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  • HST Referendum Results - Affect on Construction Industry
    Aug 30 2011

    HST referendum voting results are in: 54.73% of respondents voted to extinguish the HST and return the GST/PST system. Click here to view the complete details of the vote. So where do we go from here? Many of you have heard that a transition period of 18 months is expected to return to the...

    Construction, General
  • HST Referendum
    Jun 09 2011

    On June 24, 2011 BC's Provincial Government will hold a referendum on HST. Voters will decide whether or not the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is kept in place. If the HST is abolished, BC will return to the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and Goods and Services Tax (GST) system. Ever since BC moved to the HST system there has been an public outcry against HST. The general consenous has been that...

    Construction, General
  • Twelve Cubed Homes - the Hip New Square
    Mar 23 2011

    We've seen economic hardships over the last few years, and if there's a silver lining to this cloud it is that society is being forced into becoming more innovative with the way we look at the world around us.  With such a tightening economy, it's becoming increasingly important to reevaluate the way we look at the spaces we live in, the way in which we spend money, and the...

    Construction, General, Green, Technology
  • The HST affect on BC's Construction Industry
    Jan 25 2011

    The financial markets made many headlines in the month of October 2008. The looming bank crisis and the freefalling stock markets prompted many financial commentators to dub the week of October 6, 2008 as the “Black Week.” Consequently, there were inescapable ramifications for the construction industry. Year over year stats reveal that October 2008 single family and multi family...

    Construction, General
  • Competition in the Construction Industry
    Nov 19 2010

    The recession had a major impact on the construction industry in BC. In 2007, the value of non-residential and residential building permits issued in BC was approximately $12,544 million.In 2008, the the value dropped to $10,577 million. In 2009, the value again dropped to $7,629 million.That is a drop of nearly $5000 million or $5 billion in 2 years.

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  • Construction in the Lower Mainland
    Oct 06 2010

    If you drive anywhere these days you'll see delays just about everywhere. The frustrating part of all of it is that your sitting in traffic any which way you go, all of the alternate routes are just as bad. The traffic has been bad all year, but it has even worse this fall. Here are ways to get a leg up and know which routes to avoid: 

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