Western Investor January 2012 Section B

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ON EXPERIENCE BARCLAY STREET REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FROM

FOR SALE

BELTLINE OFFICE CONDO

VANTAGE POINTE

INTERIOR B.C. • ALBERTA • SASKATCHEWAN • MANITOBA SECTION

206, 1053 - 10th Street SW, Calgary

15 PAINTEARTH: RIGS AND WIND

Alberta centre rolls with wind farm, truck traffic

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Fast and easy access and egress via major beltline and downtown routes. Close to LRT. Next to Calgary Co-op. Large east-facing patio.

Furniture negotiable. The suite contains a combination of private offices, work stations, a boardroom, a meeting room, reception area and a kitchen area. The suite also contains in-suite washrooms and storage rooms.

Tarolyn Peach, CAO of County of Paintearth: industrial park capitalizes on “high-wide” transport

For more information or to view, please contact: pmckay@barclaystreet.com rswelin@barclaystreet.com

p: 403-290-0178 f: 403-262-1314

FOR SALE

COMMERCIAL/RETAIL/OFFICE BAYS

HERITAGE HILLS PLAZA 1 Horse Creek Road, Cochrane, AB

s (IGH PROFILE LOCATION JUST OFF (IGHWAY ! ON the northwest side of Cochrane

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JEFF ROBSON GREG RIEBEN

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jrobson@barclaystreet.com grieben@barclaystreet.com

p: 403-290-0178 f: 403-262-1314

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS Office, Retail, Industrial

Land, Investment

SALES AND LEASING

SALES

Property Management

10 ALBERTA THE ONE TO WATCH

Will lead commercial real estate action into 2012 12 JUMBO’S GLACIAL PACE

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PAUL MCKAY RYAN SWELIN

Long-planned, hotly debated Kootenay ski resort praying for a ‘go’ 25 WINNIPEG BETS ON “SHED”

Shopping, housing, entertainment district takes shape downtown SPECIAL SECTION • B12

LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES

CALGARY OFFICE Suite 200, 407 – 8th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P 1E5 p: 403 290 0178 f: 403 262 1314 EDMONTON OFFICE 202, 2520 Ellwood Drive Edmonton, AB T6X 0A9 p: 780 463 3332

PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT 40069240

WWW.BARCLAYSTREET.COM

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$4.29 JANUARY 2012 Vol. 27/Issue 1

B2 Interior B.C./Business Opportunities PEACHLAND, B.C.

BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Waterfront location !

VERY BUSY waterfront Ladies Boutique specializing in ladies fashions, shoes and a prestigeous jewelery and hand bag line. Considered to be “THE� boutique in the Okanagan with many requests to franchise. Asking $800,000. Is supported by the Statement of Income and includes training, industry insight and more.

A great life for a semi retired couple!

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East Kootenay, BC FAMILY RESTAURANT BUSINESS One of Southeast BC’s Most Successful Family Owned & Operated Dining In & Catering Will Sell Building as an option 6500 Sq Ft Modern Building

IN THE BEAUTIFUL BC INTERIOR

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phone: (250) 554-4511 toll free: 1-866-456-0577 BEST-WEST REALTY LTD. KAMLOOPS email: dvos@kadrea.com

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GOLF COURSE FOR SALE

UĂŠ ˆViÂ˜Ăƒi`ĂŠ >Ă€iĂŠ >VˆÂ?ÂˆĂŒĂžĂŠ qĂŠ >“Â?ÂœÂœÂŤĂƒĂŠ – 9 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms on spacious lot. Built in 2008. Has all amenities needed. Well-priced atĂŠfĂˆĂ‡x]äää

DWIGHT VOS

More information, reg_gb@msn.com or 778-479-2442 eves. (Peachland)

DEVELOPMENTAL LAND AND

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UĂŠ >“Â?ÂœÂœÂŤĂƒ – 2 Tenants – 8.5% Cap

JANUARY 2012WESTERN INVESTOR

SALMON ARM, B.C. Reduced to $551,000 14 apartment condominiums to be built to complete the 38-unit Valley Vista on a two-acre sloping property. Excellent view of Shuswap Lake from one side, forest on the other. Onebedroom, 600 sq. ft., two four-plexes and a six-plex. Some suites are level entry. Can be rented. Quiet pets welcome. Modulars built

by SRI Homes in Kelowna. Foundations are ready and waiting for the two four-plexes. All services and driveways are in.

Dwight Vos 250.371.7992

SALLY SCALES

Tracy Mackenzie 250.318.2938

sallys1@telus.net or 250-832-4831

BEST-WEST REALTY LTD. 250.554.4511

COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL WORLDWIDE LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS UNDERWAY IN OUR AREA BLOCK MOTEL NINE UNIT & MOBILE HOME REDUCED TO $695,000

TIME & PLACE 5 ACRES 5800 SQ. FT. BUILDING CURRENTLY RESTAURANT & PUB CHRISTINA LAKE $489,000

52 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX

DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY $669,000

28 UNITS STRATA TITLED PRICE $2,995,000

Gerry McCasky (250) 231-0900 Jack McConnachie (250) 231-5222

4000 Sq. Ft. plus 2500 Sq. Ft. building now leased. $4,000 per month triple net.

30 UNIT APARTMENT GREAT LOCATION NICE SHAPE

HOTEL, LIQUOR STORE, RESTAURANT $499,000

PRIME RIVER VIEW LOCATION, BUS STOP IN FRONT, MAINLY SENIORS, ALWAYS FULL

DER COURT OR

SALE

$1,650,000 Price Reduction

For more information contact:

ROSS PRIEST (Owners’ Consultant)

(250) 417-7479 priestross@shaw.ca Colliers International Centre Group Commercial Realty Kelowna, B.C. 250.763.2300

1ST TRAIL REAL ESTATE LTD.

(250) 231-5222 (CELL)

www.cbcworldwide.com www.coldwellbankertrail.com

(250) 368-5508 (FAX)

Colliers International Centre Group Real Estate Services Kamloops, B.C. 250.372.7000

www.colliers.com/kelowna

TOWER RANCH GOLF RESORT MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT

NAKUSP HOTSPRINGS & RV CAMPGROUND

FOR SALE

230 CARION ROAD, WINFIELD

-AGNIFICENT NATURAL SITE FOR A HOTEL 26 RESORT OR %CO !DVENTURE 4OURISM ACRES OF RARE AND UNIQUE NATURAL ASSET

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SQ FT CONCRETE BLOCK INDUSTRIAL BUILDING ON ACRES SQ FT OF OFFICE SPACE ON FLOORS List Price: $2,690,000

MIKE GEDDES*

#OMMERCIAL #ARDLOCK

ERIC WEBER* JAYSON McCARTHY

0ROPANE #ARDLOCK

s .EW PRICE REFLECTS DOOR #$ ZONE ALLOWS FOR SINGLE FAMILY TOWNHOUSE OR MULTI FAMILY MAXIMUM OF HOMES Reduced from $22,500,000 to $14,500,000

264 LOUGHEED ROAD, KELOWNA s YIELD ON ./) OF ANNUM s 3INGLE TENANT NEW YEAR LEASE IN PLACE s SQ FT MAIN SQ FT MEZZ List Price: $1,080,556

CHAD BIAFORE & MARSHALL MCANERNEY* * PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORP.

MULTI TENANT INDUSTRIAL, PENTICTON s #!0 2ATE s LEASED INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY s SQUARE FEET ESTIMATED ',!

List Price: $2,900,000

JEFF HUDSON* & MARSHALL MCANERNEY* *PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORP. www.bcip.ca

JACK SHABBITS & ERIC WEBER*

0ERSONAL 2EAL %STATE #ORP

247 BRIDGE STREET, PRINCETON

WENDY DYCK

BAY CONCRETE TILT UP BUILDING

SQ FT ON ACRE SITE &OR ,EASE PSF For Sale: $1,495,000

ERIC WEBER*

PANAGO PIZZA, CASTLEGAR

3151 HILL ROAD, LAKE COUNTRY ACRE REVENUE PRODUCING PROPERTY :ONED FOR REDEVELOPMENT WITHIN ,AKE #OUNTRY 4OWN #ENTRE List Price: $399,900

391 TILLEY ROAD, WINFIELD

s SQ FT BUILDING FORMER GROCERY STORE ON SITE PARKING STALLS

SITE COVERAGE ON ACRE List Price: $1,175,000 BOB GAULEY

%STABLISHED AND SUCCESSFUL PIZZA FRANCHISE )DEAL FOR A FAMILY TO RUN -ODERN BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT List Price: $290,000 (share sale) plus inventory

ERIC WEBER*

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Photo: Richard Pitman

FEATURES 15 0/ 5)& $07&3 1BJOUFBSUI HPFT HSFFO

Wind power in play in land of oil and big rigs

10 $PNNFSDJBM SFBM FTUBUF PVUMPPL

Alberta poised to lead Prairies into a powerful year

25 8JOOJQFH SFBM FTUBUF PO B SPMM

A $600 million makeover for the “SHED� zone Download a PDF of all our Regional Roundups online at www.westerninvestor.com

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RARE, NEW, FEE SIMPLE MIXED USE BUILDING! Approx. 6,581 sq. ft. - 3 residential PRICE REDUCED BELOW ASSESSMENT SENIOR CARE ZONING Approximately 2.06 acres vacant land in Westbank on Elliott Road. Located in an area which is increasingly being developed into commercial properties. Currently zoned R3D - permitting congregate housing, minor home based business, major day care centre, group or accessory buildings and structures.

Asking: $2,200,000 + HST MLSÂŽ

NEW TILT UP INDUSTRIAL BUILDING LEASE SPACE on McCurdy Rd, - 4 Industrial Bays available. 3 units approx. 1,569.6 sq. ft. Corner unit also available, 2,619 sq. ft. Air conditioning, gas ďŹ re, forced air - warehouse, electric, 200 amp., 3 phase power. Open parking.

Asking: $12.50 psf plus CAM MLSÂŽ

suites & 4 commercial Strata units including a full height basement to utilize for storage, etc. It's a BUY! Newly constructed corner fee simple mixed use building is completed, 2nd oor 3 Residential tenanted Suites. Main oor consists of 3 commercial strata units, approximately 3,354 sq. ft. - ideal for retail, professional or commercial use. Superior construction! Commercial bays are available for viewing at any time. Asking: $2,000,000 for Building, Asking: $1,2000,000 for Main Floor Commercial Space plus HST MLSŽ

INVENTORY IS INCLUDED in the purchase price. 14+ years established and exclusive custom shoe retail opportunity available. This is not only an established business, they have the distribution rights to many mid and high end shoe lines. Some neighbours include Tim Horton's, TD Canada Trust, Wendy's and many more. Asking: $299,000 + HST MLSÂŽ

REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE! 10 minute drive from Kelowna. Gentleman's Estate. Spectacular setting, 18.59 acres. Views of Okanagan Lake and Layer Cake Mountain. Property has 10 dry camping spots. There is also a 2 bedroom plus den, 2 ½ bath residence on the property as well as a workshop and greenhouse buildings. Asking: $799,000 + HST MLSŽ

RETAILER WANTED – OFF BERNARD AVE. Retail main oor, good parking, For Lease - recently combined into approximately 1,990 sq ft of main oor OfďŹ ce or Retail Space on St Paul.

