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New Sanitary Sewer Source Control Bylaw introduced
The City of Cranbrook last week took steps to updating sanitary sewer bylaws that date back 110 and 72 years. City council Oct. 25 passed…
Council adopts secondary suites policy for Cranbrook
Processes are now in place in the City of Cranbrook to allow for residents with secondary suites to transition those to legal suites, after council…
New construction requirements now in effect
City adopts BC Energy Step Code The City of Cranbrook will join several other municipalities in the region by adopting the BC Energy Step Code,…
Hearing set for secondary suites in single family zones
Public hearing scheduled For Monday, November 23 at 6 p.m. The City of Cranbrook is a second step closer to allowing Secondary Suites in single…
City takes first step toward allowing secondary suites
The City of Cranbrook last night took its first step toward allowing secondary suites in residential areas. Council Sept. 14 unanimously passed the first reading…
Achieving excellence in high performance home construction
Across British Columbia, builders are learning about the BC Energy Step Code – a provincial regulation that will see the transition of the BC Building…
New fire sprinkler requirements in B.C.
An update to the BC Building Code will require fire sprinklers to be installed on the balconies of all new four-storey wood-frame residential buildings. Under…
Innovative radon training coming to region
This February, Cranbrook will be visited by building industry professionals from British Columbia, Alberta, and the United States for the Kootenay region’s first-ever radon measurement…
Do building codes guarantee a quality built house?
Construction Questions By Menno Dueck Part One Do building codes guarantee a quality built house? No. The BC Building Code sets “minimum standards for safety, health,…