B.C.
REMI Network
Vancouver on track to meet housing targets in B.C.
Vancouver's development pipeline is expected to deliver a supply of new housing units that meets the provincial housing targets in the full five-year period.
REMI Network
Depreciation report requirements take effect in B.C.
Regulations are now in effect to protect B.C. strata owners from unexpected long-term repairs and replacement costs.
REMI Network
Stantec to design billion-dollar battery factory in B.C.
Stantec has been selected to provide design services for a $1-billion lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility in British Columbia.
Construction Business
B.C. looks to streamline permitting strategy
The Government of B.C. is looking at creating a one-stop-shop approach to provincial permitting to help speed up approvals.
REMI Network
New on-campus housing opens at UVic
An eight-storey student-housing building with 385 beds has opened at the University of Victoria, offering more living arrangements in a city with one of the lowest rental vacancy rates in the province.
Construction Business
B.C. invites input on Taylor Bridge future
The B.C. government is asking local residents, business and industry, and the public to share input on the next stage for Taylor Bridge.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Coast Mountain College boosts Indigenous student housing
The three-storey building at Coast Mountain College replaced 40-year-old-student housing that was no longer fit for purpose.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Rodenticides nixed for B.C. mice and rat control
British Columbia is poised to make a temporary ban on rodenticides for mice and rat control permanent within commercial and residential properties.
REMI Network
B.C. realtors warn cooling-off reg will inflame competitive housing market
The BC Real Estate Association is giving a thumbs down to the government regulation that was approved yesterday as part of the Property Law Amendment Act.
REMI Network
Researchers working to create more dementia-inclusive communities
Researchers from the University of Northern British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and the University of British Columbia are working to create more dementia-friendly neighbourhoods.
REMI Network
Nominations open for B.C.’s technical safety awards
Technical Safety BC is gearing up to recognize outstanding achievement, innovation and leadership in the field at awards this fall.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Lessons from the Wildfires: Tips for Cleaning Smoke Damage
Since early April 2017, first responders, Canadian agencies, and restoration specialists have been uniting to bring British Columbia back from one of the worst wildfire seasons in the province's history.
REMI Network
Former Zellers in B.C. to become U-Haul store
An adaptive reuse project will soon turn a former Zeller’s into a U-Haul Moving & Storage facility.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Copeman Healthcare Centre opens in downtown Vancouver
Kirsten Reite Architecture (KRA) has announced the opening of the new Copeman Healthcare Centre, located on Hornby Street in downtown Vancouver, B.C.
CondoBusiness
B.C. appoints superintendent of real estate
British Columbia has appointed regulator and public sector leader Michael Noseworthy as the superintendent of real estate, effective Oct. 19, 2016.
CondoBusiness
B.C. strata owners to benefit from changes
British Columbia is making changes to its Strata Property Act that will give owners more flexibility when they decide they would like to sell the property.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Grants available to arts and culture groups in B.C.
Arts and culture organizations in British Columbia can now apply for grants up to $50,000 for small capital projects as part of the province’s Collaborative
