News Releases

Georgie Awards® Customer Choice finalists revealed

Fri. Jan 16 2015

 

BURNABY, BC (January 16th, 2015) - The results for the Customer Choice Georgie Awards® powered by Avid are in. The Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC) is pleased to announce the finalists for this prestigious Georgie Awards® category.

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CHBA BC amends partnership with Built Green Canada

Tue. Dec 2 2014

 

As of January 1, 2015, CHBA BC will continue its role as a Service Organization to builders participating in the BUILT GREEN® Program, but will no longer serve as the Delivery Agent for the province.

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Georgie Awards Finalists in the News

Fri. Nov 28 2014

 

Georgie Award Finalists have been included in a special feature in both the Vancouver Sun and The Province.

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Energy Code Changes Checklist

Fri. Nov 14 2014

 

The Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC has put together a list of tools available to help prepare builders for the upcoming Energy Code Changes.

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Georgies on our Minds: Finalists Announced for 2014 Georgie Awards®

Thu. Nov 13 2014

 

The Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia (CHBA BC) is pleased to announce this year's Georgie Awards® finalists.

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Amalgamation of CHBA-Victoria & CHBA-Central Vancouver Island

Wed. Oct 1 2014

 

The Canadian Home Builders’ Association of BC is pleased to announce the amalgamation of its CHBA-Victoria and CHBA-Central Vancouver Island local associations into one strengthened association: CHBA-Vancouver Island.

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CHBA BC wraps up fall provincial meetings

Tue. Sep 23 2014

 

Attended by CHBA BC Board of Directors, committee members and executive officers representing nine affiliated local home builders' associations throughout the province.

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Increase to threshold for Property Transfer Tax exemption for first-­‐time home buyers welcome news

Wed. May 21 2014

 

CHBA BC congratulates the provincial government on the balanced budget released Feb 18, 2014 and welcomes the increase to the threshold for Property Transfer Tax exemption for first-time buyers to $475,000

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CHBA Actions Result in Canada Post Suspending $200 CMB Fee to 2016.

Fri. Jan 10 2014

 

CHBA is very pleased to announce that Canada Post has agreed to "defer the implementation date of the community mailbox fee for new development for a [further] two-year period until January 1, 2016."

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Home Builders Urge Mutual Agreement on Canada Job Grant Terms

Tue. Nov 12 2013

 

On Wednesday, November 8, 2013, the Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA) urged the federal and provincial governments to find mutually agreeable terms that will allow the Canada Job Grant to be successfully implemented.

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