single-detached and duplex zoned lots Courtenay: upcoming $4 million Puntledge Sanitary Catchment Replacement project Campbell River: request for subcontractors for the $73...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 23, 2023 | Around Town, Blog, Energy Incentives and Rebates, FortisBC
Your Weekly Construction Briefing FortisBC is designing a new program for 2024 which will address the revised Demand-Side Management Regulation and the building code changes. FortisBC New Home program is offering rebates up to $10,000 on high-efficiency homes built to...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 22, 2023 | Blog, Courtenay, Employee Housing, Quadra Island, Residential Lots, Single-family lots, Ucluelet
In this Week’s Issue of Building Links Ucluelet: 40 to 60 unit employee housing apartment building Courtenay: 82 single family lots Quadra Island: 22 two hectare residential lots The Pacific Rim Home Development Cooperative is proposing a non-market, employee housing...
by Kenzie Andrews | Nov 16, 2023 | Blog, British Columbia, Short Term Rentals Acts
Your Weekly Construction Briefing In an effort to divert short term into long term rentals, the Province is implementing a ‘principal residence’ requirement. This regulation will limit short term rentals to a property where the owner lives for the majority...