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Campus-like correctional centre to replace old Island jail

Campus-like correctional centre to replace old Island jail

Design for new $157 million medium-security facility near Nanaimo allows inmates to feel connected to the outdoors and enjoy water views.
Duke Point expanding, but industrial land locked up

Duke Point expanding, but industrial land locked up

$103 million expansion at Nanaimo's container port draws eager investors, but future industrial development is firmly in the hands of two companies
Surrey approves 49-storey school-housing campus

Surrey approves 49-storey school-housing campus

Global Education Mega Centre will include five campuses and rental housing for 1,000 students in Surrey Centre
Real estate investing Part 1: starting from scratch

Real estate investing Part 1: starting from scratch

Western Investor begins a four-part series on real estate investing with a report on buying into the hot multi-family market with $1,500 or less
Full-steam ahead on Site-C dam project

Full-steam ahead on Site-C dam project

Despite financial storm clouds, critics and an extra year of delay, B.C. remains committed to giant dam project on the Peace River
‘Massive’ security concerns surround vacant space

‘Massive’ security concerns surround vacant space

With Vancouver business burglaries at a 10-year high, protecting commercial real estate forced vacant by the pandemic requires 'boots on the ground'
Vancouver office space getting spookily quiet

Vancouver office space getting spookily quiet

Downtown vacancy rate could hit 8.4 per cent this year as 1.5 million square feet sits vacant and another 1.1 million square feet readies to open
Millions of salmon slaughtered as feds order shut down

Millions of salmon slaughtered as feds order shut down

Fish farmers forced to destroy young salmon after Ottawa orders closure of $390 million in closed-pen operations off Vancouver Island
Squeezed retailers may liquidate or merge

Squeezed retailers may liquidate or merge

Savvy, nimble operators could find opportunities amidst pandemic carnage that are impossible to resist
Major projects salvaged B.C. construction in 2020

Major projects salvaged B.C. construction in 2020

While residential and commercial construction declined sharply in 2020, major projects increased to nearly $370 billion