Larry Pynn, The Vancouver Sun, June 15, 2005
Clarice Perkins wanted weekend recreational property that would eventually transform into the perfect retirement home. Ed Witzke sought an investment alternative to leaky condos that would also enhance his quality of life. And Minnesotan Charles Hanson wanted an affordable escape from an America that had lost its way.
Meet the modern faces behind the current boom in recreational property in B.C.,
Nicholas Read, Vancouver Sun, June 11, 2005
Ah, the good life. Sailing, golf, a good wine as the sun hits the yardarm and money in the bank when ennui settles in and Paris beckons.
For most people, it’s a fantasy. Something to dream about after handing over a toonie on a 6/49 ticket.
But for an increasing number of lucky people — people like Ben and Jean Hartman of Kelowna —
The Globe & Mail, Mary Lynn Young, June 10, 2005
Big money in British Columbia used to mean lumber and mining, such as forestry’s giant H.R. MacMillan or the Keevil family of Teck Cominco. More recent fortunes originated in real estate and consumer industries, as in local tycoon Jimmy Pattison’s legion of car dealerships and grocery stores.
Today, however, there is a growing class of new urban rich in the province.
I have had hypothermia a number of times in extreme circumstances and conditions, but the experience that stands out the most in my mind is a hiking/hunting trip I took some years ago with my oldest son Dean, when we went to a very remote area of northwestern British Columbia for a ten day hunt.
I love getting close to nature and enjoy hiking alone, or with my sons, going from one destination to another,
Business in Vancouver, Paul Harris, June 7-15, 2005
Ambitious and potentially far-reaching, a business plan is taking shape to transform a B.C. mining ghost town into a magnet for corporate retreats and eco-tourism.
Having been listed for $7 million, Kitsault in northwestern B.C. was recently purchased for cash by Indian-born entrepreneur Krish Suthanthiran.
The deal includes approximately 90 houses and duplexes, seven apartment buildings, an equipped hospital,
The Real Estate Guide, Susan M. Boyce, Feb 25-March 11, 2005
LandQuest Realty has sold Kitsault!
Psst. Wanna buy a town? Yeah, that’s right. A whole town. You know: houses, stores, library, restaurant, rec centres, school. A whole town.
Sure, it’s not every day that an entire town goes up for sale, but that’s exactly what’s happening in Kitsault, British Columbia- and at an asking price of only $7 million,
It happens to the best of us. You are enjoying a marked trail, and decide to go a little further than you should into the unmarked woods. Maybe you misread a map or your compass settings, and wind up going the exact opposite way than you should. And all of a sudden, you find yourself in an unfamiliar setting, with no idea how to get home. That’s right, you’re LOST!
Hundreds of people each year get lost in British Columbia’s wilderness.
Times Community Newspapers, Jason Jacks – March 2, 2005
In stark contrast to the American Wild West ghost town image of dirt roads and crumbling brothels and brew halls, Kitsault’s collection of tidy streets and manicured lawns hugging the rocky shoreline of a Canadian fjord is downright suburban.
“It’s a modern ghost town,” said John Wheatley, the town’s caretaker for almost two decades.
However, more interesting to this neck of the woods is that this abandoned mining community,
When fishing, always make sure you wear a hat and a vest. I’ve seen more people with barbed hooks stuck in them, mostly in their head, from getting too close to an inattentive fly-fisherman or casting fisherman. It’s not always their fault. I remember one time when it happened to me.
My father and his best friend Ron decided to go fishing on the Crooked River in central British Columbia.We loaded all of our gear into the car,
Alison Jenner, The Peak, February 2005, pgs 95-99
Islands. The mere mention of the word conjures up images of a warm sea breeze, sapphire-blue seas, and most importantly, tranquility. There are many reasons why people flock to the Maldives or some other secluded beach-front resort, but common among them is escaping the madness of modern society.
You may own a sprawling 8,000sqft mansion on the Peak, a private jet that will take you to your summer home in the Caribbean and a Rolls-Royce that allows you to travel in comfort and style.