We will be the affordable, family-friendly village that reconnects people to nature, and each other. We’re looking for ambitious community builders to pursue housing innovation, rebuild a unique work-live downtown, and create next generation business legends.
Most lifestyle-priced housing in the Columbia Valley
Last large-scale employment centre lands in the Columbia Valley
Backcountry recreation destination
Affordability
House resale prices1 (2017, inclusive of single and multi-family residences) 49% lower than the Columbia Valley average, 77% lower than the B.C. average, 85% lower than metro Vancouver average, and 66% lower than metro Calgary average.
8th lowest annual residential property taxes and charges2 ($1914) on a representative house, and 72nd lowest tax burden ($515 municipal taxes per capita on residential property) of 162 B.C. municipalities in 2017.
Backcountry Recreation
Boat on Columbia Lake. River raft. Hike Mount Sabine. Fish the Kootenay River. Golf mountain-framed courses. ATV. Camp. Birdwatch. Ski Panorama. Enjoy Kootenay National Park. The Columbia Valley is a world is your oyster playground.
Land To Make Your Business Idea a Reality
Last remaining big block employment lands in the Columbia Valley at roughly 400 acres (gross). Opportunities for light industry, highway commercial, resort development, and downtown work-live developments.
We are the affordable, family-friendly village building a new future in diverse housing options, quality of place initiatives, tourism and light industry development, and redevelopment of a unique live-work downtown. We will be a key employment centre in a Columbia Valley that reconnects people to nature …. and each other.
Investment Opportunity – THE ART BLOCK – Work-Live Village Centre
Your idea may be stuck by unaffordable space. You may be stuck in a cubicle, the city or a life-rut imagining fresh starts and control over your...
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Investment Opportunity – HOTEL / RESORT
The Village of Canal Flats seeks to attract key tourism infrastructure (hotel) and/or a tourism attraction (resort development). Currently, there...
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Investment Opportunity – WORK / LIVE
Imagine…magazine-photo-friendly cottages, laneway housing, work-live commercial buildings downtown, and cozy, modest-size homes, all wrapped...
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Investment Opportunity – GREENHOUSES
Columbia Lake Technology Centre (CLTC) data centre operations generate significant excess heat at build out of 30 MW. Two of 12 data centre pods...
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Investment Opportunity – MOUNTAIN MERCANTILE
The property owner seeks to attract an investor to build out a development concept for a diverse activity community hub. Formerly a school, in...
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Investment Opportunity – CLTC MAKER SPACE IN THE MAKING
Maybe you want to tele-commute to Calgary. Or need an office away from home. Or need a studio or other creative space to imagineer in. The...
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New Bylaw Offers to Waive Municipal Taxation on new Business and Light Industrial Developments September 15, 2021 With an ambitious target to...
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