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New commercial rent relief plan bypasses landlords

New commercial rent relief plan bypasses landlords

Business tenants can apply directly for federal subsidy that includes covering up to 90 per cent of losses due to pandemic lockdowns until June 2021
Vancouver homebuyers continue to snub the skeptics

Vancouver homebuyers continue to snub the skeptics

Metro housing sales set another record level in October, despite dire predictions from big banks, analysts and government
Road pricing could jam Vancouver’s exit ramps

Road pricing could jam Vancouver’s exit ramps

Traffic tolls would hollow out city’s core that has seen more than 1,300 businesses leave downtown in the past eight years, board of trade warns
Vancouver condo owners exposed in virus crisis: RBC

Vancouver condo owners exposed in virus crisis: RBC

Glut of strata, lack of immigrants, falling rental rates expose Metro condo investors to ‘economic shock’, banker warns
County of Grande Prairie tops Western Investor list for real estate investors

County of Grande Prairie tops Western Investor list for real estate investors

Northwest Alberta county is resource-rich, economically diversified with high incomes, a growing population, low real estate prices and a pro-business climate
Empty conference space spooks hoteliers

Empty conference space spooks hoteliers

Cancellation of nearly 3,000 major business events across Canada led to a loss of more than $1 billion as hotels head into normally busy season
Downtown traffic toll plan faces pushback

Downtown traffic toll plan faces pushback

Vancouver downtown business group says idea “needs to be parked” until economic impact addressed
New mines signal Cariboo gold rush, squared

New mines signal Cariboo gold rush, squared

Osisko Gold dual-site play near Barkerville could be worth US$11 billion – more than the total annual gross income of all mining in British Columbia
Victoria’s Old Town draws modern developers

Victoria’s Old Town draws modern developers

New purpose-built rentals, retail projects breathe fresh life into the historic heart of British Columbia’s capital city
Vancouver, Calgary chop commercial property taxes

Vancouver, Calgary chop commercial property taxes

Biggest western cities lead most of Canada in shifting the tax burden from commercial property owners to the residential sector