Local Business

A narrow sidewalk in front of one of the oldest golf clubs in Metro Vancouver will get a lift by the city next year.

City council granted first reading to McAllister Communities Ltd. last Monday for Ledingham McAllister to construct four buildings on 21 parcels: 19 single-family lots, a duplex and a lane.

There wasn't a huge jump in prices over the summer, says the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, but there are still more people looking to purchase than there are listings available

Road will be reduced to a single lane around work sites and about 300 trees will be on the east side of Town Centre Park in Coquitlam.

Burquitlam Plaza went up in 1960. Sixty-one years later, its owners are planning to renew the commercial centre by adding 2,175 more homes in six towers — and changing the landscape of the Coquitlam community.

SHARC Energy Systems develops technology that turns wastewater into heat and cooling systems, and its CEO Lynn Mueller is being honoured for his work.

More than $20,000 in prizes are up for grabs in the fifth annual online auction hosted by the Amanda Todd Legacy Society.

The main driver for people wanting to step up to the plate is because they want to give back to their community, CVC said.

Aritzia is offering what it calls "best-in-class" perks to work at its Lower Mainland distribution centre.

A special holiday market is planned the month of December at Port Moody's Station Museum.