Fighting the flames had put such a demand on the small local #water system that the city’s reservoirs dropped to “dangerously…
With the failure of the suburban experiment, rising house prices and a greater desire to be in the downtown, designers…
Our Own Experience A bit over four years ago, we entered the housing market in the Kootenays of BC, looking…
Image via Wikipedia As we slide toward Fall, out of the shimmering mirage days of summer, there is a lot…
Have you noticed the disconnect between reality and expectations for housing options in the Baby Boomer crowd? A recent AARP study,…
As of February 1, 2010, the BC Building Code has been amended to require the consideration of potential for slope…
Smart Growth is slowly being recognized as having benefits outside of the usual talk of walkable neighbourhoods and streetscapes. This…
The big push from the government, builders, banks and just about everyone else who has been part of the consumer driven craze for more stuff has built their pitch to the citizenry based on a desire for home ownership, particularly ownership in the suburbs.