In This Week’s Editor’s Note:
- Ucluelet: $21 million Water Treatment Plant to be in 2026.
- Comox: building permits issued for 199 rental units
- Campbell River: approvals moving forward for 36 unit apartment building
Ucluelet: $21 million Water Treatment Plant to be in 2026.
After 16 months of design work, plans are now complete for Ucluelet’s new Water Treatment Plant at the Lost Shoe Creek aquifer well site. This new facility will remove iron and manganese from the water supply, finally tackling Ucluelet’s long-standing “brown water” issues. Construction is set to begin this winter, with the plant expected to be up and running by fall 2026. This project will provide residents with cleaner, clearer, and more reliable drinking water for years to come. The District of Ucluelet had adopted a phased approach involving multiple contractors and suppliers. An invitation to tender for a General Contractor for the remaining scope of work closed in August 2025. The full $20.7 million water capacity and filtration improvements project has been underway since September 2023 and is expected to be completed in October 2026.
Comox: building permits issued for 199 rental units
Four building permits have been issued for Phase 1 of Highland’s project on Aspen Road. The permits include $9.3 million for a 55 unit four story building, $11.6 million for the west building with 72 units and shared parking, $11.6 million for the south building with 72 units, and $898,000 for a community centre and south west parkade. The 3,275 sq. ft. community centre, which will feature an on-site office, fitness gym, games room, lounge, full kitchen, and outdoor barbecue area. All of the 199 units will be for rent, offering a mix of studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedrooms.
Campbell River: approvals moving forward for 36 unit apartment building
Council will be reviewing a Major Development Permit for Form and Character with a variance to parking, and Flood Hazard Development Permit Area at this week’s council meeting on Thursday. The applicant has requested to reduce the required number of parking stalls from 75 to 51. If approved, prior to Development Permit issuance, the City will require confirmation of registration of a parking covenant between 1409 16th Avenue, 1500 Dogwood Street, and the City of Campbell River, which shall include a provision requiring the owner to supply and maintain five communal bicycles accessible to residents of both properties; the execution of an access easement agreement between 1409 16th Avenue and 1500 Dogwood Street; and a financial security in the amount of $53,482.50 representing 125% of the landscape cost estimate be deposited prior to building permit issuance. The project includes a five-storey, 36 unit apartment building, with at grade vehicle and bicycle parking below 4 stories of residential units.
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