Daily Herald

As thousands flee British Columbia homes from wildfires, chiefs in one region report progress

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - As tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders across British Columbia and firefighters battled raging wildfires throughout Canada on Sunday, fire chiefs in ...
Reuters

British Columbia to impose up to 20% tax on homes sold within two years

Feb 22 (Reuters) - British Columbia is seeking to introduce a tax of up to 20% on profits made from selling a residential property within two years of purchase, the western Canadian province announced ...
Sky News Australia

Housing on steroids: British Columbia building homes like a 'Lego set' while Australian construction processes languish in the dark ages

One website. Ready-to-go designs. Local planning rules are already built in. A system that connects straight to factories that can build the pieces. If that sounds like exactly what Australia needs, ...
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First Nations partner with the University of British Columbia to design homes that reflect their cultures, save energy — and resist wildfire, too

Since wildfires tore through his Yunesit’in community in 2017, Russell Myers Ross has been pursuing a dream: building a fire-resistant house that will survive everything climate change can throw at it ...

Vancouver Coastal Health rolls out small care homes amid growing long-term care waitlists

Vancouver Coastal Health says it’s moving part of its long-term care system out of big institutions and into regular neighbourhood homes, a shift that comes amid a ballooning waitlist for long-term ...