Vancouver Island Homes Starting at $224,900 Steam Engine Estates, located in historic Cumberland on Vancouver Island, is gaining considerable interest in their residential project of patio homes and town homes.  This Comox Valley project has recently sold eight units and the Fall is looking even busier. Steam Engine Estates is a Vancouver Island real estate project situated in a [...]

Elemental Energy Advisors in the Comox Valley Conduct Energy Audits Commercial buildings on Vancouver Island, such as hotels, warehouses or small storefronts, consume large amounts of energy to help keep the environment comfortable for the tenants. Elemental Energy Advisors located in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, are able to determine where the power is [...]

Largest Group of Buyers are Comox Valley Residents Comox Valley home sales are always in the news regardless of what the market is doing. The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board has carried out a detail survey of people who bought homes in the Comox Valley last year and the results of this survey were published. Approximately 16% of [...]

EnerGuide Label your Vancouver Island Home through Elemental Energy Advisors Elemental Energy Advisors is excited to inform anyone building a new Vancouver Island home of the new program grants available through BC Hydro.  Permits on new Vancouver Island single family dwellings issued after the date of July 15, 2010 will be eligible for a grant in the [...]

Overall Market Showing Stability Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) released Multiple Listing Service (MLS) sales summary data for July 2010 which shows continuing declines in both unit sales volume and inventories of Vancouver Island properties listed for sale. In July of 2010 there were 347 single family properties sold on Vancouver Island in the VIREB area, [...]

Energy Efficient Homes on Vancouver Island BC Hydro is providing funding to cover approximately 90% of the cost towards EnerGuide labeling, when building a new Vancouver Island home. There is a time frame in regards to this funding and it will only be available until the BC Building Codes changes in 2011. Changes in the BC Building [...]

Construction for Comox Valley Development to start next Month A development permit was issued by Cumberland council which will allow the Vancouver Island and Coast Discovery centre to move forward. The permit not only allows for the building of the Discovery Centre; but also six ancillary buildings which are expected to include restaurants and tourism [...]

Strathcona Regional District Accepting Tenders The Strathcona Regional District is accepting Tenders from general contractors that are qualified to perform work in order to complete the Aquatic Centre renovations in Campbell River. Tenders for this Vancouver Island project closes on July 15th, 2010 at 2pm. Read more about Campbell River at 1stView.ca.

Comox Valley Regional District Awarded Tender for Design and Construction of Trail The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) board awarded the tender for design and construction of 150 metres of trail at Barbara Road, located in the Huband Road area of the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island to J.A.D. Enterprises Ltd. of Lantzville. The Ministry [...]

Biggest Single Retail store in the Comox Valley On July 5th, 2010, the plans for the construction of a new Costco in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, received the go ahead. City Council has agreed to issue the necessary development permit allowing the 142,000 sq ft wholesale store and four-island gas bar to proceed [...]