Central downtown location, close to shopping restaurants and bus service. Available For Lease: $2,239 plus TNet and HST MLSÂŽ

APPROXIMATELY 115.68 ACRES – LAND ASSEMBLY IN NORTH GLENMORE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT. Minutes from

COURT D SALE ORDERE

LAKESHORE NEAR GYRO BEACH Spectacular Level Lakeshore property!

Prime location. 0.4 acre offering 66 ft of waterfront. Sandy beach, licensed boat dock.

4 bdrm. 2 bath home with suite.

Call Ken or Kris for Details

Kelowna's International Airport. One side abuts golf course in Quail Ridge subdivision. Property is fenced.

Lot D 70.80 Acres $5,318,000 Lot 1 15.63 Acres $1,315,800 Lot 9 11.62 Acres $ 962,200 Lot 10 9.10 Acres $ 773,500 Lot 8 8.98 Acres $ 763,300 This assembly comprises 5 lots that can be purchased individually or as a complete package.

Call Ken or Kris for details. Asking: $9,132,800.00 MLSÂŽ

LOWER MISSION EXCLUSIVE OFFERING – INVESTMENT PROPERTY on Lakeshore Road. +/- 4500 sq. ft. building with 10 bedrooms, 4 ½ baths. 1.13 acres on at site located at the corner of McClure and Lakeshore Road. Endless possibilities.

Asking: $1,600,000.00 MLSÂŽ

WEST KELOWNA IS KRAFT HOCKEYVILLE!

B4 Interior British Columbia

www.westerninvestor.com JANUARY 2012 WESTERN INVESTOR

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250.801.8380 / Doug.Roberts@Telus.net

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CHRISTINA LAKE CAMPGROUND

FIRST TIME ON THE MARKET IN OVER 20 YEARS!

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FORECLOSURE SALE - FORMER GOLF COURSE

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T R A D E S C O N S I D E R E D O N S E LE C T P R O P E R TI E S PREMIUM STORAGE YOU OWN! GARAGETOWN - VERNON Premium Storage with a difference- YOU OWN IT! - 47 fully customizable units. 20x48, 24x48 and larger w/14’ overhead doors plus a drive-through model. Ideal for RVS, boats, collectors, retail and business overflow. Level 3 acre site w/ quick access to all major routes. Fully furnished Owners Lounge! Offering preconstruction incentives from $125,900 MLS®

Asking Price $1,200,000

CARWASH – WILLIAMS LAKE Profitable and well maintained! Great Family operation or for absentee owner. ½ acre lot, 3 high pressure truck and 3 medium pressure car bays, new detailing business. $949,000 MLS®

NORTH OKANAGAN SELF STORAGE

TOURIST COMMERCIAL ON OKANAGAN LAKE .23 level acre across from public beach!

Older home with long term tenant. $650,000 MLS® RETAIL/WAREHOUSE WITH SUITE 10,800 sq.ft - flexible use. High visibility on main commercial road across from Mall. Tenant would like to stay. Great holding property. $995,000 MLS® RV SALES AND SERVICE BUSINESS. High profile location in SALMON ARM . Well established, thriving & profitable. New and used sales, servicing, rentals, counter sales. Lease available. $499,000 MLS® SERVICE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS 50x158 yard w/lane access. Updated Building with 5 offices, workspace and storage $270,000 MLS® Level paved .95 acre w/fenced compound. Across from major mall, few blocks from downtown core. 10,900 sq.ft. building $1,395,000 MLS® COMMERCIAL STRATIFIED OFFICE 2000sq.ft 3-4 offices, workspace, kitchen, baths, onsite parking.

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$479,500 MLS®

SERVICE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT SITE Ideal for end user or subdivision. Fully serviced area w/access from 2 or 3 roads.

Zoning allows for 10,800 sq.ft +. Multiple uses including residential above main floor. $5,750,000 MLS® TOURIST COMMERCIAL .45 acre w/ highway visibility and easy frontage road access. Neighbourhood of car/boat dealerships and bulk service stations. Concrete 2 storey bldg w/two storefront units, mega storage/office space and residential suite.. $599,000 MLS® INDUSTRIAL SITE! Nearly 3 level acres on frontage road with high exposure to highway. Ten minutes to city centre. Ideal for manufacturing business. Plans for building available. $888,000 MLS®

Asking Price $4,695,000

$300,000 PRICE REDUCTION !

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IDEAL FOR WATER BASED BUSINESS .51 level acre zoned I1 Light Industrial. 18’ x 30’ shop and 3 bdrm house. Located between downtown and yacht club/boat launch. Next to airport. Rare Find! $399,000 MLS® KALAMALKA LAKESHORE RETREAT 2.54 acres in two legal title with approx 250ft.of level, private beach. No thru road. . Gorgeous grounds Amazing home with 7 bedrooms with baths, spacious living areas and a stratified two bedroom suite . 10 mins from City and 30 mins from Kelowna international airport. One of a kind! Exceptional value! $3,900,000 MLS®

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1-800-317-1118 or 1-250-549-7050

www.okanaganhomes.com Fax: 1-250-549-1407 PRISCILLA & CO. Re/Max Vernon

info@okanaganhomes.com 5603 27 St., Vernon, BC V1T 8Z5

VADIM KOBASEW CO M M E RC I A L R E A L ES TAT E S P E C I A L I S T

250-492-2233 / 1-800-567-6770 RE/MAX FRONT STREET REALTY, PENTICTON, B.C.

Interior British Columbia B5

WESTERN INVESTOR JANUARY 2012 www.westerninvestor.com

FOR SALE 8-1103 12th Street KAMLOOPS,BC

KAMLOOPS, BC & AREA s Future Mobile Home Park Clearwater, BC n 15 acres plus 2.7 acres, highway commercial.

FOR SALE

$279,000

s Kamloops Warehouse â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4478 sq ft with

PENTICTON

loading dock, ofďŹ ce and washroom. Close to city centre $7.00/sq ft plus triple net.

LUXURY MOUNTAIN TOP HOME ON 2 ACRES BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF SKAHA AND OKANAGAN LAKE

s Main Street Lease Space â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 946 sq.ft

$1,999,000

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PENTICTON

s MiniMall Barriere, BC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 units plus vacant lot,

LAKEFRONT PENTHOUSE WITH MOUNTAIN VIEWS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

hwy frontage. Good investment.

1 BDRM + DEN NEW PRICE $479,000

s Commercial Building, 4 Bedroom Suite â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Clearwater BC Building just under 4000 sq ft. Âź acre lot. Current use is restaurant.

PENTICTON

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

LAKEFRONT PENTHOUSE AMAZING VIEWS OF OKANAGAN LAKE & AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

2 BDRM + DEN NEW PRICE $1,499,000

$399,900

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How secure is this anchorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tenancy? The anchor tenant(s) typically attract the mos t traffic to a property so you will want to confirm they will be staying. Another neighbourhood strip mall once housed a Safeway as an anchor tenant. This Safeway, however, moved out and many of the other tenants were caught unaware. Despite having a long-term lease, these anchors can often close or relocate their store to a new plaza but continue to pay the rent, thus disallowing any competitor to move in â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the result is a big vacancy and less traffic flow to the plaza.

*T UIF CVJMEJOH GPS TBMF Building owners looking to sell their building will have different investment strategies and motivations. Also, consider that you may like the current landlord but dislike the new landlord. When a building sells, the new landlord is much more likely to try to raise the rents â&#x20AC;&#x201C; often justified by a minor renovation to the property.

You may feel uncomfortable asking these questions; however, as a tenant, you have every right to know the entire picture. I strongly recommend that you type out these questions as a worksheet and refer to them before and during lease negotiations.

Two caveats to asking these questions: you may not get the same answer from the landlord, the property manager or the landlordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real estate agent. Consider the authority from whom you are receiving your answers and information.

Finally, the more important the question/ answer the more vital it becomes to have a written statement to that effect.â&#x2014;&#x2020;

Edmonton-based Dale Willerton is The Lease Coach â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a lease consultant who works exclusively for commercial tenants. Willerton, a noted business author, can be contacted by phone at 1-800-738-9202. For a free copy of the CD â&#x20AC;&#x153;Leasing Doâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ts for Commercial, Retail & Office Tenants,â&#x20AC;? email dalewillerton@theleasecoach.com, or visit his website at www.helpulease.com.

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A great ofďŹ ce space on 100th Street, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2 offices, an open area that includes a small coffee area and wash-room. Great space for a smaller company looking for a downtown location.

$709,900 MLS# N4505175

$14.00/sq. ft. + NNN - MLS# N4505098

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9705 - 103 Ave Well maintained 6-plex, this building offers 2-3 bedroom units; 2-1 bedroom units & 2 bachelor units. 100% consistent occupancy makes this a great long term holding property.

$15.00/sq. ft. + NNN - MLS# N4505179

$575,000 - MLS# N4505145

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11203 Tahlton Rd. This modern steel span building features over 11,750 square feet of combined shop/ofďŹ ce space, and 11,250 square feet of cold storage. Located in newer area of Prospect Park on a paved street, with access to the Alaska Hwy.

$13.75/ sq. ft. + NNN- MLS# N4505157

10711 - 91ST Ave Updated ofďŹ ce space, new windows, doors and updated forced air furnace. 1100 sq. ft. of ofďŹ ce space attached to 3250 sq. ft. of shop. + 6500 sq. ft. of additional shop space available.

$15.00/sq ft + NNN - MLS# N4505100

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Over 20,000sf building on 14+ acres building is approximately 15 years old...steel frame, metal cladâ&#x20AC;Ścurrently used for mix commercial (restaurant/banquet facility, bowling lanes, racquetball court, cabaret, liquor store, managerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suite, office)

Property is located to the west of Fort Nelsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown core. To the south is Light Industrial use with companies such as UFA, CAT Rental...and more! With over 14 acres to expand on, this site would be ideal for future commercial expansion.

The Municipality of Fort Nelson is in the process of updating the Official Community Plan (OCP).

Currently this property is drafted within the Draft OCP for LIGHT SERVICE INDUSTRIAL Use. MLSÂŽ N4504678

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RE/MAX DAWSON CREEK REALTY 1-888-214-5871 DAWSON CREEK COMMERCIAL EXPERTS #132673 - In the centre of the City close to the traffic circle on Alaska Highway...1.55 acres of flat land with all new services to the property and bordered by 8th street and the paved roadway to the new apartment building. Excellent location, commercially zoned, will builld to suit. $290,000 #129953 - RETAIL BUILDING Great location on 10th St over 3,000 sq ft on main and additional 3,000 sq ft on second floor, located next to Scotia Bank. Ground floor now leased out to only video rental company in Dawson Creek. Asking price of $375,000

FOR LEASE 3200 SQ FT SHOP with an additional 1680 sq ft of office are on upper floor. 2 doors 12x14 into 40x40 shop. Zoned M2 (light industrial) on .23 of an acre. Asking $16.00/sq ft.

