House Prices

G

galianomama

Council Member
Jun 29, 2004
1,076
1
38
Victoria, B.C.
twila, gone are those prices. right now out my window there are four cranes working to put up condos. they run anywhere from 285 - 450K. business is crazy downtown. i dunno, eventually the bubble will burst, but i know that most of the developers are from vancouver. they have just realized how much cheaper housing is on the island.

I was just reading something on another site about how Victoria needs to infill, which would also make mass-transit viable. I don't the situation there, but that sounded pretty similar to what a lot of us are saying here in Winnipeg.
Click to expand...

hey rev - we are infilling at a very fast pace. there is a huge new development going in on the harbour area of victoria which will be self-sustaining to a large extent. reuse of surface water, energy efficiency. and don't forget that victoria is the bike capital of canada - i am sure that gonzo can attest to that. a large portion ride bikes year round, which is great. they are really promoting the biking and forgetting the car routine.
 
Twila

Twila

Nanah Potato
Mar 26, 2003
14,698
73
48
Actually I got those prices from MLS. That price is currently what is for sale in downtown victoria. Must be an old building
 
G

galianomama

Council Member
Jun 29, 2004
1,076
1
38
Victoria, B.C.
ah, a soul mate! yes galiano island is my fave too. god, i sure hope it never changes. with all the backstabbing and politics of the isle, it doesn't look like it will for awhile! it is a haven to the uninitiated. even thinking about a week/weekend/day on my isle brings a sense of laid back smiling wiseness. dreamy....

i actually have not heard all that much about the sewage situation here. it kinda rises and falls again. maybe it will become a political item for the next election. i kinda doubt it. they need to install a secondary sewage treatment plant and then we would be okay. the straight is so narrow, i dunno how they can possibly think that the sewage isn't going to cause pollution problems. they have a secondary plant across the water at port angeles, and they have a much smaller population than victoria. the thing is, there are other areas that also have this problem, around one of the more popular lakes - prospect lake, has septic tanks weeping into the lake and totally contaminating it.

mrmom you can appreciate this little aside - one year we took all five kids to prospect lake on a hot miserable day. out of the car we jump and dive into the lake. thinking we had found 'the best swimming hole ever' since no one was around. next day on the radio they were talking about the coliform count at the lakes. our lake was over 400. ouch. we still laugh about that one. the water sure was warm! ha!
 
mrmom2

mrmom2

Senate Member
Mar 8, 2005
5,380
6
38
Kamloops BC
Shushwap lake is having the same septic tank problems too :cry:
and thats where our water supply comes from :( Thank god for our new water treatment plant :wink:
 
G

galianomama

Council Member
Jun 29, 2004
1,076
1
38
Victoria, B.C.
well, unless i am mistaken, i think shawnigan lake gets there water supply again from a lake they water ski, swim in and generally mess around in all day. yuk.
 
P

peapod

Hall of Fame Member
Jun 26, 2004
10,745
0
36
pumpkin pie bungalow
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: real estate oath :lol: :lol: :lol: galaniomama comes up with some good ones :wink: Mom I did one of those houseboat trips years ago on the shushwap, what a beautiful place. I have to say that I could leave my island for the kootenays, its right up there with the island, in my book.
 
mrmom2

mrmom2

Senate Member
Mar 8, 2005
5,380
6
38
Kamloops BC
I don't know Jay.I'll have to phone him and find out what size of boat he rented :p Hes got a 17ft ski boat that we will be towing with us so the kids can go tubing :wink:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom