Interesting article in Vancouver Biz, as reported on Global news. Prince Rupert did not make the list, which tells me we are still living in the seventies.

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Tags: Surrey, Halifax, Kitimat, Markham, prices, real estate

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By Emma CrawfordThu Sep 26, 2013 9:16am PST

Eight of the top 100 neighbourhoods set to lead growth in Canada are in British Columbia, according to a September 26 RE/MAX Network and Verico Financial Group report.

The list, which was compiled by the Canadian Real Estate Wealth Magazine, is based on statistics including population, average home price, capital growth and vacancy rate.
Many of the most promising neighbourhoods were found in small towns.
"As this report clearly shows, investment opportunities abound across Canada, both in bigger cities and smaller towns," said Elton Ash, RE/MAX of Western Canada regional executive vice-president.
"No longer are the big cities dominating the real-estate investment landscape."
The B.C. neighbourhoods poised to lead growth in Canada are (not ranked):

• Castlegar (entire community);
• Fort St. John (entire community);
• neighbourhoods of Colwood and Langford in Greater Victoria;
• Kitimat (entire community);
• Lynn Valley in North Vancouver;
• Whalley in Surrey;
• Terrace (entire community); and
• Grandview-Woodland in Vancouver

On Saturday Sept. 21st on Global TV. Prince Rupert was focused.
Finding a balance.
It is interesting to hear the views of our elected officials and corporate CEOs.
For the most part, all was positive, although I did pick up some negative vibes from some of the people interviewed.
Prince Rupert must be careful to balance it's eco system with it's economic needs. We  must not reject new projects or companies who wish to locate in our community, without first studying the proposals and weighing all the options.
Council and the city must do, due diligence with all proposals we cannot afford to outright reject new initiatives.
Our decisions today affect the lives of our children and grandchildren.
Lets look to the long term effects of our decisions and not be short sighted.

The port of Prince Rupert is busy, and the future looks bright.
The challenge we have is to keep the interest and client base hungry for our services.
Prince Rupert is primed for the future with LNG and cargo management.
It appears that Kitimat will have refining facilities to handle crude before it is shipped to markets.