#130083 - Prime location on Alaska Ave. in Dawson Creek - close to all retail and downtown and still on main artery through the City. Total of 17,000 sq. ft. of new space and can be divided into whatever you need.

Popular new restaurant now open, lots of parking.

#129952 - FOR SALE OR LEASE Multi purpose building with 2 units now leased leaving 11,000 sq ft. available. Upgrades include updated roof and furnaces Asking price is just $397,000

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#130029 RETAIL STOREFRONT on 102nd Ave. for sale, 3500 sq. ft on a corner location, paved parking, good visibility can be used for ofďŹ ce, retail, or your own small business. Owner will consider leasing as well.

Reduced to $119,000 as is

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL LAND Situated across from the EnCana event centre, Chances casino and new Holiday Inn this is a very desirable location. Total of three lots each approx 4.5 acres each, excellent visibility and access. Priced at $450,000 - $500,000 each

#130010 - WELDING / MACHINE SHOP for sale Includes 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; door, 13â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ceilings, 3 phase power, 23o Volt/400 amp service. Gravel yard, 100 sq. ft. ofďŹ ce with shower & bathroom. Fire hydrant, 2 overhead cranes. $220,000

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FOR SALE OR LEASE 5040 sq ft building on busy Alaska Ave. Many uses, drive thru availability, lots of parking, next to government liquor store. Owner will consider dividing building into two rental units.

Priced at $795,000 or $16.00 per sq ft to lease.

#129593: COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH BEER AND WINE STORE for sale (gross sales of $2,000,000). Great location in Dawson Creek, also 40 apartments, bar/restaurant area and commercial space.

Asking $3,500,000. Call for more info.

#129257: THE SOUTH PEACE UNITED CHURCH IS FOR SALE. OVER 11,000 SQ. FT. - Sanctuary, hall, kitchen, ofďŹ ces, and support services. Excellent corner location, zoned commercial, very good condition, ready for an ofďŹ ce or residential conversion. $495,000 #133401 - BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY located on the east side of Dawson Creek. Belsum Auto Recyclers Ltd has a proven track record and shows a good return. Includes 6.5 acres of prime industrial land on Hwy #49, a heated main shop with 3200 sq.ft. and an adjoining 2400 sq. ft. building used for stripping vehicles. Lots of inventory, and equipment includes 3 forklifts and a skid steer. Asking $1,200,000 for the land, buildings, and turnkey business with inventory. #133128: NEW STRIP MALL has 4 available spaces left for lease, 1,750 sq ft each. Great location on 8th street between Tim Hortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & The Brick.

Lease rates start as low as $16/sq. ft.

Start your business here.

Strip mall is 10,000 sq. ft.

Also for sale at $1,800,000

L A N D #129635: RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT LANDS, one parcel of 25 acres on the north west edge of Dawson Creek for sale, superb location for residential homes, the timing is right as we need more residential lots for our busy market place. Asking $625,000 #129877: ONE ACRE OF MULTIPLE RESIDENTIAL LAND suitable for 37 unit apartment or condo complex.

Across from the hospital in a prime residential area of Dawson Creek. $179,000 #127836: SUBDIVISION FOR MOBILE HOMES! Total of 39 mobile lots are possible on this 4.6 acres, zoning in place, some services are already in, 3 lots have been subdivided. Call for more info. Asking $300,000

Large waterfront - rare zoned for recreational / residential development Not in the ALR - Highway access 26 acres, approx 1450â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of lakefront $295,000 55 acres, approx 1650â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of lakefront $495,000

Each ofďŹ ce is independently owned and operated

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Rob Engen 250-552-4121 Elisha Flynn 250-981-9898 engen-rob@hotmail.com elishaďŹ&#x201A;ynn@gmail.com RE/MAX Centre City

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This beautiful 388acre parcel of land is located in an Executive Country Neighbourhood only 10 mins from Prince George City Centre. Possibility of subdivision. Reduced from $1,100,000 to $999,900 MLSÂŽ N213581

WILL BUILD TO SUIT - AIRPORT ONE ACRE LOTS Developer has 3 one acre lots in a row at the airport with highway frontage...will build a 5000 - 7,000 sq, ft. pre-engineered steel shop, provide a graveled and fenced yard with a 5 year lease starting at $ 14.00 per sq. ft. for the shell. Also willing to build and sell to tenant. One lot now leased and sold. Only 2 left! #127066: LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION 0.74 acres at the intersection of 17 Street and Alaska Highway. Ideal location for strip mall, service station, etc. $295,000 #127441: 80 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND with highway frontage, railway tracks, water and sewer in the City of Dawson Creek. Asking $31,250 per acre

YOUR ADVANTAGE IN ALBERTA SHOPPING PLAZA, HOTEL IN BIG CITY â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $14.9M â&#x20AC;˘REV:$2.3M: Hotel: $1,110,695; Rental: $513,253; Others: $669,734 â&#x20AC;˘48 oversized rooms plus 20 tenants and other big rev. income source â&#x20AC;˘Located in big city downtown core with 4.9 acres of land and 102,000 sq. ft. building.

LIMITED SERVICE MOTEL â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $12.7M â&#x20AC;˘144 Rooms, Built: Jan. 2006 MONEY MAKING FRANCHISE MOTEL â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $11.2M â&#x20AC;˘REV: $3,158,106 â&#x20AC;˘3 yrs old, very busy location â&#x20AC;˘Limited Service, 85 Rooms, located in very busy city LIMITED SERVICE MOTEL â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $7.565M â&#x20AC;˘89 Rooms, Built: 2008 LIMITED SERVICE FRANCHISE MOTEL â&#x20AC;˘Asking $7.6M â&#x20AC;˘3 years old, 4 storey, 60 rooms â&#x20AC;˘Swimming Pool w/water slide â&#x20AC;˘Situated with excellent exposure in big city, AB LIMITED SERVICE FRANCHISE MOTEL â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $6.6M â&#x20AC;˘Very steady revenue â&#x20AC;˘58 Rooms with swimming pool & waterslide â&#x20AC;˘Located in big city in Alberta LIMITED SERVICE MOTEL â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $6.46M â&#x20AC;˘76 Rooms, Built: April 2007 FRANCHISE MOTEL IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $4.99M â&#x20AC;˘REV: $1,124,570 â&#x20AC;˘Rev. is very steady past few years during recession â&#x20AC;˘48 rooms with client base from Provincial & Federal employees, tourists and oil, gas & agriculture.

MOTEL IN B.C. â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $5.09M â&#x20AC;˘REV: $1,373,000 â&#x20AC;˘81 Rooms w/Leased Restaurant & Lounge â&#x20AC;˘Waterslide, Sauna, Pool â&#x20AC;˘Located Trans Canada highway with amazing view â&#x20AC;˘Under renovation for Franchise ďŹ&#x201A;ag MOTEL WITH RESTAURANT IN SK â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $2.99M â&#x20AC;˘50 Rooms â&#x20AC;˘REV: Rooms: $790,020; RESTAURANT: $656,490 â&#x20AC;˘Great location in the core of the oil industry MOTEL WITH RESTAURANT â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $1,390,000 â&#x20AC;˘REV: $558,725 â&#x20AC;˘44 Rooms + 3 VLT TRUCK STOP & RETAIL SPACE IN CALGARY â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $13.5M â&#x20AC;˘Travel facility comprising 45,700 sq ft on a 16.6 Acre site, provides for future re-development â&#x20AC;˘Strong sales with long history and 19 tenants including national brand name GAS BAR / CAR WASH â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $4.99M â&#x20AC;˘REV: $9,400,000 â&#x20AC;˘Great facility, 9 years old, located in big AB city â&#x20AC;˘Extra 1 acre of land valued at over $1M GAS BAR, C-STORE AND A&W â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $4.19M â&#x20AC;˘REV: Gas Bar/C-Store $5,226,877, A&W $1,057,939 â&#x20AC;˘N.O.I. - $883,698 SHOPPING MALL â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $3.39M â&#x20AC;˘N.O.I. - $231,943 â&#x20AC;˘ 6 tenants CAR WASH NEAR CALGARY â&#x20AC;˘Asking: $3.89M â&#x20AC;˘REV: $700,000 â&#x20AC;˘7 bay and 1 auto. â&#x20AC;˘Year: 2004.

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OUTLOOK 2012 Prairie’s commercial real estate seen surging into 2012 with Calgary taking the lead

WESTERN INVESTOR innipeg has a retail surge, Regina is all about office space and Saskatoon is strong in the industrial sector this year.

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But when you talk about the hottest commercial real estate environment on the Prairies for 2012, Alberta leads the conversation.

The Urban Land Institute ranks Calgary and Edmonton numbers 1 and 2 on the Prairies as the “markets to watch” this year, noting the two cities are feeding on a surge in oil prices.

The institute bases its rankings on interviews with top players in the commercial real estate market. Its findings: Calgary is ranked as a “buy” this year by more than 40 per cent of potential investors in the office, retail and industrial markets, well ahead of Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver. Edmonton was third in the overall Canadian rankings, behind only Calgary and Vancouver.

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One only has to glance at the surprising Calgary office sector to see why the city is attracting investors.

Last year, Calgary experienced record takeup in office leasing, driving the office vacancy rate down to 6.1 per cent by year-end amidst forecasts it would plunge to 4.3 per cent this year.

This is a remarkable turnaround from two years ago, when the downtown vacancy level was 13 per cent and many feared a glut was forming as the giant Bow tower began to take shape.

Last year, tenants leased 2.42 million square feet of Calgary offices, pushing up Class A lease rates to an average of $31 per square foot and spurring new construction.

Now, with 1.9 million square feet of office space underway, the Bow is fully leased – it officially opens this year – and tenants are also

moving into the twin-tower Eighth Avenue Place, the 1.8 million-square-foot office complex with the first LEED platinum tower in Canada. Seventy-five per cent of space in the first tower has already been leased.

In the industrial sector, Calgary’s vacancy rate is forecast to fall to 2.9 per cent this year, down from nearly 5 per cent just two years ago, according to CBRE. “Calgary has attracted many distribution and warehouse operations, a trend that will continue into 2012,” CBRE stated.

Leading the industrial curve is Oxford Properties’ $500 million Oxford Airport Business Park, a 4 million-square-foot mixeduse – industrial, retail, office and hotels – development covering 260 acres. It will complete half a million square feet of industrial in the first phase this year.

