Archive | November, 2009

Comox Valley Patio Homes

The Woodlands – Successful Comox Valley Patio Home Development has Sold Out! Recently I helped to facilitate a meeting with some of the developers in the Comox Valley to talk about their existing real estate projects and some upcoming new proposed development. I was pleasantly surprised to hear that one of the projects, The Woodlands, [...]

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Managing Rainwater for Healthy Watersheds on Vancouver Island

The Capital Regional District is hosting a workshop on Low Impact Development (LID) rainwater management techniques on November 28th 2009. “The workshop will provide participants with an overview of what homeowners can do to manage rainwater on their property,” reports Brianne Czypyha, Environmental Science Officer with the Stormwater, Harbours and Watersheds Programs. For a workshop [...]

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City of Courtenay on Vancouver Island Issues an Invitation for Architects for the new RCMP Building

City of Courtenay on Vancouver Island Issues an Invitation to Architects for the new RCMP Building The City of Courtenay has appointed Blair Pettis as project manager to oversee the planning and construction of a new RCMP building for the Comox Valley. Twenty-three submissions were made to the call of Expressions of Interest from qualified Architectural [...]

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Town of Comox Starts Updating Official Community Plan

Town of Comox on Vancouver Island Starting Official Community Plan Update The Town of Comox will be launching an update of their Official Community Plan (OCP) on Monday, November 16th at 7pm at d’Esterre House in Comox. Residents are invited to review the OCP to identify the key areas of concern, such as sustainability, land [...]

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Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa – Vancouver Island’s Most Sustainable Vacation Homes

BC Vacation Homes in Victoria on Beautiful Vancouver Island Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa has completed construction and is opened to the public for one and two bedroom suite rentals. Parkside is targeting LEED® Platinum Certification and it is leading Canada in innovative sustainable resort hotel development and design. Parkside offers vacation home purchases in the form of [...]

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VANCOUVER ISLAND REAL ESTATE BOARD REPORTS INCREASE IN SALES

Vancouver Island Real Estate — Sales are Increasing NANAIMO, BC – The latest Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) sales statistics released by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB)  show sales of single family properties in October of 2009 are up significantly over October  2008 in the entire Vancouver Island  Real Estate Board area. Unit sales [...]

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