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Thursday is the Socializing For Social Change Vancouver (#S4SCYVR) event at Pink Elephant Thai (1152 Alberni Street, Vancouver). The event is a fundraiser for Keep A Breast Canada, a non-profit group dedicated to educating young Canadians about preventing and detecting breast cancer, as well as how to support those you know who have ...

Government announces new HST/PST housing transitional rulesThe government today announced the HST/PST transitional rules on new homes. As the province transitions back to the PST, which will replace the HST effective April 1, 2013, measures to ease the HST burden on new home buyers include:The BC New Housing Rebate threshold will increase to ...

A Montreal institution Dunn's Famous opened in Vancouver on Tuesday night with a very successful grand opening event at their new location on Seymour St, just south of Robson, on the ground floor of the new Capital Residences condo building.  Dunn's Famous is one of Montreal's renowned Montreal smoked meat ...

Take your neighbourhood expert with you. Anywhere Picture this... you find the perfect home. The curb appeal is sensational. You walk through the property and every room is just right: that quartz counter-top you’ve always wanted; a marvelous kitchen that makes you feel like Iron Chef; a luxurious tub in the en ...

Here is the release from BCREA Economics Now:   Bank of Canada Interest Rate Announcement - October 25, 2011 As was universally anticipated, the Bank of Canada opted to hold its target overnight rate at 1 per cent this morning.  Ongoing uncertainty in the Euro-zone continues to weigh heavily on the Bank's ...

Screen Capture of the new Real Estate Weekly website rew.ca.

The Real Estate Weekly, that Metro Vancouver real estate newspaper you get in with your free local paper, has just re-branded itself for the 21st century as rew.ca.  Tuesday night was the launch party at the Four Seasons and they put on a great event, although I have to admit I missed the first half as I had a last minute home inspection in ...