In all, 1.6 million square feet of industrial space is expected to be under construction in Calgary in 2012, but absorption is forecast at 1.39 million square feet. The sale price for industrial space will reach $169 per square foot in 2012, up from $160 per square foot in 2011, while average lease rates will increase to $8.31 per square foot, according to estimates.

The retail sector will also remain tight this year, with a forecast that vacancy rates will remain in the 5.5 per cent range. Due to a lack of supply, total sales of retail property this year in Calgary are expected to total $275 million, down from $367 million in 2011.

Sales of apartment buildings, however, will strengthen as an influx of young workers drives the residential vacancy rate down to 2.9 per cent, the lowest level in years. Multi-family building sales are expected to top $100 million in 2012, up from $96 million a year earlier.

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LEFT: Calgary’s Eighth Avenue Place: 75 per cent of the first tower been leased up.

RIGHT: The Epcor tower in Edmonton: the office vacancy rate is forecast to fall to 9.1 per cent downtown this year. In all, 32 Edmonton office projects are planned or started.

ment roars on around it.

Despite 625,000 square feet of new office space coming to market last year, the downtown vacancy rate is forecast to fall to 9.1 per cent in 2012, down from 10.3 per cent at the end of last year. No new construction is planned for 2012, which should keep vacancies fairly tight. An increase in demand from engineering firms and others linked to the oilfields is expected to put pressure on the limited Class AA space. Average Class A lease rates are a relative bargain in Edmonton, at less than $20 per square foot expected this year.

And big investors are moving in. In &ENPOUPO Alberta’s capital city is a job generator, where December, Toronto-based Whiterock Real the unemployment rate has plunged to 5.3 per Estate Investment Trust snapped up nine cent as nearly $120 billion in oilsands develop- Edmonton flex-office/industrial properties –

totalling nearly 620,000 square feet – for $105 million.

It should be a good play: Edmonton’s industrial lease rates are forecast to rise to $9.25 per square foot on average this year, up from $8.90 per square foot in 2011.

Demand for industrial space, especially in the southside industrial parks, will lower the vacancy rate to 3.8 per cent, compared with 6.1 per cent just two years ago, according to CBRE. This year, it is forecast that 2.4 million square feet of industrial space will be leased up, while just 1.2 million square feet will start construction. Total sales of industrial property are expected to top $425 million in 2012, up from $400 million a year earlier.

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With a heart-stopping rise in potash prices and demand, Regina businesses are looking to expand or upgrade their space, while new businesses and new workers arrive in the city.

The result is an office vacancy rate that has plunged below 1 per cent, the lowest in the country, if not the entire continent.

This has spurred the City of Regina to offer generous tax breaks for office developers. The city recently awarded a five-year property tax exemption to the developer of a 20-storey downtown office tower, and is considering extending a similar offer to all comers. The new Mosaic tower will open this year as the first major new office space in Regina in more than a decade.

The city’s plan is to provide a 20 per cent property tax discount for three years for developers of either Class A or Class B office space in the downtown area. The incentive would stay in place until the office vacancy rate reaches at least 5 per cent, according to city officials.

Currently, according to a study by commercial realtor Avison Young, Regina’s Class A office vacancy rate is around 0.8 per cent, with its Class B office space even tighter.

The industrial market is just as difficult for tenants. Regina has nearly the lowest industrial vacancy rate in Canada, at 1.24 per cent, according to Colliers International.

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Saskatoon may be the Prairie city of the future, according to 215-page report prepared by consultant MDX Development Strategies, which looked at demand for commercial real estate over the next 20 years.

The report projects Saskatoon will hit 325,000 people around 2028 and will require at least six new hotels by that time. Retail space is estimated to jump to 13 million square feet from 10 million square feet. Office space will grow 40 per cent to 6.8 million square feet from 4.8 million square feet. And industrial space will increase to 22.3 million square feet from 15.2 million square feet, the MDX report estimates.

Industrial speculators may have got an early peek at the study: last year they started 400,000 square feet of speculative space and do not seem to be slowing down. “We are seeing a shift from primarily owner-user developments to a greater emphasis on industrial investment, something uncommon [a few] years ago,” said Tom McClocklin, president of Colliers International in Saskatoon.

All of the speculators may not see the returns they expect, at least not this year. Saskatoon’s industrial vacancy rate has shot up from 2.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, when most speculators were breaking ground, to 3.54 per

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Retail should roar this year, with an estimated $550 million in property sales expected, the highest level in years and more than double the pace of two years ago. Leading the surge will be Target and Wal-Mart. According to the Conference Board of Canada, Edmonton retail sales are forecast to rise 6 per cent in 2012, one of the strongest increases in the country.

Jobs also translate into housing demand, with the apartment rental vacancy rate forecast to fall to 3 per cent in 2012, down from 3.8 per cent in 2011.

Total investments in rental apartment buildings, curtailed somewhat by a lack of product for sale, is forecast to rise to $200 million in 2012, the best showing in at least three years.

Right now, apartment blocks are trading in the LEFT: Speculators are rushing 440,000 square feet of industrial space into the tight Saskatoon market.RIGHT: Winnipeg’s IKEA: landrange of $130,000 to $140,000 per suite. mark store will open later this year.

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Industrial vacancy

Retail vacancy

2.9 per cent 6.2 per cent 2.4 per cent 2.4 per cent

5.5 per cent 6.1 per cent 1.3 per ent 3 per cent

5.7 per cent 10.8 per cent 1 per cent 4.5 per cent

*Over all vacancies, city and suburbs.

Source: CBRE/Colliers International/Western Investor

cent in the third quarter.

Investors are buoyed by a levelling of land prices, which now vary between $400,000 to $500,000 per acre for serviced industrial land in top-tier sites. Industrial lease rates for new product are also unchanged, at around $10.50 to $12.50 per square foot.

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The opening of the 300,000-square-footIKEA outlet in Winnipeg later this year will not only firm the anchor for the giant Seasons and Tuxedo super regional centre, but may also signal a new retail development cycle. The city has a retail vacancy rate of just 1.9 per cent and “many national and international retailers will be looking at opportunities to enter the market this year,” according to a CBRE survey.

Downtown, older retail buildings are being demolished to make way for new wave of highend retail around the MTS Centre, home of the

Winnipeg Jets.

The first phase is a five-storey retail and office complex, topped by a 14-storey hotel.

This year will also see the completion of the CentrePort Canada industrial complex in Winnipeg’s northwest. The City is spending $17 million to service the 1,100-acre site that will open in the second quarter. Despite the new space, the industrial vacancy rate is expected to remain at 3.5 per cent in 2012, with more than 444,000 square feet forecast to be leased up. Industrial lease rates are expected to bump up marginally to around $6.40 per square foot.

With virtually no new construction this year, the office vacancy rate in Winnipeg is forecast to fall to 6.3 per cent in 2012, down from 7.8 per cent a year earlier. Class A lease rates this year will be in the $16.30 range, up slightly from 2011. (See our regional report on Winnipeg, page B-25).◆

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RECREATION FEATURE Future of long-planned Kootenay ski resort hinges on politics, new business plan

0OF KVNCP EFDJTJPO GLEN KORSTROM/BIV WESTERN INVESTOR he B.C. government appears poised to approve a controversial proposal to build a $450 million ski resort on Jumbo Mountain despite opposition from the Ktunaxa Nation, the New Democratic Party (NDP) and celebrity critics such as former National Hockey League (NHL) star Scott Niedermayer.

The opposition comes as international visitor counts to B.C. have plunged in recent years, fuelling criticism that the project has a weak business model.

International visitors to B.C. fell 11.2 per cent between 2006 and 2010, despite 2010 being the year the province hosted the Winter Olympic Games.

During that time, visitors from the United States fell 14.5 per cent; visitors from Japan fell 41 per cent; and visitors from the United Kingdom fell 9.9 per cent.

But Jumbo developer Glacier Resorts Ltd.’s senior vice-president Grant Costello countered critics who claim that his resort will hurt established B.C. ski destinations. He argued that people said the same thing about Blackcomb Mountain when it opened near Whistler in 1980.

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson told Business in Vancouver in a statement that he will decide “soon” whether to approve the Jumbo proposal just as duelling between supporters and opponents has intensified.

Thomson’s priority, he said, is to “make sure that the process is done in an open, fair and

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Year round skiing: This photo, taken last August, shows Jumbo peak and glacier looking toward Mt. Monica and Glacier Dome with Jumbo Valley and resort base below.

transparent manner.”

Meantime, Costello is convinced that Glacier has met every government requirement. More evidence that the Liberals will support the Jumbo proposal is that Liberal MLA Bill Bennett, who represents the nearby East Kootenay riding, has also been tweeting to show his support for the project.

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“People need jobs,” Bennett told a media scrum earlier this month. “This is a viable opportunity to create several hundred jobs for many, many years and to create an icon, a tourism icon, an attraction that really isn’t matched anywhere else in North America.”

Costello believes Thomson should

approve the Jumbo proposal because it: • adds to B.C.’s cluster of ski resorts and raises its ski destination profile internationally; • offers the prospect of year-round skiing and 6,000-foot vertical drops – something unavailable currently in B.C.; and • has cleared all obstacles, including a nineand-a-half-year environmental review, during the more than 20 years that it has been on the drawing board.

The Ktunaxa oppose the development mainly because it would be on the site of what they consider to be sacred land and the spiritual home of the grizzly bear. But Costello and Bennett have hinted that the Ktunaxa are hypocritical in that stance because band members operate a hunters’ outfitting business 35 kilometres from

the proposed Jumbo ski resort site.

Lower Kootenay Outfitters Ltd. is owned and operated by Wayne Louie of the Lower Kootenay Indian Band, part of Ktunaxa Nation. The outfitter specializes in hunts for grizzly, black bear, mountain goat, Shiras moose, whitetail deer, cougar, geese and ducks, according to its Internet listing.

“They support the killing of grizzlies 35 kilometres downstream from Jumbo,” Costello said. “Out of the 70,000 square kilometres that they claim, they’re saying that the Jumbo Valley, which is only a few square kilometres, is the only place where the grizzly bear spirit resides. Draw your own conclusion.”

Costello believes the Ktunaxa don’t want to have large private developments on their ancestral land before their land claim is settled.

Government has extensively consulted the Ktunaxa, which is all that Victoria is legally required to do. The Ktunaxa do not legally have a veto over the project, and Costello believes it could set a dangerous precedent if Victoria backs down from approving a project that meets requirements simply because a native band is opposed.

He called the Ktunaxa’s November 15 news conference, which featured Cranbrook-raised Niedermayer, an “intimidation” tactic.

NDP tourism critic Spencer Chandra Herbert told Business in Vancouver that his opposition to the Jumbo proposal stems as much from economic reasons as from a desire to respect the Ktunaxa’s position.

He said B.C. should not be blinded to economic realities by a developer that is willing to pump $100 million into building ski lifts and other infrastructure.

“It’s public land,” Chandra Herbert said.

