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Warnings issued as third storm approaches Metro Vancouver

Warnings issued as third storm approaches Metro Vancouver

The last of the three forecast storms is arriving.
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Burnaby sells 17-acre property for $136M to make way for film studio

Burnaby sells 17-acre property for $136M to make way for film studio

The facility will be built at 3990 Marine Way
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Island city mandates green concrete for all construction

Island city mandates green concrete for all construction

By June 2022, concrete must be produced using technologies that reduce the embodied carbon dioxide in cement while increasing concrete strength
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Amazon ratchets B.C. hires to 10,000 full-time workers

Amazon ratchets B.C. hires to 10,000 full-time workers

Retail giant says all are permanent hires, in addition to seasonal staff recruited for the holiday shopping season
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Surrey guarantees rezoning, building permit timelines

Surrey guarantees rezoning, building permit timelines

Fast-growing city first in Metro to guarantee turnarounds for permit applications, including commercial rezoning
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Extreme reliance on Trans Mountain pipeline exposed

Extreme reliance on Trans Mountain pipeline exposed

Burnaby refineries have run out of oil, B.C. fuel rationing in effect and gas is being barged from the U.S. after just a 10-day shutdown of oil flow from Alberta
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Wild weather threatens Kelowna’s billion-dollar building boom

Wild weather threatens Kelowna’s billion-dollar building boom

Developers, suppliers and truckers scramble to patch supply chain serving city’s record-city construction pace
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Surrey condo projects pre-selling out in record time

Surrey condo projects pre-selling out in record time

Flamingo tower in central Surrey sells out 365 condos in a weekend buyer blitz – and five other projects have totally sold out within hours or days
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Oil and gas companies default on $20M in property taxes

Oil and gas companies default on $20M in property taxes

Saskatchewan rural municipalities say millions of dollars already written off and tax arrears are increasing
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Langford votes to go big in the core

Langford votes to go big in the core

Despite push back, fast-growing Vancouver Island city approves first 24-storey condo towers to replace single-family houses in the downtown
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