Re-Visioning Downtown Kamloops
In many smaller B.C. cities with comfortable and well-appointed suburbs, bringing shoppers (and even potential homebuyers) downtown can be challenging. Historic buildings can contribute mightily …
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Summerland Steps Up
You’d be hard pressed to find a municipality in B.C. as perfectly named and located as Summerland. Just 15 minutes from Penticton and a half-hour …
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Check out this video from one of BC’s largest community developments. Wilden in Kelowna has mastered the art of growing in population while maintaining its pristine …
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Spring Home Buying Begins at the Mortgage Broker
In springtime, homeowners in second-home and recreational property communities can get itchy feet, as longer days and warmer temperatures bring prospective buyers. Before you look …
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Experience Wine in Kelowna
Located in the shadow of an extinct volcano, the new Wine Experience Centre at Mount Boucherie provides a detailed education on the vagaries of the …
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Buy a New Home From the Comfort of Your Current One
It’s challenging to shop for recreational property when you live in another area code or even a different province. While there’s nothing like walking through …
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Spring Issue: Hot Off the Press
The world has obviously changed dramatically since our Spring magazine went to press a month ago, and our concern now is for our readers’ health …
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Real Estate Trends in Times of Uncertainty
With all the uncertainty that COVID-19 brings, there will certainly be new housing-related trends in our lives: health and personal safety precautions, new spending or …
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Streetwise in Fort St. John
A water main break last summer in Fort St. John was the impetus for a major improvement: revitalizing downtown’s 100 Street. Water and sewer upgrades …
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The Future of Community Economic Development
Community Futures understands business in smaller B.C. communities, because it’s based in one: Mission. A non-profit organization boosting community economic development opportunities from local offices …
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Seeing Stars in Maple Ridge
Forget Hollywood: visitors can see stars (or at least the locations where celebrities like Steve Carrell, Vince Vaughn, Charlize Theron, Eva Mendes, John Travolta, Josh …
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Langley’s New Heights
Latimer Heights is the largest investment in a master-planned community ever in B.C. Vesta Properties is developing the 74-acre site into a community of nearly …
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Real Estate Rises in Vancouver
After a downturn over the past year, Vancouver real estate sales are again on the uptick–making now an ideal time to cash out and invest …
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Sledding in Sicamous
Snowmobilers know that Sicamous has some of the best alpine snowmobiling in Western Canada: It scored five Rider’s Choice Awards from SnoRiders in 2018! Deep …
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New Heli-ski Base Camp at Predator Ridge
The bucket-list adventure of heli-skiing becomes more attainable for some lucky residents this winter, as the member services building and driving range at Vernon’s Predator …
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Right Sizing Checklist
We’ve designed a checklist of considerations worth exploring while you weigh the benefits of relocating to a smaller community: it covers all the factors the …