“Jumbo is owned by everyone in B.C. It needs to make sense for the economy, the environment and society.”◆

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WESTERN INVESTOR way from Alberta’s increasingly roaring truck traffic on Highway 2, the County of Paintearth might not seem like a development hot spot.

Unless, of course, you consider the energy industry, and the opportunities it presents.

In the Paintearth area, a 75-minute drive east of Red Deer, things are looking up.

Way up, in fact. As in sky-touching up. This year the area will welcome 83 huge wind turbines that will soar roughly 120 metres – the height of a 40-storey office tower – into the sky around the village of Halkirk, population 113.

They’ll form the province’s biggest singlephase wind farm, and provide 150 megawatts of green generation capacity, enough to power 50,000 Alberta homes.

The $357 million investment in what’s known as the Halkirk Wind Power Project will add to jobs in a sparsely populated region, and should help bolster the population.

The project is being developed by Edmontonbased Capital Power, which wants to capitalize on the region’s steady light-wind regime and access to major transmission lines.

While huge rotating turbines might not fly so well in the more heavily populated Highway 2 corridor between Edmonton and Calgary, the citizens of Paintearth have been welcoming, says Gary Cook, business development manager for Capital Power.

“We’ve been welcomed into the community. We’ve had very strong support,” Cook said. “We’ve been surprised with the level of engagement and people’s willingness to help out whenever they can.”

Cook said developing a project like the one now under construction 120 kilometres east of Red Deer is easier in a less-populated area, because achieving setback distances from

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homes and existing development is less of a challenge.

The area’s familiarity with power generation and the energy industry likely doesn’t hurt either.

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Paintearth has long been home to one of Alberta’s larger power plants, the coal-fired Battle River Generating Station, which has a capacity of 670 megawatts. The plant, around since the 1950s, is north of Halkirk on the banks of the Battle River.

The stable power production business has provided needed jobs to go with the up-anddown agriculture and petroleum industries.

Work on the new Halkirk project started in the fall, but most of the concrete work and all of the turbine installation work will come in 2012.

There will be about 150 jobs created during construction, with about 14 to 16 permanent

jobs resulting from ongoing operation of the giant wind turbines, Cook says. Paintearth property owners will also benefit from lease payments and another significant taxpayer.

The wind industry boost is welcome at a time when the oil and gas business has also been picking up in the area and Alberta generally.

That means there’s more work for companies such as Coronation-based M & N Construction, which now has a fall and winter workforce that varies between 150 and 200 employees. The firm’s main focus is pipeline construction, but it’s also involved in facility construction. Its clients range up into the Fort McMurray region, but local work has also grown more plentiful lately.

Archie Merchant, M & N Construction’s president, sees that continuing.

“It’s getting busier in the area,” Merchant said, with work coming not only from major players such as Apache Corp., but also from

small oil producers trying to make their mark in a region where next-generation horizontal drilling technology is squeezing more out of long-producing zones.

While doing business away from the oilpatch hub of Red Deer can be a challenge, Merchant said a community such as Coronation (population 1,015) also has its advantages.

“It’s been a great place for our business, because it’s a family-based business, and it’sa great place to raise a family,” Merchant said.

Taxes are also lower (Paintearth’s nonresidential development makes up close to 85 per cent of its assessment base), but the labour pool can dry up fast during a boom, Merchant notes.

On the other hand, staff can find nice homes for far less than what they would pay in Red Deer or smaller oilpatch centres. Homes in Coronation and neighbouring Castor, for example, can often sell for less than $120,000.

Both Merchant and County of Paintearth administrative officer Tarolyn Peach say they expect oilpatch activity will fuel business opportunities in the area.

“The motels and hotels are full here,” added Merchant, noting that wasn’t the case a few years back.

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1"*/5 from B15 Red Deer with Saskatchewan. Halkirk, Castor and Coronation are all located along the highway, and once shared the same rail line, but it was abandoned east of Stettler, the regional service centre 20 minutes west of Halkirk, more than a decade ago.

Now the old right-of-way provides a corridor for a regional water line and communications lines.

The new water line taps into the Red Deer River and is available to businesses looking to set up shop in Crowfoot Crossing, the 77-acre industrial park the county is developing at the junction of highways 12 and 36. The increasingly busy Highway 36 is a popular north-south haul road for heavy oilpatch equipment headed to Fort McMurray. The road is more suitable than Highway 2 for oversized loads because it lacks underpasses that can be obstacles.

The county has been busy talking with various developers, in an effort to add a large truck stop and hotel to Crowfoot Crossing, a major truck stop. Paintearth is designated as the “high-wide load” corridor for the province.

Each day an average of 1,300 large trucks pass through the county, most headed north to the oilpatch.

Lots in the industrial park sell for $70,000 per acre.

“We have several interested developers right now looking at opportunities in our subdivision,” Peach said.

That likely reflects not only Alberta’s resur-

gent oilpatch, but general activity in the area, where companies such as Apache andCutpick Energy are expected to drill hundreds of wells in the years to come.

There’s also optimism in the small-business community.

“In our communities, we’ve had several new commercial businesses open in the last little while,” said Peach, who notes the expanded Home Hardware store in Castor can draw business from far beyond the community.

While retail leakage to service centres to the west (Stettler) and to the northeast is a concern to the business communities in Castor and Coronation, Peach says it’s not hard to find retail options locally.

“There are very few things that I can’t get here,” said the county’s CAO, who notes her father, who lives an hour away, considers it a treat to hit Home Hardware and other shops in Castor.

Castor Mayor Gary DeVloo confirms economic activity is growing in the area, along with new home construction. DeVloo said one of the keys for his community is maintaining good recreation facilities that keep people playing locally. It’s easier to shop down the road if you’re already going there for things such as hockey tournaments, DeVloo notes.

While the Paintearth area hasn’t grown significantly in terms of population, Coronation, Castor and Halkirk have all maintained schools, and access to medical services locally has been a key focus. Castor, Coronation and Consort, further east down Highway 12, have

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Unlike some parts of rural Alberta, Paintearth municipalities clearly have a friendly spirit of co-operation when it comes to attracting investment. Said DeVloo: “If it’s in the county we all win … if it’s Coronation, Castor, Halkirk or the County of Paintearth, we all benefit.”◆

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Asking $4.5MM Commercial Building â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3.9 acres. ATV Dealership. 2 buildings consisting of 24,000 sf and 12,000 sf steel building. Sales of $6MM. Asking $4MM for business and property.

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ONLY $479,000 â&#x20AC;˘ 12 Ste Character Bldg. Owner Managed & Well Maintained. Large Stes. Central. Some upgrading to suites - REDUCED! â&#x20AC;˘ 12 Ste Character Bldg. Central McDougal. Over 6.5% cap rate. Some upgrades. Seller open to Reasonable Offers! â&#x20AC;˘ 18 Ste â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ctl QMP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.7% Cap Rate; 3 Appliances (Dishwashers); Some Covered Parking. Many Upgrades in & out! â&#x20AC;˘ 20 Ste â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ctl McD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.12% Cap Rate; Multitude of Upgrades â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Excellent Ste Mix ranging from 575-880 sq.ft. Balconies â&#x20AC;˘ 20 Ste â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ctl McD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6.59% Cap Rate; Major Upgrades; Great Ste Mix (only 9/20 are 1 Bdrm!) Seller 2nd VTB Mtg Possible â&#x20AC;˘ 42 Ste â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ctl QMP â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 S x S projects â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Over 6% Cap Rate; Many Upgrades; Super Ste Mix with LGE Stes!

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Ellerslie RE-Development Site Four acre site on the northwest corner of Ellerslie Road and 66th Street close to the Edmonton International Airport. Presently, zoning is being changed to commercial. New developments along 50th Street and Ellerslie Road include a new Edmonton Recreation centre development and the Edmonton Park and ride. 50th street connects onto Beaumont and Anthony Hendey Freeway.

Highway to Beaumont is in expansion phase.

OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE. Prime Location. On Jasper Avenue and 114th street in the Oliver Area. 4 storey building consisting of 56,012 square feet . Property is on 3 lots (50 feet x 150 feet) with also parking lots (92 feet x 150 feet) in the rear.

Property is wedge between two drugs stores (Shoppers Drug Mart and Medicine Shoppe). New developments all around.

ELLERSLIE RE DEVELOPMENT SITE 80 acre parcel across from the new Edmonton Recreation centre along Ellerslie Road.

PULSE POINTE DEVELOPMENT SITE. Located in the Quarters project on 95th street and 102 Avenue. A total of 4 lots (14,200 sq.ft.) (142 ft frontage and 100 ft deep. Presently, building is 11,840 sq.ft. This is a new up and coming area. Plans for future LRT system is slated for the area. Asking $ 3,300,000 OLD STRATHCONA BUILDING. Located on Prime 82nd Avenue and 103 Street. Historical building. Long, long term Tenants, built in 1895. Building is 1650 sq.ft. of main ďŹ&#x201A;oor with 12 foot ceilings. High ceilings in basement. Well looked after building.

Asking $ 1,100,000

Please Call Bob Chinn, Assoc. (bob.chinn@century21.ca) PH: 780-434-4700

Web: chinnproperty.com

GEORGIOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S BUILDING. Located across the street from Strathcona High School along busy 104th Street and 72nd Avenue. Main ďŹ&#x201A;oor is 3,500 sq.ft. with fully ďŹ xture restaurant and Upstairs is 1,600 sq.ft. presently used for ofďŹ ce. Great owner user opportunity. Asking $ 765,000 LAND AND BUILDING FOR SALE. Over 9,000 square feet on the main ďŹ&#x201A;oor. Living quarters upstairs with a basement level, parking to the east of the building. Lot is 14,577 square feet (120 feet x 122 feet) Located in the Quarters project on 95th street and 102 Avenue. This is a new up and coming area.

Plans for future LRT system, hotels and high rises is slated for the area.

BUSINESS CONDO IN OLD STRATHCONA 1500 square feet perfect for professional use, has 6 ofďŹ ces, storage, kitchen, reception area. In desirable Strathcona. Close to all amenities, busy trafďŹ c.

FREESTANDING BUILDING. Fully leased out on busy Jasper Avenue on a 50 x 150 lot. Building is two storey approx. 5,000 square feet on the main ďŹ&#x201A;oor with paved parking in the rear.

or Mark Wilbert, Assoc. (mark.wilbert@century21.ca) CENTURY 21 A.L.L. STARS REALTY LTD

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EDMONTON ON THE RISE

LAND FOR SALE â&#x20AC;˘NEW LISTING 0.63 acres. R9 Site across from Rexall Place ............................... $1.6 Million â&#x20AC;˘NEW LISTING 153 acres plus 18,400 sq. ft. building. Nisku Industrial Park .....$13 Million â&#x20AC;˘NEW LISTING 1.15 acres CNC Development Site. 167 Ave & 71 St ..............$1.25 Million â&#x20AC;˘INNISFAIL 106 acres HWy Industrial, 3/4 mile frontage to QEII .....REDUCED TO $32K/ACRE â&#x20AC;˘6.6 ACRES UPGRADER ALLEY Hwy. 37 & 34 St .........................$110K/Acre â&#x20AC;˘1.88 ACRES Summerside EIB Site ..............................................$22.50/sq. ft.

