Tag: Housing

The old Quesnel Junior School property was back on the City Council agenda

Housing George Henderson -
City Council is hoping to capitalize on a grant opportunity to potentially develop the land at the old Quesnel Junior School site.

Average B.C. rents fell 5.3 per cent in June, says report

Housing Emily Joveski -
Rents across B.C. continued to decline in June, falling 5.3 per cent from a year earlier as asking prices eased in most major markets, according to a new Rentals.ca and Urbanation report.

Carney, Eby say condo housing scheme is not a bailout for developers

Housing Emily Joveski -
Prime Minister Mark Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby are defending a plan to convert more than 2,200 vacant condos into affordable homes after critics called it a taxpayer-funded bailout for developers.

B.C. rents fell more than 5% in March, says report

Housing Emily Joveski -
Average asking rents in British Columbia dropped 5.1 per cent in March from a year earlier, even as the province remained the most expensive rental market in Canada.

Community information meeting on 100 Mile House economy to be held

Community Teryn Midzain -
A community information meeting will be held in 100 Mile House this evening. The meeting will explore topics on jobs, housing, and the 100 Mile House economy.

Cariboo property assessments up marginally for the start of 2026

Community Teryn Midzain -
Property Assessments in the Cariboo rose marginally between 2025 and 2026, with Williams Lake seeing the largest rise out of the region's cities.

Homelessness rises in 60 per cent of B.C. communities in latest count

Provincial Emily Joveski -
The latest provincial “point-in-time” count found that homelessness rose in more than half of the 20 British Columbia communities surveyed.

B.C. housing starts decline in first half of 2025, bucking national trend

Provincial Emily Joveski -
Housing starts in British Columbia fell four per cent between January and July compared to the same period last year.

Northern home sales on par with 10-year-average: B.C. Real Estate Association

Real Estate Brendan Pawliw -
Through the first seven months of this year, 2,466 unit sales have taken place in the BC Northern Real Estate Board while 2,391 transactions occurred at the end of July 2024.

Quesnel City Council Approve “Important to the Communty” Anderson Drive Apartment Project

City of Quesnel Teryn Midzain -
Quesnel City Council approved four bylaw rezonings and construction on a "much-needed" new apartment building on Anderson Drive in July 29's City Council Meeting. An apartment building, proposed by BC Housing, at 230 Anderson Drive, has been given the green light to get underway by Quesnel City Council. The apartment building is specially designed to be second-stage women's transistion housing.

Overall House Sales get Bump Ups in the Cariboo

Real Estate Teryn Midzain -
The B.C. Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) has released its 2025 second quarter report, with the Cariboo region seeing an overall increase in value of its house sales.

B.C. rents saw 3 per cent annual decline in May

Provincial Emily Joveski -
British Columbia remained the most expensive province for renters in May, despite a three per cent annual decline in average rental prices in the province.

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Environment
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Advocates urge next B.C. government to address water scarcity as El Niño forecast adds to drought concerns

Environment
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.

Two vehicle crash leaves one person trapped inside

RCMP
A head-on collision in the South Cariboo required an occupant to be extracted, and another sent to hospital.

B.C. loses more than 20,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate stays steady

Economy
British Columbia lost more than 20,000 jobs in September, sparking a political clash over the province’s economic direction.

The unemployment rate takes a plunge in the Cariboo region

Economy
There was a hefty drop in the Cariboo region's year over year unemployment rate last month.
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