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Condo Smarts: Restrictive bylaws don't always pan out

Condo Smarts: Restrictive bylaws don't always pan out

Strata corporations must exercise care in the adoption of bylaws that set conditions or restrictions and do not necessarily reflect the definitions of the Strata Property Act or Regulations.
Helen Chesnut: Hatching a success story in the garden.

Helen Chesnut: Hatching a success story in the garden.

Birds that hatch out in nests made in plant pots too often become prey to predators, but in Helen’s garden a nest tucked by a Himalayan maidenhair fern on a table by the front door turned out to be a perfect birthplace.
Condo Smarts: Failed windup results in major repairs

Condo Smarts: Failed windup results in major repairs

A responsible council is proposing and recommending repairs, but in the absence of support from the owners, court intervention may be necessary.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Easy to please a gardening dad

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Easy to please a gardening dad

Honour a father who likes to spend time in his yard with a gift that highlights his favourite activities and habits.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Grow variety of flowers for bees

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Grow variety of flowers for bees

Helen Chesnut answers readers’ questions about pruning lilacs, encouraging bees and growing tasty corn salad
Jim Pattison's former West Vancouver home for sale for $1. Conditions apply

Jim Pattison's former West Vancouver home for sale for $1. Conditions apply

The District of West Vancouver is hoping to sell a beachfront home in Ambleside for as little as $1, but the purchaser must relocate it
Condo Smarts: Who pays? Installing a charging station

Condo Smarts: Who pays? Installing a charging station

Strata corporations must accept a request for an owner to install a charging station, but can require the owner be responsible for all the costs relating to the installation, including any electrical upgrades and insurance.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Kale's bounty lasted 7 months

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Kale's bounty lasted 7 months

Kale makes way for new plantings
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Nerines need full sun, warm sheltered location

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Nerines need full sun, warm sheltered location

At the base of a south-facing wall is considered the ideal location for these South African native bulbs
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ co-op residents face eviction as rent triples in rare housing failure

sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ co-op residents face eviction as rent triples in rare housing failure

Totem Co-op in South Surrey will lose its lease on July 1, after failing to obtain the land from under it; members say the new landowner has left them with little options but to leave due to an extreme rent hike proposal.