by Kenzie Andrews | Feb 15, 2018 | Around Town, Blog, Campbell River, Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland, Real Estate News, Vancouver Island Real Estate, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
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...
by Kenzie Andrews | Feb 14, 2018 | Blog, Construction News, Courtenay, Tenders
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...
by Building Links | Jan 22, 2018 | Blog, Comox Valley, Courtenay, Retirement Living, Vancouver Island
Renovations have begun at the Best Western Westerly Hotel to create the Riverside Senior Living independent living community in downtown Courtenay. Phase 1 of renovations will see 48 hotel suites converted into Independent Living for seniors. These new retirement...
by Kenzie Andrews | Dec 28, 2017 | 1stView.ca, Blog, Building Links, Community Plans, Comox Valley, Construction News, Courtenay, News of New Residential Development, Retirement Living
Renovations to create the Riverside Senior Living independent living community at the Best Western Westerly Hotel in downtown Courtenay have begun. The developers are moving forward to convert existing hotel suites into 48 seniors’ residences for Phase 1. The...
by Kenzie Andrews | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog, Comox Valley, Comox Valley Regional District, Construction News, Courtenay, Editor's Note, Tenders, Tofino
In This Issue: The District of Tofino has issued a tender for upgrading the Helleson Drive sanitary pump station Detailed design for the Greenwood Trunk sewer project in Courtenay is underway Tenders are expected in February for upgrades to the Comox Valley Water...
by Kenzie Andrews | Dec 7, 2017 | Around Town, Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland, Nanaimo, Port Alberni, Real Estate News, Vancouver Island Real Estate Board
In November 2017, the benchmark price of a single-family home in the VIREB area was $463,200, up 17 per cent from one year ago. (Benchmark pricing tracks the value of a typical home in the reported area.) The benchmark price of an apartment last month rose to...