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Daniel Goldstrom Tel: (403) 809-8326 dgoldstrom@naicalgary.com FOR SALE/LEASE 97 Prairie Place SE, Calgary Size - 4.7 Acres Asking Price - $1,699,000 Zoning - Light Industrial

Daniel Goldstrom Tel: (403) 809-8326 dgoldstrom@naicalgary.com

INVESTMENT LAND FOR SALE • Located in an established commercial area, 6 km west of Calgary • Ideal for owner/user • 2.53 acres of development land; last parcel in Cell Subdivision B • Excellent access to trans Canada Highway Shane Olin Tel: (403) 708-9086 solin@naicalgary.com

Deb Wallace Tel: (403) 291-8862 dwallace@naicalgary.com

SOLD Westmount Town Centre Okotoks, Alberta $10,200,000

FOR SALE - 17,600 sf in Calgary: retail/apartment building - Fully Leased - 7,000 sf in Calgary: retail/industrial building - Fully Leased - Development Opportunity - Okotoks - 16,000 sf - 2 Acre Multi Residential Site - Calgary Region - Foreclosure - 8,000 sf High Density Dev. Site - Calgary Core - Foreclosure Shane Olin Tel: (403) 708-9086 solin@naicalgary.com

Daniel Goldstrom Tel: (403) 809-8326 dgoldstrom@naicalgary.com

SOLD 7130 Fisher Road Calgary, Alberta $10,100,000

Shane Olin Tel: (403) 708-9086 solin@naicalgary.com

Deb Wallace Tel: (403) 291-8862 dwallace@naicalgary.com

OWN YOUR OWN MOTEL Excellent Opportunity to Manage your way to Ownership. This is a serious opportunity located in the Kootenays, BC. Newer motel of 48 rooms with potential for expansion. Popular brand (flag), Pool and pool amenities. **Price is under $5 million and... **OWNER WILL FINANCE** SOUTHERN ALBERTA HOTELS AND MOTELS - Three motels can be purchased as a portfolio or separately. Total over 300 rooms 8% cap rate on existing cash flow - 160 plus rooms, full service hotel 80% plus occupancy Very Attractive Capitalization Rate Contact: Jim Balfour Tel: (403) 291-8860 jbalfour@naicalgary.com

Shane Olin Tel: (403) 708-9086 solin@naicalgary.com

Wing Tang Tel: (403) 291-8872 wtang@naicalgary.com

Contact: Tim Anderson Tel: (403) 291-8866 tanderson@naicalgary.com

BUSINESSES FOR SALE FLOOR COVERINGS - CALGARY AREA Established more than 20+ years. Stable staff, long term customers. Revenue $5M & steady. EBITDA $460K (2010). $2,099,000 includes working cap. HVAC MANUFACTURER - ALBERTA 2011 revenue est. $4M and profitable. Custom air handling manufacturer. In business over 20 years. Direct and indirect fired air. $2.4M incl. working capital. PAVING BUSINESS - PRINCE GEORGE 2010 revenue $1.1M (up 20%). 2010 EBITDA $351K with owner wage. Batch Plant and 2 gravel pits. $829,000 For a List of All Businesses Call: Craig Tennock Tel: 1-877-880-7290 craig@naicommercial.ca

Calgary Office #1, 6204 - 6A Street SE, Calgary, AB T2H 2B7 • Phone: (403) 214-2344 FAX: (403) 214-0244 BUILT ON THE POWER OF OUR NETWORK. OVER 355 OFFICES WORLDWIDE.

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Youngest owner shakes up veteran dining chain

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Shane Olin Tel: (403) 708-9086 solin@naicalgary.com

Shane Olin Tel: (403) 708-9086 solin@naicalgary.com

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

De Dutch franchise owner Michelle Kendall, 24: first year a “case study in successful businesss model” idt

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536 acres could morph into waterfront wonder for homes, businesses

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Photo: Judy Gray

FOR SALE/LEASE 1499 - 17 Avenue SW Calgary Size - 2,444 sq. ft. Asking Price - $1,000,000 Lease Rate - $26.00 p.s.f.