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BUILDINGS FOR SALE & LEASE â&#x20AC;˘NEW LISTING! 7900 sq ft warehouse. Central Edmonton. Stadium Road.............$8.00/ sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘SHOPPES OF BLACKBURNE 111 St & Blackburne Drive. New strip 470 to 1500 sq. ft. bays ..................... $32.00/ sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘NEW LISTING! 18,400 sq. ft. OfďŹ ce / Shop. Nisku Industrial Park .................Lease $13.50/sq. ft. ..........................................Sale $2.75 Million â&#x20AC;˘ENCORE CENTRE - 137 Ave & 66 Street.

1553 sq. ft. Finished Retail............... $28/sq. ft. â&#x20AC;˘WAREHOUSE BAY - 2300 SQ. FT., 118 Ave & 146 St..........................$9.00/sq. ft.

Call Bob Gaetz Owner/Broker Ph: 780-448-2020 F: 780-448-1998 rggaetz@telus.net www.gaetzrealty.com

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A Flagged Full Service Hotel , strategically well placed in a Premier location, completely up-graded, signiďŹ cant mortgage ďŹ nancing, very strong revenue performances; a good investment with a big up-side potential going forward.

Asking $26,900,000.

â&#x20AC;˘ A Flagged 102 Room Full Service Hotel well located in a prime commercial area a dynamic city, the stellar performance of its operation is attested to by its continuous outstanding growth in revenues, plus substantial up-side potential.

Asking $12,900,000. â&#x20AC;˘

A Flagged 95 Room Limited Service Hotel consisting a variety of suites, well located with highway exposure and surrounded by a substantial number of conveniences, continued superb revenue performances that yield substantial N.O.I. that ultimately result in excellent return on equity and investment. Asking $14,400,000.

â&#x20AC;˘ A Flagged 48 Room Limited Service Hotel , featuring indoor Swimming pool among its other amenities, very well located on a service road that gives it highway exposure, outstanding Revenue/ occupancy performances. Asking $4,900,000. â&#x20AC;˘ 4.6 acres of vacant prime commercial land available for immediate Development in a most sought after location with main artery exposure and very high daily vehicle trafďŹ c count., priced for immediate sale at an asking price of $4,100,000. â&#x20AC;˘ 148.41 Urban Reserve Land with potential uses for highway commercial and residential in a town with tremendous growth potential going forward, very reasonably priced at $2,990,000. â&#x20AC;˘ Located in a very poplar Ski Resort A New Deluxe 2-Bedroom Condo consisting of 2bathrooms, ďŹ replace, cable among many other superb Features, plus the many amenities such as swimming pool, sauna, ďŹ tness Center, indoor parking to name a few within the Building Complexâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Immediate possession available, a great buy with cash to an existing mortgage of $330,900.00 more or less, at the asking price of $499,000.

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REVENUE OPPORTUNITIES 4-PLEX IN COLD LAKE PRICE $525,000 FULLY OCCUPIED

GREAT LOCATION/REVENUE 1.1 ACRE PAVED LOT. 16,800 SQ.FT. INCLUDING 2,000 SQ.FT. MEZ/OFFICE.

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$4,875,650 DORIS THERIAULT

1-780-264-0010 dorisremax@hotmail.com www.StAlbertAB.com

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•29 units in 2 buildings in Wetaskiwin; 80% 2-bdms •3.83 acres prime dev. land in Windermere, SW Edmonton •Highrise site on Jasper Ave; 15,000 s.f. across from River Valley; improved with 2 apt. bldgs. (17 units) •Highrise site in Rutherford; 1.02 acres zoned for 105 units in dynamic area •Stony Plain development site; zoned apt. & attached homes •High density dev. sites & apt. opportunities in Wetaskiwin Apartment product is in demand! Please call for our opinion of value of your building!

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DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

+/- 19,701.20 SQ FT: Vacant serviced site in NE Edmonton. Zoned CB1 (Low Intensity Business Zone) ......................................... $395,000 +/- 0.947 ACRES: in Valemount, BC. Zoned C3 (Service Commercial) ................................ $49,500 +/- 1.05 ACRES: in Valemount, BC. Zoned HC (Highway Tourist Commercial) .............$455,000 +/- 3.84 ACRES: in SW Edmonton, Zoned IB (Industrial Business) ............................. $3,500,000 +/- 1.85 ACRES: in NE Edmonton on 50th Street ............................................. $1,295,000 +/- 0.31 ACRES: high visibilty location on 111 Avenue ....................................................... $610,000 CONTACT JEFF MCCAMMON OR DOUG BAUER

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PRIME WEST EDMONTON LAND – RA7 • Ready to build • 3.34 acres • Asking $4,175,000 CONTACT JEFF McCAMMON / DOUG BAUER OR DUSTIN BATEYKO

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• ±91,403 sq. ft. on 10.21 acres anchored by The Brick, Peavey Mart and ATB • Just $65.00 / sq. ft.

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• ±64,218 sq. ft. on 5 acres anchored by Peavey Mart and The Bargain Shop • $51.40 / sq. ft.

• Attractive returns

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FORT MCMURRAY, AB

• Former Fort Theatre • 36,400 sq. ft. site which includes a 14,500 sq. ft. building

MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA CONTACT murry.osborne@cwedm.com or scott.sowinski@cwedm.com

• Development Land • 132.4 acres on Pigeon Lake • Area Structure Plan approved • 207 dwelling units • 200 site R/V seasonal park • 10.28 acres commercial development site

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• Adjacent to Superstore and Home Depot • Parcels from 1 - 3.75 acres • Great owner/user land, join Mac's

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FORMER WAL-MART, MEDICINE HAT

• High profile redevelopment opportunity • 12.95 acres / 100,287 s.f. building • $10,000,000

CONTACT DOUG FOGG OR MARK McCANN

604-669-8500 1-800-661-6988

CONTACT IAN NEWMAN

• ±12,000 sq. ft. free-standing building for Sale or Lease • Includes bonus parking lot • Lease: $6.00/sq. ft. Sale: $850,000

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OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE

• Well located 2 storey office building on 124 Street • Excellent owner/user opportunity with dental office built out on main floor • Total of 6,940 sq. ft. above ground • $1,850,000

CONTACT DOUG RAE

• ±65,136 sq. ft. separately titled dept. store anchoring a major enclosed shopping centre; asking $4 Million ($61.40/sq. ft.)

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QUESNEL, BRITISH COLUMBIA • An ideal opportunity for an investor interested in long term income stability as Centre is 100% leased to National branded tenants • Tenants include Boston Pizza, IRIS and A&W • Stabilized net income of $23,000 CONTACT HOWARD McCANN / DOUG FOGG OR ADAM MARTINSON

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uilding permit numbers highlight a bounce-back year for northwest Alberta’s key service centre and oil and gas hub.

As of the end of November, Grande Prairie’s 2011 building permit values had hit $184.8 million, up 52 per cent from the same period in 2010. surging petroleum sector is credThe jump in permit values was fuelled by ited with lower vacancy rates in the a modest increase in residential construction Edmonton industrial property market. and a much more significant hike in commerVacancy rates in both Edmonton and the surrounding area dropped in the third quarter cial and industrial buildings.

The overall increase came despite a $20 milof 2011, according to industrial surveys. lion decline in the institutional sector.

In the city, the industrial vacancy rate The improved 2011 numbers should be kept fell to 3.4 per cent for the period ending in perspective though, as Grande Prairie perSeptember 30. That’s 0.8 per cent lower than mit figures have exceeded $300 million annuit was a year ago. ally in the past.

Vacancy in the city’s southeast sector The city also marked a significant milestone dropped to 2.7 per cent, while vacancy in the surrounding markets fell to 1.7 per cent, from in early December – the opening of its new $110 million Aquatics and Wellness Multiplex, 2.3 per cent three months earlier. a long-awaited amenity viewed as a key Still, Colliers International says there’s some nervousness, and building owners in the attraction of the resource-based city. city’s northwest aren’t doing as well as those in the southeast and surrounding districts.

“There is a sense that confidence in the short-term is tenuous. We all hope for improvements in the world economy, which will drive demand in the Greater Edmonton market,” revealed the latest update from the ajor power transmission lines proposed real estate giant. for the Calgary-Edmonton corridor are There continues to be a different story in getting another look from the Alberta govEdmonton’s two main industrial sectors: the ernment before its regulator holds hearings southeast has steady activity and absorption on the issue. driven by the energy sector, while the northThe Redford Tories announced in early west has an abundant supply of speculative December they have appointed an indeconstruction and lagging absorption. This pendent panel to review plans for the highis shown in the fact that the northwest has voltage links that have drawn significant about 60 per cent more vacant space than the opposition in central Alberta.

Southeast.

Opposition to the lines has come not only Land sale volumes are expected to continue from landowners, but consumers as well. with most demand coming from owner/user “Our role is to ensure that all factors have purchasers. been carefully considered, including cost to Despite continued high oil prices, Colliers consumers and impact on industry,” said the predicts vacancy rates in the northwest are panel’s chair, Brian Heidecker. likely to increase over the next six to nine The review panel is to make recommendamonths as multiple speculative projects are tions to the government by February 10, completed and added to supply.

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According to Colliers International, office space in Calgary’s core is getting Calgary’s office vacancy seen falling below 5 per cent. tighter and more expensive, despite more space coming on line.

Colliers says the third quarter of 2011 saw occupancy grow downtown by 617,000 square feet, pushing the availability rate down to 6.1 per cent from 7.7 per cent at the end of June.

Large blocks of contiguous space are becoming increasingly rare, and even the forecast opening of the Bow tower in 2012 won’t produce a space glut. Far from it. In fact, when Cenovus Energy and EnCana move over to the Bow (Canada’s tallest office tower west of Toronto), much of the space they now occupy will simply pass to new tenants.

“Despite the nearing completion of the Bow, the inclusion of EnCana’s and Cenovus’s remaining backfill space will have little impact on the overall vacancy rate, as most of their backfill space has already been leased or optioned to other tenants,” Colliers said.

The company was predicting vacancy to decline below 5 per cent by the end of 2011, and its update raised the possibility of a major space crunch in the future, given that any major new projects will require years to complete.

“If absorption in the market continues at the rate it has over the past year-and-a-half, limited space availability [similar to the 2006 situation when the vacancy rate declined to less than 1 per cent] is a real possibility,” Colliers warned.

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xpensive Canmore isn’t looking so expensive these days if you’re shopping for real estate. While local ads still offer single-family homes in the mountain town for well over $1 million, the posted price for units in one local condo project has fallen to under $200,000 – something hard to imagine three or four years ago.

