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BC Hydro to blame for laneway home permit delays: Burnaby mayor

BC Hydro to blame for laneway home permit delays: Burnaby mayor

Mayor Mike Hurley says most of the city's laneway housing applications are stalled in the BC Hydro design review stage.
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Global experience, local options open doors for women in construction sector

Global experience, local options open doors for women in construction sector

CertainTeed CEO looks for ways to create opportunities for women, housing and growth
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'Terribly wrong': Fraudulent B.C. residential development project leads to $5.1M order

'Terribly wrong': Fraudulent B.C. residential development project leads to $5.1M order

Two investors put their trust in a longtime friend to pitch a real estate development; it turned out the contractors had other ideas for their money, a judge has ruled.
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Big data drives operating efficiencies as properties automate controls

Big data drives operating efficiencies as properties automate controls

Millions of datapoints feed into greener, cleaner buildings
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Les Leyne: Vivid housing lawsuits embarrass NDP

Les Leyne: Vivid housing lawsuits embarrass NDP

The province has been in court chasing a dozen or more people who allegedly lied their way into buying affordable housing when they didn’t qualify.
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Executing B.C.'s new housing legislation 'very challenging'

Executing B.C.'s new housing legislation 'very challenging'

Municipalities forced to 'rejig' systems, navigate capacity issues and work around a one-size-fits-all approach.
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How Ryan Beedie is building on a 70-year legacy of development and donation

How Ryan Beedie is building on a 70-year legacy of development and donation

Well-known developer on taking his company to new heights, while remaining true to its Burnaby-based community roots
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Okanagan developers hit by soaring construction costs, projects stalled

Okanagan developers hit by soaring construction costs, projects stalled

B.C. housing crisis worsens as developers struggle with costs
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Surrey's tech hub gets housing boost from private partnership

Surrey's tech hub gets housing boost from private partnership

First time a residential component is included in Surrey's health and tech district
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Discount-price condos were to be sold only to first-time buyers; 13 sued for buying when they didn't qualify

Discount-price condos were to be sold only to first-time buyers; 13 sued for buying when they didn't qualify

Civil suits filed by B.C. Housing allege 13 of the units at Vivid at the Yates on Johnson Street went to people who already owned property, or who rented out their units instead of living in them.
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