http://sandrah.biz/myblog Property listings and extensive information on Smithers and the Bulkley Valley Fri, 20 Aug 2010 21:36:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Elk are not common in the Bulkley Valley.   As far as I know the first sightings were around Quick about  15-20 years ago.  Quick is about 25 km from Smithers and the small heard is spotted periodically out there.   I have never heard of a sighting near Smithers.  I live right ... http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=274 The news release covers market activity  for the first quarter of 2010  in the BC Northern Real Estate Board [ BCNREB].  It a broad  and diverse area starting at 100 Mile House and covering most of the top half of the province.   45 Sales were reported in Smithers in the ... http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=268 We had a great day picking morels south of Houston a few weeks ago. I just had to show off the pics, there are more in my photo gallery. Photo Gallery link http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=264 I found this interesting web page on the BC Real Estate Association [BCREA] website. Shelter taxes which are taxes on on homes we buy are a tough pill to swallow for a lot of us. BCREA has been lobbying the government to make these taxes more fair.  This website,  shelter tax ... http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=259 It's time to start getting excited about boating and fishing season.  We went out on the Bulkley last night for a ride and enjoyed the cool evening air.  The river is still low as nothing is melting in the high elevations.   I took this  photo of Hudson Bay Mountain ... http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=254 I have made some major structural changes to my web site. If you have set as favorites or bookmarked specific pages you will need to reset them. I apologize for the inconvenience. http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=251 I just listed cabin 322 in the Prairie cabin colony!  Its on  Boundary trail, a hop, skip and a jump from the Green T.   It's a deeded cabin with two bedrooms that sleeps ten, listed for $154,500.00.  More details to follow...... Sandra http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=248 Your Bank or Morgtage Broker can make the arrangements for using your RRSP's for a down payment to purchase a home.    But,  if you want to learn about more about it follow this Link to get to the Federal Gov't site that explains how the program works.     Remember that you ... http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=246 The First-time Buyers' Tax Credit can give you $750 back on your Income Tax Return.   Here is a link to the website link http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=241 This Sunday March 21st is the 26th annual Schuss Boomer Downhill.   This is a fun race with tonnes of prizes, funny costumes and a great party in the lodge.  Everyone is welcome to come to the Lodge and join the party even if you didn't race.   Check out ... http://sandrah.biz/myblog/?p=239