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Rob Shaw: Eby's rationale for sale of ICBC head office stretches credulity

Rob Shaw: Eby's rationale for sale of ICBC head office stretches credulity

Is turning the aging ICBC headquarters into affordable housing a bad deal for British Columbians?
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Data Points: Home sales sluggish as B.C. employment outpaces national average

Data Points: Home sales sluggish as B.C. employment outpaces national average

May sales down, record-low affordability blamed
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Province to buy ICBC building in North Van and develop 'hundreds' of housing units

Province to buy ICBC building in North Van and develop 'hundreds' of housing units

City of North Vancouver Mayor Linda Buchanan says the plans will also include ‘job-generating, mixed-use' developments
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CMHC says annual pace of housing starts in May up 10% from April

CMHC says annual pace of housing starts in May up 10% from April

OTTAWA — The annual pace of housing starts in May climbed 10 per cent compared with April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said.
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Builder fined $200K for safety violations at Burnaby Metrotown highrise project

Builder fined $200K for safety violations at Burnaby Metrotown highrise project

WorkSafeBC has slapped Axiom Builders Inc. with a $198,891.01 penalty for safety violations at a condo tower project on Telford Avenue in Metrotown.
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Delta industrial application waiting six years for provincial approval, complains mayor

Delta industrial application waiting six years for provincial approval, complains mayor

MK Delta Lands says the site is ideally located for logistics and distribution centres
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North Vancouver industrial property changes hands in $145M sale

North Vancouver industrial property changes hands in $145M sale

Hydrogen fuel plant approved for site in major new investment
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Vendor financing still important despite interest rate cut

Vendor financing still important despite interest rate cut

Creative solutions needed as financing costs remain high
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Vancouver council allows 'mass timber' buildings up to 18 storeys

Vancouver council allows 'mass timber' buildings up to 18 storeys

City’s chief building official: “When there is a fire in a mass timber building, we see charring that takes place, and the charring actually helps protect the remainder of the structure.”
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Vancouver businesses struggle as Broadway subway construction extends

Vancouver businesses struggle as Broadway subway construction extends

Millions lost, no help: Broadway businesses plead for compensation or tax breaks as subway delays drag on.
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