Monday, July 6, 2026

Owning a cottage. How about Sidney Island?

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I awoke this morning to a CBC News story about a dispute in Cottage Country Ontario. It   centers around a proposed 49-lot luxury cottage su...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Wine and Fags make a good pension plan - an alternative approach to seniors' housing.

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Sentinel Photo by John Clifford As recently reported in the North Shore News, I have been retained to explore the feasibility of a seniors c...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Missing Middle Conference Part Two

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While I often prefer to show a lengthy PowerPoint presentation at conferences, at the suggestion of my fellow panelists I restricted my slid...
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Another Missing Middle Conference - May 8, 2026

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There's no doubt that Missing Middle/Multiplex Housing is the flavour of the month. Or perhaps the year. After all, in Toronto, it was r...

Golfing at Victoria's Bear Mountain - it ain't what it used to be!

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While I very much enjoyed staying at the Inn at Laurel Point during our recent weekend stay in Victoria, I was very disappointed with a golf...
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An early May Weekend at Victoria's Inn at Laurel Point

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My daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren live in Victoria and we like to visit as regularly as we can. While my wife often stays in a suit...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

EXPO 86 - Forty Years On

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May 2 marked the fortieth anniversary of the start of EXPO86, an event that changed Vancouver forever. Like most Vancouverites, I have vivid...