Sandra Hinchliffe - Remax Bulkley Valley

Photos of two Elk that walked through my yard this morning!

Sandra — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:22:41 +0000

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 on the edge of Smithers, so I was pretty surprised to see two Elk outside my house at about 7am this morning. Here is a link to the photos we took Gallery link.

BC Northern Real Estate Board News Release

Sandra — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:16:04 +0000

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 first quarter of 2010 compared to 31 sales in the first quarter of 2009. For the complete report just email me at info@sandrah.biz and I will send it to you in pdf format [ I am having technical problems with linking it].
Cheers,
Sandra

Good year for Morels!

Sandra — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:55:08 +0000

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

HST and Property Transfer Tax

Sandra — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:58:47 +0000

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 webpage , allows you to calculate the cost to you of Shelter taxes on your Real Estate transaction. Interesting, and it helps learn a bit more about HST and Real Estate.

Fishing season coming

Sandra — Thu, 06 May 2010 19:07:07 +0000

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 and the spring time clouds. I have set up a new photo Gallery for fishing pics that I will try to keep updated. You can check out my photo Gallery by following this link Fishing Gallery

Early May evening on the Bulkley

Favorites/Bookmarks

bmyers — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:45:01 +0000

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.

New Ski Cabin Listing!

Sandra — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:58:06 +0000

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

Home Buyers’ Plan[ Using your RRSP for a down payment]

Sandra — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:24:23 +0000

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 have to pay the money back into your RRSP within 15 years. It’s a good way to get into home ownership and start building equity.

Sandra

First-time Buyers’ Tax Credit

Sandra — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:48 +0000

The First-time Buyers’ Tax Credit can give you $750 back on your Income Tax Return. Here is a link to the website link

Schuss Boomer Downhill this Weekend

Sandra — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:43:10 +0000

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 the website and pre-register if you like at SchussBoomer.com