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This council has been responding to a housing deficit by approving more than 2,000 units of badly needed housing in its first six months in office.

Mike Geric Construction Ltd. wants to put up two buildings on the site, starting at 11 storeys and “terracing down” to a five-storey structure beside the existing apartments and townhouse developments, a city report says. The project would have a total of 242 condos — including 43 that would be secured in perpetuity as “affordable” and sold at 15 per cent below the appraised value. Residents have voiced concern about the project’s proximity to the park as well as its density and ...

“I’m very honoured,” said Parsons, president of R. Parsons Construction Ltd. “I’ve always had a team approach to any project, and I’ve had great people working for me who have pride in what we do.” Parsons, a native New Zealander who started in construction in 1972, has been contracting and building in Canada since 1992, building dozens of grand homes, primarily in Victoria and the Gulf Islands. His peers say Parsons builds each home as if it were his own, with attention to det...