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Friday, November 18, 2011
Municipal governments can't bring it about on their own, so election promises on the issue will be hard to keep
In the leadup to Saturday's municipal election, two topics have been dominating the daily news: Occupy Vancouver and affordable housing...
Thursday, November 17, 2011
City of Surrey staff presented the proposed Soil Permit Application Policy to Council on October 3, 2011. A copy of that report is available here. Council deferred consideration of the recommendations and requested that staff incorporate...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Press ReleaseIt's an exciting time to live and invest in Nanaimo. The harbourfront community of 86,000 has recently undergone considerable improvements and is positioning itself for further investment and business growth in the years to come.New...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Industrial developers face rising fees: NAIOP
Just five of 20 municipalities have lowered their costs in past two years, study saysWhen it comes to municipal approvals for new industrial projects, Burnaby is cheapest and Chilliwack and Abbotsford...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Housing Coalition Determined to Increase Affordable Rental SupplyVancouver – A B.C. coalition of industry, non-profit and government leaders today signed a Canadian Rental Housing Charter outlining a nine-point plan to increase the supply of affordable...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
On November 29th, be a part of the Brown-bag Lunch Dialogue! This event will feature three of the major car sharing companies in Vancouver.Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011Time: 12:30 to 1:30 PMLocation: SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1600The dialogue will...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Welcome to PwC Real Estate Insights. This weekly newsletter offers a snapshot of recent developments in the Canadian real estate industry, along with upcoming events and PwC thought leadership. Please click the link for more information
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Message from Terry Lake, Minister of Environment:I would like to take this opportunity to bring you up to date on the Province’s Water Act Modernization (WAM) project and the proposed new Water Sustainability Act (WSA).The proposed WSA will build on and...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) would like to invite you - a stakeholder in the development of the National Model Construction Codes - to take part in the fall 2011 public review of proposed changes to the 2010...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The City has launched re:CONNECT - an open ideas competition to engage the public in a dialogue about the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts and Eastern Core. If you would like to be a part of this competition click here for more...
Monday, October 24, 2011
Former gas stations are the most common type of brownfield in B.C. The Province has released a new toolkit to help local governments address these often overlooked and underutilized sites.Former service stations are often centrally located and highly...
Monday, October 24, 2011
The District of Squamish Council adopted the 2031 Multi-Modal Transportation Plan (MMTP) at the September 20, 2011 Council meeting. This plan becomes the overarching transportation policy document for the District of Squamish focusing on regional, local...
Monday, October 17, 2011
VICTORIA - The B.C. government's planned 18-month transition process to replace the harmonized sales tax threatens the potential creation of 8,000 construction jobs and more than 2,000 residential housing units, says the Urban Development Institute.UDI...
Thursday, October 13, 2011
VANCOUVER — The selling price of new homes dropped by 0.4 per cent in Metro Vancouver in August, compared to July, and confusion over the HST may be a contributing factor – especially for pre-sales.
The monthly new housing price index released by...
Friday, October 7, 2011
Comparing local housing markets in Canada, “Vancouver really stands alone in its extreme unaffordability across all housing types” (Royal Bank of Canada, August 2011). As any aspiring homeowner will attest, this is not a surprising statement by the...
Friday, August 26, 2011
Vancouver, BC – The Urban Development Institute (UDI) is cautiously examining the implications of today’s HST Referendum results. While the industry recognizes there are many positive aspects of a harmonized tax system for the industrial and...
Friday, August 26, 2011
Vancouver, BC – The Urban Development Institute (UDI) is cautiously examining the implications of today’s HST Referendum results. While the industry recognises there are many positive aspects of a harmonized tax system for the industrial and...
Thursday, May 5, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Vancouver, BC -- The British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Business Council of British Columbia and the Urban Development Institute are asking Metro Vancouver and its member municipalities to agree to allow their participation...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Metro mayors have struck a deal with the B.C. government to consider everything from road pricing, vehicle levies and carbon tax revenue to help pay for the long-awaited Evergreen Line.Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender, chairman of the regional mayors...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Creekside Community Recreation Centre, located on the waterfront in Vancouver’s Southeast False Creek, opened this past weekend.
The building has been certified LEED® Canada platinum by the Canada Green Building Council for its unique green features and...
