LOCAL LINKS

You will find useful information to make your exploration and discovery of Vancouver and surrounding neighbourhoods more convenient.

Should you have questions about relocating to or investing in a new community, please contact me for further assistance.

LOCAL COMMUNITY:

• City of Vancouver
  Here you will find information about the city of Vancouver and other Tourist Information
• British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
  The B.C. Chamber, through local member chambers and corporate members, represents over 25,000 businesses throughout British Columbia.

• Vancouver Economic Development

• Vancouver Board of Trade

REAL ESTATE RELATED:

• Canadian Housing Prices: Royal LePage Survey
• Multiple Listing Service
• Canada Mortgage & Housing
• Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver
• Strata Property Law
• Residential Tenancy Office
• BC Association Appraisal Institute of Canada

EDUCATION:

• Vancouver School Board
  Learn more School Attendance Area Policy and the associated school attendance area boundaries for elementary and secondary schools to decide which neighbourhoods to live in.
• The Fraser Institute
  The Report Card on British Columbia's Elementary Schools: assists parents when they choose a school for their children.
• French Schools
• University of British Columbia (Vancouver)
• Simon Fraser University (Burnaby/Vancouver)
• Kwantlen University College (Richmond)
• Capilano College
• Emily Carr Institute
• CDI College Vancouver
• Douglas College
• Langara College

TRANSPORTATION:

• Translink
• Walk on Ferry:Vancouver-Nanaimo-Vancouver
  Hop onto the catamaran from the Sky Train/Sea Bus Terminal in downtown Vancouver, between Granville and Water Street.
• BC Ferries
  Ferry schedules for BC
• Fly into Vancouver
  Vancouver International Airport: Gateway to the World and Vancouver, Richmond and the Lower Mainland.

MEDIA:

• Canada.com
• Globe and Mail
• Reuters
• The Province
• The Vancouver Sun
• Asian Pacific Post
• The New York Times
• BBC News
• CBC British Columbia
• Television: CityTV
  Vancouver's very own television station

   

WEATHER:

• Five-Day Forecast
  The weather forecast for Vancouver
• Environment Canada Vancouver
• Satellite loop Lower B.C and Upper Washington
• Highway 99 Road Report
• Real-Time U.S and Canada Satellite Image

ENTERTAINMENT & RECREATION:

• Tourism Vancouver
  The City's official source for information and services focused on visitors.
• Whistler Blackcomb Mountain
• Cypress Mountain
• Grouse Mountain
• Mount Seymour
• Coastal British Columbia
• B.C Recreation and Parks Association
• Hiking in B.C
• Camping in B.C

HOME INSPECTORS:

AmeriSpec (Vancouver)
Phone: (604) 878-0333
Email: gbrisebois@amerispec.net
Web site: www.amerispec.net/canaspec

James Dobney & Associates
James Dobney
Phone: (604) 240-3235
Fax: (604) 945-7114
Email: admin@jamesdobney.com
Web site: www.jamesdobney.com

Quality Home Inspections Ltd
Phone: (604) 271-7177
Email: info@qhi.ca
Web site: www.qhi.ca

EBI (Engineered Building Inspections) Ltd
Phone: (604) 926-6666
Fax: (604) 926-6697
Email: info@vancouverhomeinspector.com
Web site: http://www.vancouverhomeinspector.com

OIL TANK INSPECTORS:

TankTech : Ian & Laura Groves
Phone: 604-328-1234
Fax: 604-628-2266

Tri City Tank Tech : Terry Kennedy
604 725 1515
Email: terry.kennedy@oiltank.ca
http://www.oiltank.ca

DiggerDicks : Richard Lambert/Desiree LaMarche
Office: (604) 986-0655
Cell: (778) 883-7457
Email: info@diggerdicks.com

LAWYERS:

Bennett Parkes
Gordon Bennett
460-2609 Granville Street,
Vancouver, BC V6H 3H3
Tel. : 604-734-6838
Fax:604-738-6789

Cobbett & Cotton
Randall Cobbett
4259 E Hastings Street
Burnaby, B.C. V5C 2J5
Phone: (604) 299-6251
Fax: (604) 299-6627

MORTGAGE BROKERS:

Greg Nowik, AMP
UNIVERSAL MORTGAGE ARCHITECTS

Serving the Lower Mainland
Phone: 604-878-0877
Fax: 604-813-5115
Toll Free: 1-877-945-5118
Email: greg@gregnowik.com
www.gregnowik.com

Serving Vancouver Island
Phone: 250-758-5524
Fax: 250-758-4181
Toll Free 1-866-958-5524

Colleen Way
Phone: (604) 805-4657
Fax: (604) 931-1089
Email:colleen@interestadvantage.com

Sunny Kang
The Mortgage Group & ADM Capital
Tel: 604-221-2322
Cell: 604-789-2166
Fax: 604-221-2323
Email: sunnykang@shaw.ca

HOME RENOVATION:

• Home Renovation Guide
• Home Depot
• Home Hardware
• Rona The How-to People
  

UTILITIES & SERVICES

• BC Hydro
• Terasen Gas
• Telus
• Rogers Wireless
• Shaw

RESOURCES

I am happy to share with you these resources that will facilitate your quest for that perfect recreational, investment or retirement property.

Ideally, you should find that your recreational property is also an excellent investment, your retirement home a nest egg and your investment property a perfect getaway!

FINANCIAL TOOLS:

• Mortgage Calculator
  Take the headache of finding out if you can afford that dream home using this calculator from Canada Mortgage.com

• Investment Planner
  Use this calculator to test retirement options .... annual contributions vs. end of plan savings.

BOOKSTORE:

• Chapters Bookstore
  Read and learn about everything you need to know about real estate. Simply type "real estate" in "Search" box.

DIRECTIONS:

• MapQuest
  Just type in the address and Mapquest will show you the way there.

FREE DOWNLOADS:

• Download.com
  Freeware, shareware and trial software available for easy downloading.

Contact me today and I shall be most privileged to be of service to you - because YOU can - especially with Hazel Tan!

Royal LePage Westside
5970 East Boulevard
Vancouver, B.C.
V6M 3V4
Tel : (604) 261-9311
Fax: (604) 261-6648
Toll-free: 1-888-661-9311

E-mail:
hazeltan@shaw.ca

Web sites:
http://www.royallepage.ca
http://www.hazeltan.com
http://www.hazeltan.ca http://www.SouthGranvilleHouses.com

Proudly serving: Lower Mainland Communities from Vancouver Westside, Vancouver Eastside, Richmond, Burnaby and surrounding communities