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Condo Smarts: B.C.'s short-term rental rules apply to owners, not stratas

Condo Smarts: B.C.'s short-term rental rules apply to owners, not stratas

Strata corporations are still permitted to adopt a bylaw that prohibits short-term accommodations.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Early spring best time to prune, repot house plants

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Early spring best time to prune, repot house plants

In a perfect world, every gardening project will be accomplished at the most favourable time. But no busy gardener’s world is perfect.
Condo Smarts: Strata can seek court ruling to force needed repairs

Condo Smarts: Strata can seek court ruling to force needed repairs

I am always bewildered when communities fail to support repairs that are essential.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Time to harvest the winter squash

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Time to harvest the winter squash

Winter squash and pumpkins store best in cool conditions.
House Beautiful: A green take on downsizing

House Beautiful: A green take on downsizing

Perched above the water in Esquimalt, the home’s environmental elements bring it closer to nature — and save money.
What you need to know about heat pumps

What you need to know about heat pumps

TORONTO — The federal government has ramped up financial support to help transition homeowners away from oil furnaces — the most expensive way to heat a home — to heat pumps instead.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to keep begonias alive over winter

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: How to keep begonias alive over winter

Readers ask garden expert Helen Chesnut about caring for tuberous begonias, preventing whitefly infestations and tips for growing coffee plants.
Jimmy Pattison's West Van waterfront house headed for demolition

Jimmy Pattison's West Van waterfront house headed for demolition

It looked like the house was going to be saved, but Jimmy Pattison’s former home will likely be demolished
Condo Smarts: Strata has right to limit short-term accommodations

Condo Smarts: Strata has right to limit short-term accommodations

This is one of the risks all investors must evaluate when they are considering a strata property
Helen Chesnut: Bouquet of broad bean plants came as a surprise

Helen Chesnut: Bouquet of broad bean plants came as a surprise

The puzzling, jammed-together plants grew to around 60 cm fairly quickly
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