INVESTMENT SALE Foothills Industrial Calgary 9% Cap Rate - 63,000 sq. ft. - 2.6 acres - 10 year term

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B2 Interior British Columbia Colliers International Centre Group Commercial Realty Kelowna, B.C. 250.763.2300

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

www.colliers.com/kelowna

PRIME DEVELOPMENT SITE WINFIELD TOWN CENTRE

PANAGO PIZZA - SMITHERS, B.C. 0ROFITABLE BUSINESS NET TO OWNER OF PLUS -INIMAL COMPETITION %STABLISHED YEARS 0RICE 2EDUCED TO $199,000 (plus inventory)

PRINCETON INDUSTRIAL ESTATES

s !DDITIONAL ACRES $3,575,000

MARSHALL MCANERNEY Call broker for pricing MIKE GEDDES

(Personal Real Estate Corp)

996 LAVAL CRESCENT, KAMLOOPS

AVALON INN - OSOYOOS

ERIC WEBER CHAD BIAFORE

ORCHARD MOBILE HOME PARK

3575 ALCAN ROAD, KELOWNA

s SQ FT BUILDING s g FRONTAGE ON (WY List Price: $3,250,000 JEFF HUDSON (Personal Real Estate Corp )

s PADS AND 26 SITES s ,OCATED KMS FROM $OWNTOWN +AMLOOPS List Price: $9,500,000 (Asset Sale) or $9,270,000 (Share Sale) JEFF HUDSON (Personal Real Estate Corp ) MARSHALL MCANERNEY ( Personal Real Estate Corp)

s ACRES ZONING IN PLACE FOR UNITS s 3PECTACULAR VIEWS OF /KANAGAN ,AKE List Price: $22,500,000

s FULLY SERVICED LOTS AVAILABLE IN NEW INDUSTRIAL park s 3IZES RANGE FROM ACRE UP TO ACRES

s #OMMERCIAL &!2 ACRES $5,999,000

(Personal Real Estate Corp)

TOWER RANCH

s OVER SQUARE FEET OF REFRIGERATED WAREHOUSE s LONG TERM TENANTS IN PLACE List Price: $1,895,000 LARRY GOOD

CHAD BIAFORE, BBA

s 5NIQUE OPPORTUNITY UNIT MOTEL AND LIVING QUARTERS PLUS A PAD MOBILE HOME PARK s /N (IGHWAY IN DOWNTOWN /SOYOOS BLOCKS TO /SOYOOS ,AKE s &RONTS ONTO (IGHWAY BACKS ONTO A POND List Price: $2,800,000 ERIC WEBER (Personal Real Estate Corp)

MOTEL, HOTEL & BUSINESS CONSULTANTS s MEMBER of the Canadian I.C. & I Council

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201-1449 St . Paul St., Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 2E5 Syd Berisoff Larry Berisoff Wes McInnes 201-1449 St . Paul St., Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 2E5

O f fice: Fax:

250-862-8100 250-984-0803

Syd Berisoff Agent/Broker

AssociateĂŠBroker

Larry Berisoff SalesĂŠAssociate

Associate Broker Agent/Broker email@syberrealty.com wes@syberrealty.com syd@syberrealty.com

email@syberrealty.com To view photos on these and other opportunities visit our website www.syberrealty.com To view photos on these and other opportunities visit our website www.syberrealty.com

SALT SPRING ISLAND s /CEAN &RONT 2ESORT AND 3PA s ACRES .EARLY FT OF /CEAN &RONT s #HALETS WITH .ATURAL 3PRING 7ATER TO EACH ONE s SQ FT 3PA "UILDING WITH !WESOME 3UITE s !LL THAT AND IT IS A 'REAT "USINESS $ 2,550,000

syd@syberrealty.com

BELLA COOLA s ! 6ERY 0ROlTABLE -OTOR )NN s 2OOMS 3EAT 2ESTAURANT AND 3EAT 0UB s 3EPARATE ,EASED "UILDING "RINGS YR s 6ERY ,ITTLE #OMPETITION 'OOD #ONDITION !SKING $ 2,480,000

BLAIRMORE ALBERTA s 5NIT -OTEL 3TORY "UILDING s 3EAT FULLY EQUIPPED 2ESTAURANT s SEAT ,OUNGE -EETING 2OOM s 6ERY .ICE CONDITION $ 795,000

INTERIOR BC s 5NIT &LAGGED -OTEL s )NDOOR 0OOL AND -EETING 2OOM s "EAUTIFUL ,OBBY WITH "REAKFAST !REA s "EDROOM -ANAGERS 3UITE $ 2,188,000

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SALMON ARM %XCELLENT &ACILITY n 3EATS PATIO #LOSE TO THE ,AKE 2ECENT 5PGRADES 'REAT FOR A COUPLE 3ELLER -AY #ARRY !SKING $ 595,000

