October 2022

Bank interest rate jumped to 3.75 per cent

Posted on Oct 26, 2022

As expected, the Bank of Canada has raised the interest rate again, and once again by 0.5 per cent. It’s the highest the overnight policy rate has been since 2008, and the Bank’s most aggressive position since the 1990s.
On February 28 this year, just eight months ago, the interest rate was 0.25 per cent. The next day, it was doubled to 0.5 per cent...

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Home show ’22 — something for everyone

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

They say at the Vancouver Fall Home Show you can find everything from soup to nuts (or at least soap to sun decks) and that’s probably the case at the 2022 show at Convention Centre West. Between now and six o’clock Sunday, there’s an eclectic selection of “home” goods and furnishings.
For example, you can find fancy fireplaces or beef jerky. You ca...

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Government proposes new housing plan

Posted on Oct 01, 2022

During the final days of September, B.C.’s Housing Minister, David Eby, released a plan for dealing with affordable housing through the province, but specifically in the population-dense Lower Mainland. The plan is called “A Good Home For Everyone” and this is a condensed version of what it proposes:
Immediate Action On The Housing Emergency
Too many...

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