Buying Waterfront Property (8/11/2026) - CSRD Bylaw 900 When buying a waterfront property, there are important steps to take to ensure you aren’t buying a previous owner’s problems. There are 3 main things to check; an archaeological data search, a review of CSRD ortho photos over time, and an examination of the state of title certificate. This article is focusing… Read Article
Emergency Alerts & Planning (8/11/2026) - Information from the BC Wildfire Dashboard A province wide state of Emergency is now in effect across all of British Columbia. Over the last 24 hours, extreme fire behavior has been seen in the Southern region due to continuous hot and dry conditions. Thunderstorms forecasts for parts of the interior could also bring dry lightning.… Read Article
Changes to RPAR (6/12/2026) - Changes to the Riparian Areas Protection Regulations Some good for waterfront owners has come out of the devastating fires in 2023 that decimated Celista and Scotch Creek. After a year of pushing to get approvals through RAPR including discussions at the Deputy Minister level SWOA participated in, the province released the “New Direction” which was… Read ArticleLogin to see more posts