LOCAL LINKS

You will find useful information to make your exploration and discovery of Vancouver and surrounding neighbourhoods more convenient.

Should you have questions about relocating to or investing in a new community, please contact me for further assistance.

LOCAL COMMUNITY:

• City of Vancouver
  Here you will find information about the city of Vancouver and other Tourist Information
• British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
  The B.C. Chamber, through local member chambers and corporate members, represents over 25,000 businesses throughout British Columbia.

• Vancouver Economic Development
• Vancouver Board of Trade

REAL ESTATE RELATED:

• Multiple Listing Service
• Canada Mortgage & Housing
• Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
• Strata Property Law
• Residential Tenancy Office
• BC Association Appraisal Institute of Canada

EDUCATION:

• Vancouver School Board
  Learn more School Attendance Area Policy and the associated school attendance area boundaries for elementary and secondary schools to decide which neighbourhoods to live in.
• The Fraser Institute
  The Report Card on British Columbia's Elementary Schools: assists parents when they choose a school for their children.
• French Schools
• University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
• Simon Fraser University (Burnaby/Vancouver)
• Kwantlen University College (Richmond)
• Capilano University
• Emily Carr Institute
• CDI College Vancouver
• Douglas College
• Langara College

TRANSPORTATION:

• Translink
• BC Ferries
  Ferry schedules for BC
• Fly into Vancouver
  Vancouver International Airport: Gateway to the World and Vancouver, Richmond and the Lower Mainland.

MEDIA:

• Canada.com
• Globe and Mail
• Reuters
• The Province
• The Vancouver Sun
• Asian Pacific Post
• The New York Times
• BBC News
• CBC British Columbia
• Television: CityTV
  Vancouver's very own television station

WEATHER:

• Five-Day Forecast
  The weather forecast for Vancouver
• Environment Canada Vancouver
• Real-Time U.S and Canada Satellite Image

ENTERTAINMENT & RECREATION:

• Tourism Vancouver 
  The City's official source for information and services focused on visitors.
• Whistler Blackcomb Mountain
• Cypress Mountain
• Grouse Mountain
• Mount Seymour
• Coastal British Columbia
• B.C Recreation and Parks Association
• Hiking in B.C
• Camping in B.C

HOME INSPECTORS:
 Within Canada, British Columbia perhaps more than any other Province ensures building inspectors are qualified by requiring all inspectors to be licensed. That does not mean all inspectors are equal, so buyers are recommended to research inspectors from the two licensing authorities active in British Columbia. The following links will guide you to their web sites:-

1. Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors  www.cahpi.bc.ca/

2. British Columbia Institute of Property Inspectors http://bcipi.asttbc.org/


When buying a home through me I always recommend that you use an inspector for your purchase, it is your future home and perhaps the most important purchase you will make during your lifetime

OIL TANK INSPECTORS:

TankTech : Ian & Laura Groves
Phone: 604-328-1234
Fax: 604-628-2266

Tri City Tank Tech : Terry Kennedy
604 725 1515
Email: terry.kennedy@oiltank.ca
http://www.oiltank.ca

DiggerDicks : Richard Lambert/Desiree LaMarche
Office: (604) 986-0655
Cell: (778) 883-7457
Email: info@diggerdicks.com

LAWYERS:

MORTGAGE BROKERS:

HOME RENOVATION:

• Home Renovation Guide
• Home Depot
• Home Hardware
• Rona The How-to People 

UTILITIES & SERVICES

• BC Hydro
• Terasen Gas
• Telus
• Shaw

RESOURCES

I am happy to share with you these resources that will facilitate your quest for that perfect recreational, investment or retirement property.

Ideally, you should find that your recreational property is also an excellent investment, your retirement home a nest egg and your investment property a perfect getaway!