In December 2022, the BC Assessment Authority announced that province-wide, homeowners should expect a five per cent to 15 per cent increase in their 2022 property tax assessment values. On that same day, BC Assessment mailed out advance notice letters to property...
Canadians have a nostalgic connection to the one-room log cabin. Indigenous First Nation people, fur trappers, pioneers and settlers share a part of this romanticized symbol of courage, independence and self sufficiency. One room was enough space to cook, clean and...
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation was created in 1946, as a Crown corporation dedicated to helping Second World War soldiers and those affected by the Depression get access to affordable mortgages to buy a home. As the country and economy grew, CMHC took on...
In 1914 Robert Frost coined the phrase “good fences make good neighbours” and the statement holds true to this day. Historically the maintenance of “good fences” was part of the responsibility of citizenship. It maintained the fabric of the community, as landowners...
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