BCREA: MORTGAGE RATE FORECAST
Mortgage Rate Outlook BRITISH COLUMBIA - Now that the Bank of Canada is lowering its policy rate, there is some expectation that fixed mortgage rates should also fall. However, the impact on fixed...
BC FIRST CANADIAN PROVINCE TO SUE THE MAKERS OF PFAS CHEMICALS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement on the Province’s civil claim on ‘forever chemicals’: “The Province of British Columbia has taken the lead in...
NORTHERN BC BRIEFS – JUNE 20, 2024
Future of University Heights Park Input PRINCE GEORGE – The City of Prince George is inviting residents to provide input on the future development of Chancellor Park, located in University Heights....
CHALLENGES FACING ATLANTIC POWER’S WILLIAMS LAKE PLANT
WILLIAMS LAKE - On June 17th, multiple stakeholders and representatives from various levels of government, including Premier David Eby and staff from three provincial ministries, attended a Special...
BCREA: CANADIAN HOUSING STARTS FOR MAY 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts rose 10 per cent to 264,506 units in May at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 35 per cent from the same month last year....
PARTNERSHIP FORMED FOR PROPOSED NORTHERN BC STRADDLE PLANT
NORTHERN BC - The Saulteau First Nation (SFN) has joined the McLeod Lake Indian Band (MLIB) as an equal owner and proponent in a proposed “straddle plant” to be built and operated by on MLIB reserve...
