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Proposed ski resorts find First Nations buy-in is vital

Proposed ski resorts find First Nations buy-in is vital

Indigenous support seen key to approval and long-term success as four new all-season resorts look to open
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B.C. hotels putting staff up in rooms amid housing shortage

B.C. hotels putting staff up in rooms amid housing shortage

“It doesn’t matter if you are in Fort St. John, if you’re in Kelowna, if you’re in Victoria. It is not just resort communities. There is a severe shortage of affordable rental housing," says president of the B.C. Hotel Association
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B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations

B.C. and federal government announce settlement with group of First Nations

VANCOUVER — The Canadian government says it's righting nearly a century of wrongs done to five First Nations in British Columbia by settling historic land claims owed under an 1899 treaty.
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This wet spring the ideal time to scout recreational land

This wet spring the ideal time to scout recreational land

Spring tours reveal flood risks, natural runoffs and the true condition of roads, roofs and buildings on rural and remote properties
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What will densifying your single-family home neighbourhood cost?

What will densifying your single-family home neighbourhood cost?

Metro Vancouver is embarking on a study that will look at neighbourhood densification costs: Kamloops survey said infill projects could require $20,000 to $50,000 in development cost charges per housing unit
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Calgary industrial lease rates rise as demand spikes

Calgary industrial lease rates rise as demand spikes

Even with increase, it is 'much cheaper to occupy industrial space in Calgary' than in other major market in Canada, Colliers says
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Comment: Time to rethink the Downtown Eastside plan

Comment: Time to rethink the Downtown Eastside plan

A decade ago the author warned “if approved, these zoning changes would result in the DTES remaining the worst crime-ridden and impoverished ghetto in any Canadian city.”
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More than 100 DTES homeless will move to ‘ultra-trendy’ South Granville

More than 100 DTES homeless will move to ‘ultra-trendy’ South Granville

Residential tower is ‘Just steps from the ultra-trendy South Granville shopping district, with a mix of high end fashion boutiques, home furnishing stores, cafés and restaurants’
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Lethbridge industrial market at ‘inflection point’

Lethbridge industrial market at ‘inflection point’

New space will push lease rates towards $15 per square foot, a fresh benchmark for the market
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Bank of Canada holds steady on key rate

Bank of Canada holds steady on key rate

Central bank was widely expected to maintain pause on overnight rate
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