Around Town: VICA reports a 42 per cent increase in building permits
Construction activity on Vancouver Island continued at a robust rate during the April to June 2018 period (second quarter) with the total value of building permits issued reaching $806.9 million — a 42 per cent gain over the first quarter of 2018. Total spending on...
Editor’s Note August 15, 2018: Your Weekly North Island Construction News
In This Week’s Issue: The Campbell River Golf and Country Club now open to the public. New $60 million wastewater treatment plant planned for District of Tofino. Knappett Industries (2006) Ltd. awarded contract for Biosolids Composting Facility Expansion. The Campbell...
Around Town: Congratulations to Crown Isle on their 25th anniversary!
Twenty five years ago in July of 1993, the 18 hole championship golf course at Crown Isle Resort and Golf Course opened. The 48,000 sq. ft. clubhouse followed in 1998, and Crown Isle quickly became a centre-piece in the Comox Valley. Over 1,100 homes have been built...
Around Town: Home sales shifting
Housing demand in the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) area, Duncan to Port Hardy, has shifted lower in the first half of 2018. Despite lower sales thus far, lack of inventory continues to tilt the market in favour of sellers and push prices upwards. June...
Around Town: BC creates public registry of real estate owners
The BC government is proposing to launch a new registry, open to the public, that will list anyone who owns real estate in the province. The registry, a first in Canada, aims to end the hidden ownership of property. The proposed legislation is part of a report that...Get 8 FREE Issues!
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