One-bedroom units in the Lodges at Canmore, a project whose final phase was completed in 2010, are now on the market for $194,000. Two-bedroom units start at $224,000 in the Deveonian Properties project.

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anada’s most popular national park community will consider a quota for what it dubs “formula restaurants.”

That group not only includes fast-food chains such as McDonalds and Tim Hortons, but higher-end eateries such as Boston Pizza, Earls and The Keg. The quota consideration is the latest item to come from a review of Banff’s land use bylaw. Banff town council decided in late November that it won’t ban future fast-food franchises from the town or its main street.◆ – Compiled by Dave Husdal

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Ponoka, AB 22 acres, Highway 2 exposure

Alder Flats, AB Unique western themed town with cabins, campground and motel, operating business with excellent growth and upside

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Edmonton, AB 3 buildings totalling 16,259 SF, south Edmonton, principles only.

Edmonton, AB NOI $498,136. Price $7,300,000.

Area structure plan in place, partially serviced and next to built Tenants include: Starbucks, Telus & Bell. out residential development.

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12,044 sf 2 storey office/ retail, frontage on Gateway Boulevard, Price $1,400,000 SOLD

2874 Calgary Trail, Edmonton, AB 7,063 sf freestanding retail pad.

Net income: $190,701/year Price: $2,200,000

PONOKA LUBE-X BUILDING 4714 - 50 STREET, PONOKA, AB 2,512 sf freestanding building, strong Covenant Tenant, Average Rental income - $69,500 Price - $868,750

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5011-48 Avenue, Ponoka, AB 26,782 sf fully leased retail complex. The Bargain Shop, Medical Clinic, Pharmacy.

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Hotels BEAVERLODGE MOTOR INN

Fort Saskatchewan, AB Limited service, 99 rooms, built between 1995 to 2000.

Asking $10,400,000

Beaverlodge, AB Two hotels, 60 rooms, revenue of $4 mil. Asking $5,500,000

Fort McMurray, AB Ready for 11,000 SF office, 16,000 SF industrial shop

10020 BIGGS AVENUE Fort McMurray, AB 53,300 SF land with 13,000 SF building. Excellent redevelopment C5 Land. (California Club Bingo)

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26.99 ACRES OF INDUSTRIAL LAND Fort McMurray, AB Located on Hwy 69 close to the planned airport terminal

COMING SOON Fort McMurray, AB Up to 300,000 sqft of Industrial Development. Build to suit from 5,000 square feet and up. Close to airport.

Fort McMurray, AB For sale. With or without business. KUUSAMO DEVELOPMENTS Available immediately. Excellent Fort McMurray, AB exposure in a newer building 5 bays sold or leased, only 5 bays remain 2 LOTS WITH LAND & BUILDINGS Fort McMurray, AB 145 MACMILLAN RD. 280 MacLennan Crescent Fort McMurray, AB 10% Cap rate. $6,775,00. 290 16,800 SF industrial building, MacLennan Crescent 2.33 acres fully leased, NOI $700,000 w/ 6,000 SF shop. $5,450,000 rising to $750,000 in 2013

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FLAGGED HOTEL Edmonton, AB Full service hotel. 90 rooms.

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BELLWETHER PARK 13124 130 Avenue, Edmonton, AB FOR SALE 3.72 acres of land shovel ready for 76 row-housing units Price: $2,800,000

LAMONT DEVELOPMENT LAND NE-20-55-19-W4, LAMONT, AB FOR SALE Future highway commercial and residential development land in Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Industrial Heartland. Frontage on Highway 29 $ 48 Street. 143 Acres.

Price: $1,430,000 ($10,000 per acre)

SOLD: RED DEER LAND FOR SALE 404 acres of prime future residential land 8.9 kilometres of river frontage Recently annexed into Red Deer City Limits Price: $15,000,000 ($37,134 per acre)

SOLD: WABAMUN LAKE LANDS Lakeshore Road, Parkland County, AB 9.09 acres of lakefront land zoned CR (Country Residential District) 142.84 acres of AG zoned land One of Albertaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular lakes Sold for $1,600,000

CAMROSE LAKEFRONT LAND FOR SALE +/- 100 acres Significant gravel deposit 823,820 cubic meters of proven aggregate reserves.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Province will lead the nationâ&#x20AC;?

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askatchewan will lead the nation in economic growth in 2012, according to the Bank of Montreal (BMO). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real GDP will likely expand 3 per cent this year, helped by a rebound in agriculture output, before cooling slightly to a league-leading 2.9 per cent pace in 2012,â&#x20AC;? said Robert Kavcic, an economist with BMO Capital Markets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Much better growing conditions during the summer helped the sector, and agriculture exports were up more than 16 per cent yearover-year through September,â&#x20AC;? Kavcic said in BMOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest provincial monitor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overall crop production should be up nearly 9 per cent in 2011, according to Statistics Canada estimates, with good-to-excellent quality reported.â&#x20AC;?

Resource-sector activity remains robust, said the report released last month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Potash production was up 25 per cent year-over-year through September, and the sector will continue to support growth in Saskatchewan,â&#x20AC;?

Kavcic said.

BHP Billitonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jansen potash mine is on track to begin production in 2015, while K+S recently announced plans to develop its Legacy Project, near Bethune, which is also expected to begin producing in 2015.

Exploration activity in the oil and gas sector is also strong in the Bakken formation in southeastern Saskatchewan, and the province is expecting 4 per cent annualized growth in oil production through fiscal 2013-14, the report said.

Commodity-sector investment is supporting the labour market and driving wage growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unemployment rate has averaged just 4.9 per cent, while average weekly earnings are up a firm 4.8 per cent year-overyear, even as the national average has cooled significantly,â&#x20AC;? said Kavcic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Solid job prospects and relatively low liv-

ing costs should continue to drive population growth, and combined with a modestly lower tax burden, will support consumer spending and the housing market. Retail sales are up more than 7 per cent year-over-year, the fastest pace in the country.â&#x20AC;?

BMO said Saskatchewan will regain the economic growth title in 2012, ahead of Alberta at 2.8 per cent. Canada is expected to see 2 per cent GDP growth in 2012.

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remier Brad Wall has pledged to support home buying in the province, with a series of measures introduced in the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent throne speech.

Among the incentives are grants to builders under the Saskatchewan Advantage Housing Plan, which provides assistance to developers of affordable homes.

As well, $2 million will be available for the renovation of 70 to 100 secondary units under a Secondary Suite Program. The government also pledged to introduce the Saskatchewan First Time Homebuyers Tax Credit, with the new incentive providing a $10,000 nonrefundable tax credit to all first-time homebuyers.

The government further outlined plans to extend notice periods for rent increases from one month to a year, applying to property owners who chose not to participate in the tenant assistance initiative established by the Saskatchewan Rental Housing Industry Association.

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uilding permit increases in Saskatchewan have surpassed even Ontario this year, according to Statistics Canada, which notes permit values in October were up 22.4 per cent provincewide. This is ahead of a 22.2 per cent rise in Ontario and 10 times higher than the national average.

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hina was a prolific buyer of Canadian canola during the first three months of 2011-12 and is about to develop an even bigger appetite, according to industry officials.

Canadian canola sales to China were up 127 per cent over the first quarter of last year. In fact, Canada sold more Saskatchewan canola exports will face competition. than half of 2010â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total shipments of 916,800 tonnes in the first three months of 2011.

In November, Viterraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jointly owned 680,000 tonne crush plant opened in the southern Chinese province of Guangxi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In its simplest form, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more opportunity for us tomove seed into that marketplace. Obviously thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good thing,â&#x20AC;? said Cory McArthur, vice-president of market development with the Canola Council of Canada.

The Viterra plant gives Canada a sixth approved delivery destination into China. Those six plants can process 2.8 million tonnes of canola, which is the most Canada has ever shipped there.

Chuck Penner, an analyst with Left-Field Commodity Research, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree there will be an uptick in demand associated with Viterraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grand opening because China already has plenty of crushing capacity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there is a bottleneck there right now that needs to be relieved,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Penner also said Viterra could fuel its plant with Australian canola. Growers there are expected to harvest 2.6 million tonnes of canola, up from 2.2 million last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That will be a bit of a competitor even in the next few months, so we might see [Canadian exports] slow down a bit,â&#x20AC;? he said.

But it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look like there will be much of a reduction in sales for the rest of the year based on comments made by the China National Grain and Oils Information Centre, which expects canola imports to hit 1.8 million tonnes, up 41 per cent from the 1.2 million tonnes imported last year.

McArthur said that is simply a function of the rapidly expanding Chinese middle class. He adds that India could some day rival China as a major buyer of Canadian canola. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just need to start creating a little bit of a groundswell of demand and hopefully weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start to see the numbers go up,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Western Producer Photo: Canola Council of Canada

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Construction of multi-family buildings, like apartments and condominiums and institutional buildings, was the biggest factor in the increase in Saskatchewanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building permit values, the report said.

Of the $278 million in building permits issued in October $149.9 million were for residential buildings, a 50.6 per-cent increase over the $99.5 million in permits issued dur-

ing the previous month.

Nationally, there were $6.3 billion worth of building permits issued in October, up 11.9 per cent from the previous month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

As a comparison, Alberta building permit values in October were down 11.3 per cent from a month earlier.â&#x2014;&#x2020; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Compiled by WI staff

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LANIGAN RESTAURANT FOR SALE 500 Commercial Drive, Lanigan, SK 1.22 acres, fronting Yellowhead Highway Building Size: 3,132 sq.ft.

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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY 2020 Quebec Ave, Saskatoon, SK Land Size: 16,553 sq.ft.

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SPOTLIGHT International mining giants and local canola crushers spin hundreds of jobs into Yorkton

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Now, the world’s largest potash companies are looking to expand and to add new mines in WESTERN INVESTOR the Yorkton area.

Canadian potash giant Mosaic, based in askatchewan has the lowest unem- Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, has started expansion ployment rate of any province in two mine shafts and is constructing a third. and one need look no further than An estimated 250 jobs will need to be filled as Yorkton to understand why. a result of retiring workers, and 250 new jobs The city of nearly 20,000 in east-central will be created due to Mosaic’s expansion.

Saskatchewan has already seen hundreds of new jobs generated over the past two years and +PC HFOFSBUPS now a move by giant potash companies could Two other huge potash companies, Agrium lead to thousands more.

Inc. and Australia-based BHP Billiton, are This is a city where the recession is some- assessing the development of potash mines thing you see on the national news and think just southwest of Yorkton. it’s science fiction. Retail sales in Yorkton – “In the next five years, permanent jobs from which is about halfway between Saskatoon and canola crushing plants and potash mining may Winnipeg on the Yellowhead Highway – are exceed 3,500 jobs in the region,” said Faisal now $542 million annually and are projected to Anwar, economic development officer for the top half-a-billion dollars by next year.

