Frances Bula
Frances Bula has covered Vancouver urban issues, city politics, housing, and development since 1994. With the Vancouver Sun until 2008, she has written for the Globe and Mail, BCBusiness, Vancouver magazine, and other outlets since then. Bula, whose background includes a degree in French literature and six years on commercial fishing boats, has won numerous national and provincial awards for her journalism. She’s been a resident of Mount Pleasant for almost a quarter century and now dedicates her spare thinking time to figuring out how her four millennial kids/step-kids can find suitable housing in the city.
Construction
A Seismic Shift: New Earthquake Protections Push Project Costs Even Higher
A consultant report for the province, obtained by STOREYS, estimates the impacts of the revised earthquake requirements at up to 80% higher for the seismic components by themselves.
Policy
After A Top-Down Approach On Housing, BC Is Starting To Listen. Is That Enough?
A couple of changes to rules around housing construction, along with recent speeches by Premier David Eby and Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon hinting at more changes to come, have triggered hopes that this term’s NDP government is showing signs of some increased flexibility around development.
Economy
Facing Tariffs, BC Homebuilders Talk Policy Changes That Could Help
BC homebuilders, big and small, have been scrutinizing their supply sources intently the last two weeks, after a roller-coaster ride with US President Donald Trump threatening tariffs, pausing them, then starting up the threats again.
Profiles
Moving Up: Where Marcon EVP Nic Paolella Hopes To Take The Company
At just 32, Nic Paolella is helping to lead his family's company – from the position of Executive Vice President – toward an ever-widening scope of opportunity in the local community.
Industry
What BC Developers Really Think About Another NDP Term
One of BC’s top developers made waves in the last days of the provincial election campaign by urging everyone to vote BC Conservative in order to end an NDP regime headed by Premier David Eby that he called a blight on the economy and more.
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