MERRITT !CRES # $ 269,000 SICAMOUS #ORNER OF (IGHWAY AND 4RANS #ANADA 4REMENDOUS %XPOSURE !CES # $ 499,000 REVELSTOKE !CRES (IGHWAY #OMMERCIAL WITH SQ FT "UILDING $ 1,200,000 20 ACRES, 2URAL :ONED $ 249,000

LIQUOR STORE s 6ALEMOUNT "# (OTEL "USINESS s 3EAT 0UB ,ONG 4ERM ,EASED 2ESTAURANT s ,IQUOR 3TORE s 2OOMS s 'OOD "UILDING s 2ENTAL (OUSE ,ARGE ,AND "ASE TITLES $ 1,999,000

QUESNEL BC s 27 Units with 10 RV sites. s 6ERY 7ELL +EPT s -ANY /VERSIZED 2OOMS s 0OPULAR WITH 7ORKERS s %XCELLENT ,IVING !CCOMMODATIONS $ 899,000

SUN PEAKS s ,IVE THE $REAM AT 3UN 0EAKS s $UPLEX WITH A 'ROUND ,EVEL 3UITE s ,IVE IN ONE AND 'ENERATE IN 2ENTALS s "EDROOM 5NITS "EDROOM s (OT 4UBS 3KI n)N #LOSE TO GOLF $ 895,000

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CHRISTINA LAKE 0UB 2ESTAURANT WITH ,IQUOR 3TORE ,ICENSE ,AND "UILDING AND %QUIPMENT !CRES !SKING $ 475,000 CRANBROOK 3EAT $OWNTOWN 0UB 'OOD 2EPAIR /FF 3ITE /WNER 3ELLER -AY #ARRY $ 468,000

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On the cover Franchise owner Michelle Kendall, 24, set a new sales bar during first year heading her De Dutch restaurant. Photo: Richard Lam

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792 HIGHPOINTE BEST VIEWS IN TOWN Build your dream home. 17,000 sq ft building envelope (1.96 acres). Unsurpassed, unimpeded 300 degree lake and city views. Services to lot line. No other lot like it! Available: $1,387,000 MLSÂŽ

LITTLE BRITAIN SPECIALTY FOODS is the Okanagan valley’s largest retail store specializing in groceries, sweets, souvenirs all imported from the United Kingdom. Established business since May 2007, centrally based in a high trafďŹ c area in Kelowna. This well established business owns the Little Britain trademark in Canada. Great opportunity for growth and the owners have details on the development prospects and creative ideas for future expansion. Available: $74,900 MLSÂŽ

#4-1385 STEVENS RD 1,998 sq ft Industrial strata for sale or lease. 1,500 sq ft shop with 498 sq ft mezzanine - 3 ofďŹ ces, tile oors, window a/c, electric heat in mezzanine. Drop down halagon light, shower & O/H Heat in shop area. Unit is plumbed for roof top air conditioning. O/H door is 12 x 14 ft. Available: $309,900, Lease $12.50 psf + NNN MLSÂŽ

FOR SALE OR LEASE AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK Sq Ft from 1,349 to 3,119 Construction is precast concrete. Radiant heating, 20 ft. ceilings & 14 ft. insulated overhead doors. Easy access to Hwy 97, Kelowna Intl Airport, the University and Quail Ridge golf course & subdivision. CD15 Zoning. Available For Sale: $249,565 - $331,705 Available Lease: $10 psf plus TNet MLSÂŽ

RUTLAND PLAZA - 1,208 +/- OfďŹ ce space for lease on 2nd oor. Tastefully ďŹ nished and well laid out. Ready to occupy with 3 good size ofďŹ ces, storage rooms, reception area, large foyer and washroom. Ample customer and staff parking available. Signage available. Zoned C7 Asking: $11.00 psf plus CAM MLSÂŽ

“CENTRALLY LOCATEDâ€? INDUSTRIAL ZONING +/- 2,100 sq. ft of Industrial zoned space available in the University District, 300 sq ft of bonus mezzanine ofďŹ ce space. I2 Zoning. Minutes to International Airport & downtown Kelowna. 4 Parking stalls included, 3 Phase Power. Asking: $349,00000 MLSÂŽ

SUNSET BEACH SUN SPA - Upscale Salon in an upscale location in the Lower Mission. Turn key package available for someone looking to get into the tanning business. The leased space is built out so well that there is room for expansion. This space is also laid out wonderfully for a professional medical practitioner. Don't miss this opportunity! Available For Sale: $189,900 MLSÂŽ

