At its regular meeting in June, Campbell River City Council adopted revisions to the City’s Building Bylaw and administrative process aimed at improving the efficiency of the building permit and inspection processes. The City is pleased to announce the following key changes to the City’s building bylaw: Revisions to site survey requirements Revisions to fire [...]

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.

Technical Manual allows Water Balance Model users to “follow the numbers” The British Columbia Inter-Governmental Partnership (BCIGP) and the Alberta Low Impact Development Partnership (ALIDP) have completed the Water Balance Model Technical Manual. This manual is an online text that is navigable and organized in a way which allows users to understand a variety of aspects [...]

VIREB’s 2009 Vancouver Island Buyer Profile The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) released its 2009 Buyer Profile for Vancouver Island, which tracks where people are coming from, what they are buying and why. Statistics are for the overall Board area and for each individual zone (Duncan/Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Port Alberni/West Coast, Parksville/Qualicum, Comox Valley, [...]

Construction Completed The construction on the Military Police Building in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island has been completed. The extension included additions to the structural, mechanical and electrical systems of the existing building. An addition to the parking lot was also built. The estimated cost of this Vancouver Island project was $2 million. Fore [...]

Comox Valley’s Coast Realty Group Holds Open House on June 25th Coast Realty Group (Comox Valley) Ltd. located in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, invites the public to drop by their renovated office at 625 England Avenue in Courtenay.  This Vancouver Island real estate company is holding an open house on Friday, June 25th between 3pm and [...]

Qualicum Landing – One of the Fastest Selling Oceanfront Real Estate Developements on Vancouver Island Qualicum Landing is one of the most successful oceanfront developments on Vancouver Island and they are holding a selection day for buyers on April 24th.  Qualicum Landing is focused on a community lifestyle. Buyers of these oceanfront homes will enjoy a [...]

Crown Isle Resort Brings New Building and Home Lots to the Comox Valley Real Estate Market, Starting at $152,900 A new subdivision application for the development of 41 lots home and building lots in Crown Isle has been submitted to the City of Courtenay and has received preliminary layout review. Once approved, Phase I will [...]

Steve Blacklock Receives AACI Designation from the Real Estate Appraisal Institute of Canada Dan Wilson, owner of Jackson & Associates Ltd. – Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants in the Comox Valley, is pleased to announce that Steve Blacklock recently received his AACI designation from the Appraisal Institute of Canada. Steve was raised in the Comox Valley [...]

Victoria’s Oak Bay Beach Hotel Moving Forward with Construction Construction of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, one of Victoria’s and Vancouver Island’s most anticipated real estate projects, is underway and hotel owners initiated a new bond offering release following the overwhelming success of the initial offering in March 2009. A second offering, fully subscribed, stands [...]