Surf’s up
Pemberton is as famous for its spectacular setting as it may be for its growing reputation for new business. Lambrecht Surfboards uses reclaimed wood to …
Editorial
Mountain lifestyle plus: Golden
The rough-around-the-edges Kootenay town of Golden (population 3,700) may not have the polish of B.C.’s other mountain utopias (think Vancouver’s North Shore or Kelowna). But …
Editorial
Second Issue Hot off the Press
A couple of friends recently sold in North Vancouver and purchased a waterfront home in Qualicum on Vancouver Island (their story will be featured in …
Editorial
Hopping to it in Smithers
Smithers is quenching a six-year dry spell in style. The town, which had been without a craft brewery since 2012, is on the cusp of …
Editorial
Okanagan Electrified
The Okanagan may not be known for small cars or green driving — but one local business has charged itself with changing that. Vernon-based Power …
Editorial
Ladysmith’s Street Cred
Nobody had to tell Ladysmith residents that their town’s tree-lined, storybook-evoking First Avenue was the best. Last year, the Canadian Institute of Planners cemented its …
Editorial
The New Rules of Real Estate
What you need to know about the changing real-estate landscape. • Foreign buyers tax: 20% on value of foreign-owned Vancouver, Nanaimo, Victoria, Fraser Valley and …
Editorial
Welcome to Tiny Town, Sunshine Valley
The tiny-home movement has captured the imagination of B.C. residents who dream of living minimally and mortgage-free in a compact space. However, buyers who purchase …
Developers, Editorial
Growing On Up: Kelowna
The tallest tower between Vancouver and Calgary will soon be piercing the clouds in Kelowna. The 36-storey East Tower of One Water Street, by North …
Editorial
Inaugural Issue Hot Off The Press!
What started as a regular dinner party conversation amongst friends and peers has now evolved into a full-colour, 68 page magazine with compelling story topics and interviews from …
Editorial
Has Vancouver’s Real Estate Market Peaked Yet? – When to Sell
It feels like it’s been this way for as long as we can remember; this outlandish real estate market. For the past 20 years at …
Small Living
The Pros and Cons of Moving to a Smaller Community
It’s a big decision, so, here are some things to consider if you are thinking of making a move to a smaller community. There are …
Living Destinations
Empty-nesters migrate south
There’s little doubt that short days, gloomy, rain-filled days and interminable periods of minus 20 temperatures (in other words, a ‘true Canadian winter’) can take …
Investment Advice
Rental real estate: Do the math!
One effective way to preserve wealth and travel the world is to invest in rental properties in smaller towns and cities that have stable economies …
Editorial
Cashing out – to smaller BC communities
As traffic jams get worse and real estate values skyrocket, an increasing number of Vancouverites wonder— is cashing out of this place an option for …
BC Communities
Small Towns Get Hip
Small towns get hip – with business opportunities, cafes, hop farms and art galleries. There was a time when making the move to small-town British …