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B.C. housing minister foreshadows legal crackdown on bad landlords

By Rob Shaw, The Vancouver Sun Victoria – Housing Minister Rich Coleman says he’s working on legal changes that could give new powers to government to investigate and fine bad landlords and tenants. Coleman said his ministry is preparing ways to change the Resid...
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Industrial land in Metro Vancouver shrinking, says report

Metro Vancouver board chair says cities may need to mix industrial and residential land use By Maryse Zeidler, CBC News Metro Vancouver is losing job-creating industrial land throughout the region, says a new report being presented at a regional board meeting on...
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Kelowna rental vacancies low, but boom of new homes coming

Planner says it could be several years before new projects help with low vacancy rate By CBC News A report from City of Kelowna staff shows a boom in residential construction in the city, but it might be years before that boom impacts low vacancy rates for rente...