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Canada's leaders in sustainable West Coast design & construction. #1 choice for consumers & builders since 1940. VRBA award winners at https://nitter.cf/t.co/8HnR2sw30g

Victoria, BC
Joined February 2010
Victoria Residential Builders Association announce the Gold winners at the 2026 Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island. vrba.ca/news/2026-care-award… #yyj
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"one of the barriers to investment, particularly among Canada's small businesses, is the complexity of the tax code...make things more simple...'Small businesses tell us they don’t want handouts'" Not a handout if taken from business in the first place biv.com/news/ottawa-targetin…
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“This isn’t how you do proper business. You don’t bring somebody to town, tell them to build something & then try to pull the rug out from underneath them. I don’t think it’s what you’d call fair business” Also what Doerkson is proposing re Bill 44 cheknews.ca/comox-developer-… #bcpoli
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"I'm not necessarily wanting to see the entire thing rolled back...We put quite a bit of effort into implementing aspects of that & there will be a lot of effort if we undo it all." Not all mayors support rolling back housing legislation. Consult cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c… #bcpoli
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"4.2 earthquake has rumbled under the Pacific Ocean off the northwestern end of Vancouver Island...193 km west of Port Hardy...along the Juan de Fuca plate which slides under the North American plate off BC" Need reno rebate for seismic safety timescolonist.com/local-news… #yyj #bcpoli
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“You would think that a free-enterprise party would want to open up more options for small builders to create homes...This will give cities a green light to block...homes as they have for many decades...how we got into the housing crisis” vancouversun.com/news/mayors… #yyj #bcpoli
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"two options...leave the responsibility with each owner to manage their individual heat pumps, or...adopt a types bylaw where the strata corporation takes responsibility for annual maintenance & inspections" timescolonist.com/homes/cond… #yyj #bcpoli
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Jobs & millions of dollars will be lost by builders invested in small multi family projects if Bill 44 is rolled back. Conservative govt needs to reconsider their policy & consult with industry to tweak existing legislation which has boosted missing middle housing. #bcpoli
"be highly skeptical of the new govt's promise to give local govts a say in deciding where density goes. It should be homebuyers, renters & property owners—not municipal politicians & bureaucrats...govt risks undermining its own housing objectives" fraserinstitute.org/commenta… #bcpoli
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"be highly skeptical of the new govt's promise to give local govts a say in deciding where density goes. It should be homebuyers, renters & property owners—not municipal politicians & bureaucrats...govt risks undermining its own housing objectives" fraserinstitute.org/commenta… #bcpoli
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“Many of the most significant policy levers specifically pertaining to the supply of housing belong to local govts, which face important barriers—notably political—preventing them from making greater progress toward a more abundant housing supply” vancouversun.com/opinion/vau… #bcpoli
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Victoria Residential Builders Association retweeted
Victoria developer says outright repealing Bill 44 could make it harder to build housing.
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In today's Times Colonist - 2026 CARE Awards magazine showcasing the Gold winners! careawards.ca #yyj
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Watch for the 2026 CARE Awards magazine in your @timescolonist Sat Oct 31 showcasing Gold winners/VRBA members. careawards.ca #yyj
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"permanent cancellation of charging PST on professional services...putting a nail in that measure would be an easy quick win...Suspending PST on productive capital such as machinery, equipment...Speeding up permitting on major projects" financialpost.com/news/local… #yyj #bcpoli
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