City of Yorkton.

Local paycheques come from agriculture, BHP said it would spend about $50 million potash mining – which appears bullet-proof - on the seismic phases and then drill up to 60 manufacturing, tourism and high-paying health holes costing $1 million to $1.5 million each services. The city already has a hockey arena, a during the core drilling operations, which have curling rink, a convention centre and wave pool now started. and Gallagher Centre, one of the top entertain- To meet the need for skilled workers, ment and conference centres in the province. Parkland College, Yorkton campus, is plan-

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Population 19,700 Average house price $125,000 Unemployment rate 4.9 per cent Potential Potash mining expansion

Yorkton could welcome 3,500 new jobs.

ning a 78,000-square-foot expansion, which itself could create up to a dozen full-time jobs.

Yet, Yorkton is more than mining. The city has two canola crushing plants, Louis Dreyfus Mitsui Foods (LDM) and Richardson International. LDM Foods started its operation in November 2009, and Richardson International was operational in July 2010. An estimated cost of the two plants is approximately $400 million and they have created more than 150 direct jobs.

All the new workers have put pressure on Yorkton’s housing market, which was once ranked as the most affordable small city for homes in Canada. The demand is so intense that, to combat rising prices, Yorkton has applied to the provincial government under its HeadStart on a Home Program to build 35 entry-level homes.

In the past three years, more than 160 singlefamily homes were built and the city is accelerating development of additional homes. Two

private land developers have purchased land to the north and east (newly annexed land) of the city, and are developing both residential and commercial property, Anwar said. The city is aiming to have new commercial lots this year or early in 2013.

Yorkton Mayor James Wilson warned a recent chamber of commerce meeting, “We are running out of commercial land.”

Apart from the development of new facilities

by Peavey Mart and Yorkton Co-operatives, the city has also seen expansions by Harvest Meats, Wal-Mart, Best Western Hotel, Ram Industries and Real Canadian Superstore, Anwar added.

Meanwhile, the Painted Hand Casino has relocated to a $30 million newly constructed facility on the former West Broadway Mall site in Yorkton. Painted Hand is operated by the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority and has more than 200 slot machines, table games and a theatre with a total seating capacity of 500.◆

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP Five-year plan will see about $600 million pumped into Winnipeg’s “SHED” zone

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areas in the city, you create an artificial high on vacancy. That will smooth out over time as absorption occurs,” said John Pearson, a commercial leasing specialist with Shindico Realty Inc. Industrial vacancy rates, meanwhile, are hovering in the 5 per cent to 7 per cent range.

GEOFF KIRBYSON WESTERN INVESTOR

Back then, Winnipeg was one of the fastestgrowing cities in the country – it peaked at No. 3 for population around 1912 – and quickly became known as the “Chicago of the North” due to the seemingly endless flurry of growth and activity.

The flurry, of course, eventually fizzled and the Manitoba capital lost its momentum to cities such as Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa.

Sure, it has long been a major centre in Canada, but it lacked the spark of yesteryear.

That was then, however, and this is now.

There’s a new attitude in Winnipeg but it’s not just lip service – it’s being backed up by investment and action.

Much has been made in recent months about the return of the Winnipeg Jets to the city and the pending arrival of IKEA in late 2012.

While there’s no questioning their impact and high profile, these two developments are hardly operating in isolation.

Wrecking balls are poised to kick-start what could be the most significant overhaul of the downtown in Winnipeg’s history. Dubbed the sports, hospitality and entertainment district, or SHED, this five-year plan to spend upward of $600 million is poised to revitalize an 11-block area that includes the MTS Centre, home of the Jets, the Winnipeg Convention Centre and the Metropolitan and Burton Cummings theatres.

Shortly after a pair of old buildings on Portage Avenue across from the MTS Centre are demolished early in the new year, construction will begin on a multi-use facility featuring five storeys of retail and office space, topped by a 14-storey hotel with 154 rooms.

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Construction will begin this year on a multi-use commercial space, topped by a 14-storey hotel with 154 rooms – the second step in a major downtown revitilization.

Cindy Rodych, vice-president at Stantec, the architect of record for the SHED, said a key part of the development will be the transformation of a surface parking lot in-between the MTS Centre and the convention centre. She said much of the SHED is shaped like a doughnut and this lot is the doughnut hole.

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“Something has to happen on this site. A SHED isn’t and can’t just be a district; it has to be a destination. What has been proposed in the master plan is a destination element for the public, active, vibrant, urban and an entertainment-focused area,” she said.

Rodych said the hope is that the area will ultimately resemble the intersection of Dundas and Yonge streets in Toronto.

Much of the anticipated success for the SHED is contingent on downtown Winnipeg attracting more workers – say another 1,000

– during the day. Rodych said with Stantec moving between 200 and 300 staff into its new headquarters for the first SHED project, she doesn’t see this as being a problem.

This new activity and more is translating into a healthy real estate market for the city, experts say.

Retail vacancy rates are currently sitting around 3.5 per cent, after being as high as 5 per cent over the last decade. They’re even lower right now in the power centre sector at 0.7 per cent.

Office vacancy rates are on the upswing at 6.9 per cent, a rise from 4 per cent a few years ago, thanks primarily to the construction of Manitoba Hydro’s new downtown office tower a couple of years ago. The addition of the nearly 700,000-square-foot building has caused a bit of a glut in the market.

“When you add that much space to the market and pull all their occupancies from other

Despite the relative lack of activity in Winnipeg’s industrial market, there is no question that it’s the dominant force in the city’s commercial real estate sector. There is approximately 70 million square feet of industrial space in Winnipeg compared with just 15 million square feet in each of the retail and office markets.

Pearson said a combination of positive factors, including the new air terminal building and the excitement surrounding the hockey team, is attracting investment in the downtown area for restaurants, hotels and offices.

The construction of a new stadium at the University of Manitoba for the CFL’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers, which is scheduled to open next spring, has also created a substantial investment opportunity for the continued redevelopment of the area north of Polo Park Shopping Centre. That’s where the old Winnipeg Arena was demolished several years ago and where the antiquated Canad Inns Stadium hosted its last football game a few weeks ago. The football stadium is scheduled to be torn down next spring.

Wayne Pratt, managing director of the Winnipeg office of Colliers International, said there is regular sales and leasing activity occurring across all real estate sectors and the outlook for the supply and demand balance is good.

He said rents are going to have to increase, however, in order for any construction cranes to appear on the skyline.

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Pratt said the biggest driver in the market is â&#x20AC;&#x153;natural demandâ&#x20AC;? because developers resisted the urge to overbuild in Winnipeg in past years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an aging process and a functional obsolescence that requires replacing buildings.

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Pratt said the recent wave of positive news in Winnipeg is reflected in rising immigration and the growing retention of young people, two areas where the city was challenged a decade ago.

He said the fact Winnipegâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy has performed well against a backdrop that included a global recession a couple of years ago and growing debt crises in the U.S. and Europe bodes well for future real estate investment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Money is always looking for a return. Equity markets and global scares make Winnipeg look like not a bad place to invest. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when you get private and public money interested in buying into the Winnipeg market,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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a franchise lawyer at Toronto-based Dale & Lessmann LLP. The Manitoba Franchises Act is not yet in force, but the release of draft regulations is a signal of the form the law could take.

In many ways, the requirements under lenz Coffee is expanding in B.C.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highly Manitoba franchise laws look very similar to competitive coffee shop business with those statutes already in place in other prova new store on Alma and 4th Avenue in inces, but certain notable exceptions warrant Vancouver. The new location will be operspecific mention: ated by franchise sisters Tiffanie and Jojo s THE -ANITOBA &RANCHISES !CT WILL ALLOW FOR Sia. electronic delivery of disclosure documents; George Moen, president of Blenz Coffee, s FRANCHISORS WILL BE PERMITTED TO ACCEPT FULLY said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think this sister act will be a great refundable deposits of up to 20 per cent of an success, and we wish them all the success in initial franchise fee up to $100,000 and enter their new endeavours. They have everything that we look for in new franchisees. They will into confidentiality agreements with prospective franchisees without triggering the disbe great ambassadors for the brand.â&#x20AC;? closure document delivery requirement; The locationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grand opening included free beverages, food, caricature drawings as well as s IF THE FRANCHISOR USES AN OPERATIONS MANUAL

its table of contents must be disclosed; and other fun events. The store will also be hosts THERE ARE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS FOR STATEing a special open house for local residents.

A Blenz Coffee franchise requires an invest- ments to be made where the franchisor is not providing any information in relation ment of from $280,000 to $350,000, dependto certain disclosure items, such as earnings ing on size and type of location. All sites projections. are completely built out, fully fixtured and It is not known when the Manitoba regulainclude the franchise fee and full training. tions will come into effect.

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Smashburger is targeting additional growth in Canada and is actively seeking experienced First two Smashburger outlets in multi-unit operators to become franchise part- Canada are both in Calgary. ners across all provinces. This marks the second international commitment for Smashburger, following on the heels of its recent franchise agreements for the Middle East. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are eager to introduce Smashburgerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s better burger offering and our diverse menu of chicken sandwiches, fresh tossed salads and signature sides to residents in Calgary and Edmonton,â&#x20AC;? said Dave Prokupek, chairman and CEO of Smashburger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canada is a very attractive market to us and we believe we are bringing a unique, premium dining experience at competitive price points. In addition to our company locations here, we are in active discussions with potential franchise partners to further expand our presence with experienced operators in both Vancouver and Toronto.â&#x20AC;?

Smashburger will continue its focus on serving a localized menu for its guests in Calgary with the addition of a locally inspired burger developed specifically for area residents. The regional burger will be unveiled at the time of the opening.

Each Smashburger starts with 100 per cent certified Angus beef that is smashed on a 400 F flat grill to sear in the flavour. To further the â&#x20AC;&#x153;better burgerâ&#x20AC;? experience, burgers are served on an artisan bun and topped with a selection of quality produce, cheeses and condiments.

The restaurant also serves a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

Developed and owned by private equity firm Consumer Capital Partners, Smashburger operates and develops both corporate and multi-unit franchise territories with 131 restaurants in North America.

Smashburger was named to the 2011 Inc. 500 list and is also the recipient of the International Council of Shopping Centers 2011 Hot Retailer Award. Interested franchisees must meet several requirements, including a minimum liquidity of $250,000, five years of multi-unit restaurant management experience as an owner or operator and the ability to obtain a liquor licence.

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According to Suls, since the program was introduced, 95 per cent of Mr. Lube Canada franchises say they would take on

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Founded in 1976, Mr. Lube Canada has 114 franchise locations across Canada. Franchise costs can range from $900,000 to $1,500,000 including development costs. Alternatively, the total cost for a Mr. Lube franchise can be less if the building is an existing quick-lubestyle establishment retrofitted to Mr. Lube standards. In these cases, the cost can start from around $500,000.â&#x2014;&#x2020; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Compiled by Kevan O'Brien

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