Development is advancing across Central and North Island, with community, residential, commercial and visitor accommodation projects moving through approvals and into construction.
Rendering of the proposed replacement Cavallotti Lodge, designed by AYPQ Architecture, featuring a new community hall, members’ lounge and outdoor gathering areas.
Nanaimo – 2060 East Wellington Rd – Cavallotti Lodge
Architect: AYPQ Architecture – Ladysmith Ph: 250-245-7555 info @aypqarchitecture.com
Developer: Italian Society Felice Cavallotti Lodge – Nanaimo Ph: 250-753-1085
Landscape Professional: Topographics Landscape Architecture – Gabriola Island Ph: 250-247-9720 cameron @topographics.ca
Project: Plans for a replacement Cavallotti Lodge call for a two-storey community facility with a main hall and members’ lounge. The site will include 28 parking stalls, loading, garbage and recycling areas, landscaped buffers, walkways, planters, a water fountain and two bocce courts.
Stage: Development Permit Application – revised plans for the replacement facility were posted September/26. The development permit application was submitted June/26.
North Cowichan – 9580 Bare Point Rd, Chemainus – Laundry Facility
Developer: Alsco Canada Corporation – Nanaimo Ph: 250-754-4464
General Contractor: ARCO Murray International Construction – Toronto Ph: 437-872-6547
Design Build: ARCO Murray Design Build – Ph: 855-599-9100
Project: New 15,005 sf commercial-scale laundry facility for linen storage, distribution and light processing.
Stage: Construction Start-up to 50% Complete – foundation walls and footings are underway, with formwork and reinforcing steel in place. A $ 5 million building permit was issued September/26.
Nanaimo RD – Bonnington Dr, Nanoose Bay – Benner Ridge Fairwinds
Architect: Raymond Letkeman Architects RLA Inc – Vancouver Ph: 604-669-3339 gregv @rlai.com
Developer: District Developments Corp, on behalf of Bonnington Drive Nominee Ltd – Vancouver Ph: 604-322-5762 info @districtgroup.ca
Landscape Professional: Durante Kreuk Ltd – Vancouver Ph: 604-684-4611 peter @dkl.bc.ca
Civil Engineer: Newcastle Engineering Ltd – Nanaimo Ph: 250-756-9553 mark.warbrick @newcastleengineering.com
Geotechnical Consultant: GeoPacific Consultants Ltd – Vancouver Ph: 604-439-0922 kokan @geopacific.ca
Environmental Consultant: PGL Environmental Consultants – Victoria Ph: 250-940-0769
Project: Benner Ridge is planned as a 12-phase building strata within Fairwinds, with nine triplex buildings and eight single-family dwellings proposed for Lot B on Bonnington Drive near the Fairwinds Golf Club and Schooner Cove Marina.
Stage: Development Permit Application – staff recommended Board approval October/26.
Powell River – 4562 Willingdon Ave – Traveller Accommodation
Architect: Ian Moxon Architect – Lethbridge Ph: 403-929-8900 info @ianmoxonarchitect.com
Developer: Unit Nine Holdings c/o Ian Moxon Architecture
General Contractor: Equilibrium Construction Ltd – Squamish Ph: 604-815-9940 info @eqconstruction.ca
Structural Engineer: McElhanney – Courtenay Ph: 250-338-5495 courtenay @mcelhanney.com
Mechanical Engineer: Avalon Mechanical Consultants – Nanaimo Ph: 250-350-2357 trobertson @avalonmechanical.com
Electrical Engineer: Muir Engineering – Comox Ph: 250-890-0870 norm @muireng.ca
Surveyor: Polaris Land Surveying – Powell River Ph: 604-485-4203 info @plsi.ca
Project: Nine short-term accommodation units ranging from 255 sf to 495 sf are planned in a three-storey building on Willingdon Avenue. The development includes three parking stalls and will replace the existing commercial building.
Stage: A development permit with variance was approved in September/26, and a demolition permit for the existing commercial building was issued.
SOURCE: Lori Appleton
lori@yellowsheet.ca | 250-480-1230
