Western Investor’s annual forecast of top investor towns looks at five centres that are riding out the pandemic and look solid for investors into 2022.

No. 1: Victoria -- The play: industrial strata

No. 2 Kelowna -- The play: land, multi-family strata

No. 3: Surrey -- Plays: industrial, residential, retail

No. 4: Penticton -- Play: recreational real estate, multi-family

No. 5: Winnipeg -- Play: industrial strata

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On the eastern edge of downtown Vancouver, the redevelopment of the former Canada Post site on Georgia Street signals what is being seen as an eastward migration of Vancouver’s commercial real estate.

The Post, by QuadReal Property Group, which completes in 2022 incorporating the old post office into a mammoth mix-use of retail, residential and office towers, has seen U.S. tech giant Amazon take all 1.07 million square feet of office space.

This is more pre-leasing than in the 15 other downtown office towers underway, combined.

East of downtown, the first of nearly a dozen new proposed office projects is complete in Railtown. Across the viaduct into East Vancouver, Strathcona is seeing a development boom, Mount Pleasant is welcoming an explosion in new construction near the new SkyTrain Broadway extension and, in the 450-acre False Creek Flats, developers are staking office sites as the largest medical project in Canada begins construction.

Read the report in the link below:

Vancouver’s commercial real estate action tilts east

Size: 1,498 sq.ft.

Base Rent: $3260/month

Inventories: $80,000

Easy to run, great opportunity for an individual or a family to manage, grow, and expand your own business! Liquor store business since 2017, selling due to family relocation. Prime location, Downtown with many residential houses and commercial buildings nearby.

1498 sq.ft and lots of display isles, and more area for the new owner to add extra isles. Gross rent is $3422.70/month plus utilities. Lots of parking.

Confidentiality Agreement & Buyer Brokerage Contract must be signed before disclosure of further details.

After angry protests over the province’s impending new vaccine passport, the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association is calling on the province to offset costs of added security at bars and restaurants before the program comes into effect on September 13.

Association chief executive Ian Tostenson said Thursday the industry feels it should be compensated for the expected pushback and increased cost.

 “We are doing this, and we are doing it for the benefit of B.C. to motivate people to get vaccinated,” he said. “It seems reasonable to free up some resources to help us do that.”

From September 13, British ­Columbians 12 years and older will need to provide proof of at least one dose of vaccine to enter non-essential businesses and events, including sports competitions, nightclubs, restaurants and movies.

Beginning October 24, only fully vaccinated people will be permitted entry.

Given the protests this week near hospitals and already high tensions over mask rules in ­restaurants, the industry is ­worried the vaccine passport program will result in tense standoffs at the door.

Restaurants call for security backing on vaccine passports

For Sale:                            Pizzarestaurant(Take out ONLY)

Address:                            SW, Calgary

Price:                                  $249,000

Sales                                   $430,000-2020, $537,000-2021

Size:                                    799sq.ft.

Lease Term:                        2 yrs left, 5 yrs renewal option

Gross Rent:                         $3,124/monthincludinggas&electricity

Hours:                                   Mon.– Sun.11am– 9pm

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Amendments to BC’s Environmental Management Act (EMA) and Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR) came into force earlier this year and include new requirements for owners and operators of property used for industrial and commercial purposes.

The rules include changes to the process for identifying contaminated sites in BC.

Owners and operators of property used for commercial or industrial use detailed in Schedule 2 (revised) of the Regulation now have additional reporting requirements under the EMA.

B.C. hotels see light at the end of dark COVID-19 tunnel