Friday, November 18, 2011
Municipal governments can't bring it about on their own, so election promises on the issue will be hard to keep
In the leadup to Saturday's municipal election, two topics have been dominating the daily news: Occupy Vancouver and affordable housing...
Thursday, November 17, 2011
City of Surrey staff presented the proposed Soil Permit Application Policy to Council on October 3, 2011. A copy of that report is available here. Council deferred consideration of the recommendations and requested that staff incorporate...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Press ReleaseIt's an exciting time to live and invest in Nanaimo. The harbourfront community of 86,000 has recently undergone considerable improvements and is positioning itself for further investment and business growth in the years to come.New...
Monday, November 14, 2011
Industrial developers face rising fees: NAIOP
Just five of 20 municipalities have lowered their costs in past two years, study saysWhen it comes to municipal approvals for new industrial projects, Burnaby is cheapest and Chilliwack and Abbotsford...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Housing Coalition Determined to Increase Affordable Rental SupplyVancouver – A B.C. coalition of industry, non-profit and government leaders today signed a Canadian Rental Housing Charter outlining a nine-point plan to increase the supply of affordable...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
On November 29th, be a part of the Brown-bag Lunch Dialogue! This event will feature three of the major car sharing companies in Vancouver.Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011Time: 12:30 to 1:30 PMLocation: SFU Harbour Centre, Room 1600The dialogue will...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Welcome to PwC Real Estate Insights. This weekly newsletter offers a snapshot of recent developments in the Canadian real estate industry, along with upcoming events and PwC thought leadership. Please click the link for more information
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Message from Terry Lake, Minister of Environment:I would like to take this opportunity to bring you up to date on the Province’s Water Act Modernization (WAM) project and the proposed new Water Sustainability Act (WSA).The proposed WSA will build on and...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes (CCBFC) would like to invite you - a stakeholder in the development of the National Model Construction Codes - to take part in the fall 2011 public review of proposed changes to the 2010...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The City has launched re:CONNECT - an open ideas competition to engage the public in a dialogue about the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts and Eastern Core. If you would like to be a part of this competition click here for more...
Monday, October 24, 2011
Former gas stations are the most common type of brownfield in B.C. The Province has released a new toolkit to help local governments address these often overlooked and underutilized sites.Former service stations are often centrally located and highly...
Monday, October 24, 2011
The District of Squamish Council adopted the 2031 Multi-Modal Transportation Plan (MMTP) at the September 20, 2011 Council meeting. This plan becomes the overarching transportation policy document for the District of Squamish focusing on regional, local...
Monday, October 17, 2011
VICTORIA - The B.C. government's planned 18-month transition process to replace the harmonized sales tax threatens the potential creation of 8,000 construction jobs and more than 2,000 residential housing units, says the Urban Development Institute.UDI...
Thursday, October 13, 2011
VANCOUVER — The selling price of new homes dropped by 0.4 per cent in Metro Vancouver in August, compared to July, and confusion over the HST may be a contributing factor – especially for pre-sales.
The monthly new housing price index released by...
Friday, October 7, 2011
Comparing local housing markets in Canada, “Vancouver really stands alone in its extreme unaffordability across all housing types” (Royal Bank of Canada, August 2011). As any aspiring homeowner will attest, this is not a surprising statement by the...
Friday, August 26, 2011
Vancouver, BC – The Urban Development Institute (UDI) is cautiously examining the implications of today’s HST Referendum results. While the industry recognizes there are many positive aspects of a harmonized tax system for the industrial and...
Friday, August 26, 2011
Vancouver, BC – The Urban Development Institute (UDI) is cautiously examining the implications of today’s HST Referendum results. While the industry recognises there are many positive aspects of a harmonized tax system for the industrial and...
Thursday, May 5, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Vancouver, BC -- The British Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Business Council of British Columbia and the Urban Development Institute are asking Metro Vancouver and its member municipalities to agree to allow their participation...
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Metro mayors have struck a deal with the B.C. government to consider everything from road pricing, vehicle levies and carbon tax revenue to help pay for the long-awaited Evergreen Line.Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender, chairman of the regional mayors...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Creekside Community Recreation Centre, located on the waterfront in Vancouver’s Southeast False Creek, opened this past weekend.
The building has been certified LEED® Canada platinum by the Canada Green Building Council for its unique green features and...