With the change of seasons, your window covering needs can change as well. Will you want to allow more light in during the shorter, darker winter days? Would you like to cozy up your space with draperies, while adding an extra layer of insulation to your windows?

The right window coverings will both look great and can save you money on your energy bill, by letting in more light or helping keep your home warmer or cooler depending on the season.

Construction of Parkside Lifestyle Homes in Courtenay is well underway. Phases 1 and 2 are sold out Phase 3 townhomes are now selling. A new show home will be open starting Oct. 1 and Realtor Art Meyers invites you to tour the spacious 1,220 sq.ft. two-storey homes for sale.

These West Courtenay townhomes offer three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, with an open style living room and kitchen, a gas furnace, gas BBQ hookup, six appliances, a window covering package, a garage, two outdoor patios, oversized crawl spaces, landscaping and more. Each townhome features a neighbourly front porch and a backyard, perfect for enjoying the natural park-like setting.

The Gales in Ladysmith, a luxury ocean view development on Vancouver Island, has two new patio homes for sale – Units 18 and 19 – which are both offered at $629,000.

All of the patio and condominium homes at The Gales are finished to exacting standards by award-winning GNB Builders, and are Built Green certified to platinum status. These luxury ocean view homes offer sweeping views, easy access to the historic Ladysmith downtown, and the surrounding beaches, forest trails and more.

Construction activity on Vancouver Island continued at a robust rate during the April to June 2018 period (second quarter) with the total value of building permits issued reaching $806.9 million — a 42 per cent gain over the first quarter of 2018.

Total spending on residential construction spiked 45 per cent Island-wide to $698.2 million while non-residential building construction increased 23 per cent to $108.6 million. Construction employment increased by 8.6 per cent Island- wide in the first half of 2018. Victoria led the way with 1,800 more workers on the job in the second quarter.

Silverado Land Corp., the developer of the Crown Isle resort community, is working to complete Phases III and IV at The RISE. The roads and sidewalks have already been built for this new Crown Isle subdivision, which is located on the north side of Ryan Road in Courtenay.

The subdivision is expected to be registered at the Land Titles Office by early September and local builders are ready to begin construction once the registration process is complete. Already 60 of the 69 lots in Phases III & IV have been reserved by local home builders and future homeowners. Remaining lot prices range from $195,000 to $235,000.

Visit Crown Isle and Comox Valley on beautiful Vancouver Island an experience the best of West Coast living!

For more information on homes or lots for sale in Courtenay, contact:
Jason Andrew, Director of Real Estate, Crown Isle Resort and Golf Community
Cell: 250.207.0070
Email: jandrew@crownisle.ca