Join a rotating assortment of talented yoga instructors

On Monday evenings this summer at 6 p.m. at Concord Community Park for free yoga. Commune with the outdoors and meet your flexible neighbours. Bring a mat and register at Eventbrite.ca

Food and fun at Adera’s Duet presentation centre

On a beautiful Saturday in June, Adera hosted an afternoon of prizes, food and fun at the presentation centre for Duet in West Coquitlam. Giveaways included four tickets to see Oprah Winfrey’s “Your Path Made Clear” live show June 24 at Rogers Arena. Guests at the event were treated to an organizational workshop with Quincilla Sian, the founder of SOS My Space. They also learned about a $15,000 promotion on Duet’s C1 plan, which features an open-concept living space, double ensuites, large kitchen island, pantry, entry way closet, and up to 277-sq.-ft. of outdoor living space, starting from $595,900. For a limited time, Adera is offering a 10 per cent deposit structure, available for the month of July, as well as including air conditioning.

Isola grand opening

In sunny South Surrey on June 15, the Isola presentation centre grand opening attracted prospective buyers from all over Metro Vancouver to learn about this boutique collection of 57, three- and four-bedroom townhomes on 160th Street. Grand opening offers include free air conditioning-system upgrades for these spacious and well-located homes with double garages, and equipped with Control4 Home Automation. Guests enjoyed doughnuts, cookies and refreshments while they experienced the beautiful new show home built by Mortise Group of Companies, and celebrated the first official release of homes in this community.

UDI Fraser Valley luncheon: Forecast 2019

On June 20, the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel was the location of the Urban Development Institute’s Fraser Valley annual forecast luncheon. Brian Yu, deputy chief economist at Central 1 Credit Union, was the first speaker and said market corrections are not strange occurrences, though the one we are in is unique in that it does not accompany a generally weak economy. He predicted that growth will remain slow but start trending gently back upward in 2020. He also pointed out that the low-end of the market is still very active, and buyers for entry-level products are there. Eric Bond, principal market analyst for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and Scott Brown, CEO of Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing both advocated for affordable building (for example, using wood frame), and expressed optimism due to the strong demand and market fundamentals in the Fraser Valley region.

Broadway Plan: Uptown walking tour

As the last Spring Walking Tour for the Broadway Plan, the city of Vancouver organized a stroll through “Uptown”, including stops at the BC Cancer Agency and the VGH campus, along West 10th, with its significant roadwork to improve cycling and walking routes. The walk continued along the Willow Street greenway to City Square Mall, City Hall and the Helena Gutteridge public space on the decommissioned East Wing of City Hall. The walking tours were part of the city’s initiative to involve public engagement concerning the neighbourhoods that will be affected by the upcoming Broadway Subway line. Participants were asked to complete surveys about what they loved about these neighbourhoods, and what they thought could be improved. Previous tours were conducted in Fairview, Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant, and the results of the surveys will be on the city of Vancouver website in July.