Vancouver police are telling the city's mayor and council that since 2002 the number of cases of murdered and missing women in the Downtown Eastside has plummeted. Deputy Chief Constable Doug Lepard says since the horror of Robert Pickton, police have an almost 100 percent success rate in solving missing women cases. However Lepard says violence is … [Read more...]
BC property values decline
January 2, 2013 by
For the first time in many years a significant number of properties in the region are decreasing in value. More than 300 thousand property owners throughout the Vancouver-- Sea to Sky region are beginning to receive their 2013 assessment notices. Chief economist with the BC Real Estate Association Cameron Muir says the majority of residential … [Read more...]
Ipsos Reid poll shows BC Liberals benefiting from decline in support for BC Conservatives
December 4, 2012 by
The BC Liberals are gaining support as the BC Conservatives are falling. That's according to a new Ipsos Reid poll. The poll shows that 35% of decided voters in the province support the BC Liberals -- that's up 3 points from September. Support for the Conservatives has gone down 3 points since September -- from 12% to 9%. Since June, support for … [Read more...]
Metro Vancouver housing sales on the decline
August 14, 2012 by
Saying consumers are taking a 'bit of a break,' the chief economist for the BC Real Estate Association is downplaying new housing stats, which show overall sales in Metro Vancouver continue to fall. "It's really quite isolated in terms of the decline in Vancouver." Cameron Muir says last month's drop of nearly 20 per cent compared … [Read more...]
