Site C Regional Legacy Benefits Agreement Signed
Publish Date : 6/13/2013
DAWSON CREEK – BC Hydro and the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) announced today that they have reached an agreement for regional legacy benefits associated with the operation of the proposed Site C Clean Energy Project (Site C).
Under the terms of the agreement, BC Hydro will provide an a...
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BidCentral and BC Transit form new alliance for online procurement project
Author : VRCA
Publish Date : 6/12/2013
VICTORIA, BC – BC Transit joins the growing list of construction owners adopting the fully digital procurement and bidding solutions provided by the BC Construction Association (BCCA), opening their Kelowna RapidBus project for bids via the BidCentral bidding platform this week.
Public s...
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Lower Mainland-Southwest building permits rebound in April
-- Residential surge leads rise in permit values with moderate non-residential gains contributing
Author : VRCA
Publish Date : 6/10/2013
VANCOUVER, June 5, 2013 – Total building permit values in the Lower Mainland-Southwest region jumped 55 per cent in April 2013 from March 2013, led by a surge in the residential sector, according to Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s analysis of today’s Statistics Canada...
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Abbotsford permit values rise in April
-- Drop in non-residential permits offset by residential surge
Author : VRCA
Publish Date : 6/10/2013
VANCOUVER, June 5, 2013 – Building permit values in Abbotsford shot up 131 per cent in April 2013 from March 2013, led by a soaring jump of 486 per cent in residential permits, according to Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s analysis of Statistics Canada Building Permit Report...
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VRCA appoints Ms. Fiona Famulak as its new President
Author : VRCA
Publish Date : 6/3/2013
Vancouver, BC – The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) Board of Directors is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms. Fiona Famulak as its new President, effective September 2013.
VRCA Chair, Mr. Rick Wagner said, “After a comprehensive nation-wide search, the V...
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An Open Letter to Premier Christy Clark
Author : BCCA
Publish Date : 5/15/2013
Dear Premier Clark,
On behalf of the province’s institutional, commercial, and industrial construction industry, I am pleased to welcome you back to the Legislature’s west wing.
A hard-won victory is always sweeter, and I believe that the tough realities of the last few months will have ...
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Non-residential investment down in Abbotsford in first quarter
-- Small public sector gains not enough to offset declines in commercial and industrial spending
Author : VRCA
Publish Date : 4/18/2013
Non-residential construction investment in the Abbotsford CMA saw a decline in the first quarter of 2013, according to Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s analysis of Statistics Canada’s Investment in Non-Residential Building Construction report.
“Total non-resident...
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Non-residential construction investment hits new record high
-- Metro Vancouver spending sees gains for fifth consecutive quarter
Author : VRCA
Publish Date : 4/18/2013
Non-residential construction investment spending in Metro Vancouver was up from the fourth quarter of 2012 to record levels, driven by the public and commercial sectors, according to Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s analysis of Statistics Canada’s Investment in Non-Residenti...
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Construction in Vancouver, April 2013
Author : VRCA
Publish Date : 4/11/2013
Read the latest Construction in Vancouver, a quarterly VRCA news supplement in Business in Vancouver.
Featuring;
Houle Electric named best managed company - C42
Forging alliances will help companies survive the next decade - C3
Constructive Learning Conference slated for May - C4
BC Child...
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Abbotsford permit values drop in February
-- After two months of above-trend activity, permit values fall back
Author : VRCA
Publish Date : 4/9/2013
Building permit values in Abbotsford fell 60 per cent in February 2013 from January 2013, led by a drop in residential permits, according to Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s analysis of Statistics Canada Building Permit Report.
Seasonally adjusted total building permit value...
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