Global Trends: Home Prices
According to Global Property Guide, hot Canadian housing prices still barely crack the global top 20 for growth over the last five years. Check out …
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A West Kootenay Gem
Where can you still buy a home in B.C. for around $250,000, find world-class sport fishing, ski at Red Mountain Resort in winter and hike …
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How House-building Costs Stack Up
According to data from Altus Group, which provides technology solutions to the real estate industry, building a single-family home in a major Canadian city can …
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The New Bedroom Communities
No longer does living in a bedroom community mean driving to a landlocked suburb. From Horseshoe Bay to Britannia, Furry Creek and Squamish; and from …
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Passport to Safe Summer Tasting
If safe local travel in the interior of B.C. is on your summer itinerary, the Okanagan Wine Passport can save around $300 on wine-tasting costs. …
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Live On Campus in Kamloops
Taking its cue from similar projects at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops has spearheaded the TRU …
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Golden Ears Park: A Green Wonderland
Located 10 kilometres north of Maple Ridge, this ecological marvel spans more than 62,000 hectares (compared to Stanley Park’s mere 405 hectares). In addition to …
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One-stop Sip, Snack and Shop
A few kilometres north of Oliver, Canada’s first “wine village” opens this summer: a hub of tasting rooms (for wine, beer and even craft spirits), …
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Summer Issue: Hot Off the Press
You likely know us as British Columbia’s only publication that focuses on homes and living in smaller communities; yet, over the past three years, we …
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New Park on Bowen Island
Last December, owners of the Cape on Bowen Island and the Bowen Island Conservancy reached a philanthropy-funded deal that will see three vacant waterfront lots …
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Stay in the Loop with Local News
Though B.C.’s smaller cities often escape the notice of big-city media, fortunately many of them have robust newsrooms of their own, working hard to keep …
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The Sky’s the Limit
Right sizing to a smaller community might prompt a reinvention of your leisure time: why not consider learning to fly? There are many training programs …