Third Wilden Living Lab Home Goes Live
Demonstrating that net-zero living is not only possible but beautiful, the Wilden Group has built the third home in its Living Lab series, in collaboration …
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Summerland Embraces its Environment
This South Okanagan community isn’t just building an ambitious solar-generation facility on its outskirts–it’s seeking to create an entire Eco-Village nearby, for like-minded residents to …
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Farm-Fresh Homes in Tsawwassen
In the Tsawwassen/Boundary Bay area of Delta, Southlands is reinventing the agrarian, homestead lifestyle. On more than 530 acres, Southlands aims to be North America’s …
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Spring Issue: Hot Off the Press!
The more I venture outside of Vancouver, the more I want to explore: I keep finding so many new places where I could live and/or …
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Penticton Reimagined
A recent Welcome Home survey in this Okanagan city revealed that new residents are young (91 per cent under 65), ready to work (32 per …
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Snowbird Strategies
Purchasing U.S. sunbelt property isn’t like nipping over the border to purchase bargain wines and chunks of cheddar. The complications of foreign ownership require boots …
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Small Homes, Happy Lives
Suburban homes built in the 1950s seldom exceeded 2,000 square feet, with families of up to six making do in two or three bedrooms. Sociologists …
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The “Bank of Mom and Dad”
It’s the question we all silently ask when a young family builds a massive new home: “Where did they get the money?” The Canadian Housing …
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Electric Vehicles Charging Forward
Last summer, thanks to a new partnership between mining giant Teck and Vancouver-based Portable Electric, the world’s most powerful mobile charging unit appeared at community …
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A New Beginning for the Nicola Valley
Troika Developments recently broke ground on a project that’s the culmination of 30 years of reconciliation with five local First Nations, plus collaboration with all …
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Squamish Continues to Boom
Though Squamish real estate has been trending up for years, the trend seems set to continue indefinitely. According to Craig Doherty, a Howe Sound real …
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A Flood of Insurance Options
In 2021, forest fires, floods, freezing temperatures and scorching heat caused hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage throughout B.C. As the tortuous process …
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CBC small town B.C. competition winner: Kimberley
Right Sizing is pleased to see the mainstream media agreeing with our selection of Kimberley as a B.C. small-town Hidden Jewel (visit our archives online …
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Summer Issue: Hot Off the Press
Since the pandemic, housing markets throughout the world–and particularly in small-town B.C.–have experienced record sales and price increases. Now, like all cycles eventually do, this …
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Off-grid Living is On Trend
Whether it’s the global pandemic, modern technology or a synergy of factors, off-grid living in relatively remote areas of B.C. (such as the interior or …
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A Different Curb Appeal
Some B.C. communities may not seem that worthy of exploring, as you fly by on the highway: gas stations, big-box stores and fast food only …