aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

REBGV release The Greater Vancouver housing market gained further momentum in July with record sales levels and a continued strengthening of home prices.The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports that the number of residential pro...

topics: burnaby, coquitlam, delta, maple-ridge, new-westminster

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

I know that the Golden Ears Bridge is barely out of its wrapping and has yet to show exactly what benefits it results in for Langley. But I think it'll prove to be hugely transformational and it, without a doubt, will change the nature of Lower Fras...

topics: abbotsford, coquitlam, langley, maple-ridge, planning

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

Willowbrook, known officially to regional planners as the Langley Town Centre, has been an incredible success. When one considers that the GVRD, Township and the City (along with the Ministry of Transportation) all have stakes in Willowbrook, it has ...

topics: density, langley, maple-ridge, politics, surrey

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

Today is July 15th and is the last day that you can travel across the Golden Ears Bridge (or as a friend of mine calls it, The Maple Bridge to Maple Ridge) for free, gratis, nada. Starting tomorrow, the tolls will be in effect.So, a quick recap on t...

topics: maple-ridge, planning

aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

REBGV release - The combination of low interest rates and more affordable pricing helped propel Greater Vancouver home sale numbers to the second all-time highest total for the month of June.The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) reports ...

topics: burnaby, coquitlam, delta, langley, maple-ridge

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

Notes from Langley Township Council's special meeting, Monday afternoon, July 6, 2009. Councillor Long was absent. (Apologies: for some reason, the staff reports are not online, so there are no links for this report.)We voted unanimously (moved by Wa...

topics: councillor, langley, maple-ridge, planning, school-board

aggregated from: Stephen Rees's blog

Vancouver CourierOnce again the headline writer misleads probably intentionally. It is not the community that is bashing it is Charles Gauthier executive director of the Downtown Business Improvement Association who does not represent everyone ...

topics: business, developers, downtown, environment, maple-ridge

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

Not surprisingly, the opening of the Golden Ears Bridge has left the Albion Ferry running empty much of the time. Even during the rush hours, where once six sailing waits were common, they are running at about 75% full, with the odd single sailing wa...

topics: langley, maple-ridge

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

Danica woke us up early this morning, so I picked up a coffee and went for a drive to Maple Ridge. There was very little traffic (and how weird to hear on AM730 that the Albion Ferry had a zero-sailing wait!), and the ride was short and sweet. Afte...

topics: langley, maple-ridge, surrey, translink

aggregated from: Langley Politics Dotcom

The Langley Times reports that the School Board voted Tuesday night to accept a recommendation from a citizens' task force to increase their pay:Taking B.C. School Trustee Association figures for trustees in Abbotsford, Langley, Delta, Richmond, New ...

topics: abbotsford, burnaby, delta, langley, maple-ridge