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Another Island Heritage Building Gets The BootYears-old seismic concerns cited as reason shutting down this daycare, but the community isn't buying it.
Beds, Beds and More Beds For The ValleyTseshaht, Huu-ay-aht, and Ahousaht Nations building hotel and affordable homes
What Will BC’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Housing Plan Actually Do?Homes for People plan promises financial incentives to build, a flipping tax to prevent speculation, and financial support for renters and homeowners
Realtors Are Taking a Cold Shower1.5 percentage point jump in the cost of borrowing money helps cool insane Vancouver Island real estate market.
BC Budgets Billions for Housing, Details LackingEconomist says the budget does the right thing by investing in infrastructure and social programs at a time when the economy is slowing
Canada’s “Most Fabulous House” in Comox Alleged to Be Proceeds of Drug Crime.This classic house is registered to a numbered company named in a civil forfeiture lawsuit
Win the Lottery and You’ll Only Pay $699,000!The housing lottery is a weird and important piece of the housing puzzle
Port Alberni Residents Band Together to Protect Beloved Beaver PondsThey say Port Alberni should follow Tofino's lead when it comes to riparian protection
Beds or Bars? Can’t We Have Both?New proposal for low barrier shelter makes a stir in Port Alberni Council Meeting
Why You Should Care About This Company You’ve Never Heard OfThe company is selling off huge chunks of forest land for residential development
Homeowners and the Hum of Mortgage AnxietyNearly 1 in 4 homeowners say they'd have to sell if interest rates keep going up
Could an Old School Become a New Home?Port Alberni Indigenous communities come up with an innovative plan for affordable housing in the city
A Guy With a Big Heart and A DreamThe anarchist experiment called Poole's Land closed after the owner and founder passed away
Winter on the Streets Doesn’t Make for a Very Merry ChristmasThe province is falling behind as homelessness becomes a community crisis across BC
Tofino Worker Campground Saved from the Brink – For NowCampground has six months to get its act together