Via: The
Vancouver Sun
TOFINO - District of Tofino council wants to keep
its unique charm by keeping out franchises like the golden arches,
Starbucks and Tim Hortons.
Council made a motion Tuesday directing staff to draft a bylaw that would ban franchises in Tofino utilizing a section of the official community plan which discourages future development and location of large-format retail cha ...
Via: The Vancouver Sun
DETROIT -- In a crowded ballroom next to a bankrupt casino, what remains of the Detroit property market was being picked over by speculators and mostly discarded.
After five hours of calling out a drumbeat of "no bid" for properties listed in an auction book as thick as a city phone directory, the energy of the county auctioneer began to flag.
"OK," he said. "We onl ...
The town of Gibsons BC (pop 4,200) has earned a Gold award from the International Awards for Liveable Cities.
Gibsons won in the under 20,000 category for full city.
Previous winners in this category include:
Clonakility, Ireland-2007
Dungannon, Ireland-2006
Annapolis Royal, Canada-2004
Ucluelet, Canada won Silver in 2006 While Whistler, Canada won Silver in 2005
...VANCOUVER ISLAND - Pamela Anderson is fast-tracking her $50-million waterfront development in Ladysmith, saying it's time to strike with the economy in recovery and the province attracting a global audience for the 2010 Olympic Games.
The Canadian actress shunned the press as she huddled with key project players this week at a coffee house in Shoal Point, but made it clear to her project tea ...
VICTORIA- The provincial government said Friday it has put the brakes on leaky-condo repair loans because the revenue stream from new construction used to finance the loans has dried up.
Housing Minister Rich Coleman's office confirmed that the home-building slowdown and the resulting drop in revenue have "limited" the government's ability to make repair loans, but gave no details.
The conf ...
B.C.'s recreational property markets are in the midst of a correction, says a new report from a major realty firm, but a generational shift is occurring in the sales that are taking place.
Sales in 2009 are running off the pace of a year ago, with prices down 10 to 20 per cent depending on product type and location, Re/Max said in its annual recreational property report released Tuesday.
What a place Tofino is...Somewhere between Yaletown and Small Town Canada. 1431 at Cox Bay is the newest development by LeFarve and Company who built Middle Beach Lodge. 1431 features 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom and loft style resort homes situated on the tranquil beach at Cox Bay. The sales center is open for business with only a few homes remaining. This is a great opportunity to buy a vacation ho ...
Mario Toneguzzi, Canwest News Service
Published: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
CALGARY -- A massive $3-billion mixed-use commercial development in Calgary -- the biggest in the city's history -- will add more than 10 million square feet of industrial space, about two million square feet of offices, and about 1.5 mi ...
Celebrity friends Pamela Anderson and Geoff Courtnall have teamed up at plenty of charity events over the years. Now they're working together to develop a residential project on Anderson's grandparents' property in Ladysmith.
"It is something that Pamela is going to get very involved in - in the promotion and marketing of the ...
I was on Vancouver Island this past weekend visiting my wife's parents and was very impressed with some of their condo developments there. We all know that Victoria is the second most expensive city in Canada to live in (behind Vancouver of course) but there is also a lot happening on that side of the water. From their beautiful scenery to their stunning architecture and flourishing arts cult ...