REID’S CORNER UNIVERSITY BUSINESS PARK Commercial Strata Land and Building for sale or Lease. Approximately 4,212 sq ft. Zoning C7, good access to Highway & close to airport. Asking: $650,000.00 Lease $12.50 psf + CAM MLSŽ

GREAT LOCATION IN THE PANDOSY CORRIDOR TO BE BUILT! Priced individually - New Strata Commercial/Residential Mix building. Commercial bays on 1st & 2nd oors. Unit 1 (main oor) - priced at $724,320 for 2,012 sq.ft. Unit 2 (2nd oor) $1,302,880 for 3,832 sq ft. 3rd oor Penthouse - residential priced at $579,000 each. Design changes may alter oor plate. All measurements to be veriďŹ ed by survey. Call Ken or Kris for details.

BRAVA Under construction. 2 Commercial, 3 Residential Strata units for sale – passive investment. To be fully leased at 7% CAP Rate, 5 year term. Projected occupancy June 2011. Call Ken or Kris for all the details.

B4 Interior British Columbia KAMLOOPS, BC & AREA UĂŠTumbler Ridge, BC – 2 commercial strata units 1438 sq ft and 3060 sq ft plus basements.ĂŠĂŠĂŠ ĂŠ $291,000 & $439,000 UĂŠĂŠKamloops – 4000 sq ft building ½ acre lot, commercial mix. High trafďŹ c area ĂŠĂŠ $788,000 or lease @ $12.00 triple net UĂŠĂŠClearwater, BC – Chinese restaurant land, building, Âź acre lot, equipment, liquor license, 4 bedroom suite. $289,000 UĂŠBarriere, BC – 5 unit mini mall plus full basement, hwy frontage, plus vacant lot to expandĂŠ$399,900 UĂŠĂŠNew – Louis Creek, BC – 2.49 acres manicured creekside parcel. 9yr old 1600 sq ft rancher with suite, plus 6 rental pads for park model homes year round. Most tenants away for winter. Plus extra large 30’ x 50’ detached shop – ďŹ ts a motor home. ĂŠ $795,000 UĂŠĂŠChase, BC – Pub liquor store, restaurant on main oor. 14 rooms on 2nd oor which need substantial work reected in price.ĂŠĂŠSuper buy $600,000 UĂŠĂŠKamloops – Franchise hair salon in largest mall. Great for hair stylist/owner $129,900 UĂŠĂŠKamloops– New ofďŹ ce retail building to be built. 3414 sq ft make great professional ofďŹ ce in busy residential sub div. $2668.00 plus triple net lease UĂŠĂŠClearwater, BC – Former school 11,000 sq ďŹ t with full gym 22 ft ceilings, make great church, school hall or? All on 6 acres. $399,000 UĂŠ ĂŠĂŠKamloops – INVESTORS – 8% Cap rate restaurant. Fronting E Trans Canada Hwy. Leased out. $8,000/mo triple net. $1,200,000

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@6BADDEH F O R L E A S E 1180 McGill Road LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING s ,OCATED IN THE 3OUTHGATE )NDUSTRIAL 0ARK CLOSE TO LARGE RETAILERS SUCH AS (OME $EPOT AND 7ALMART ADJACENT TO 4HOMPSON 2IVERS 5NIVERSITY s 2APIDLY DEVELOPING NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A WIDE RANGE OF COMMERCIAL AND TECHNOLOGY BASED l RMS s "UILDING SQ FT MAIN LEVEL AND SQ FT MEZZANINE WITH l NISHED OFl CES s $OCK HEIGHT LOADING FOR DOORS AT FRONT OF BUILDING s ,OW DOCK LOADING FOR DOORS AT REAR OF BUILDING s 7AREHOUSE FT CLEARED CEILINGS SUSPENDED GAS HEATERS HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTING

Mona M. Murray Dip. ULE, RI (BC), CPM

Call MARVIN MATT

OfďŹ ce: 250-372-2277

1-250-319-8784 ""*-ĂŠ, /9ĂŠ / °

Email: mona@mcmrealestate.ca

mmatt@shaw.ca

www.mcmrealestate.ca

www.realestatekamloops.ca

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COURT ORDERED FORECLOSURE SALE $150,000 PRICE REDUCTION INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SUMMERLAND

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

FOR SALE PENTICTON

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

$1,999,000

PENTICTON

LAKEFRONT PENTHOUSE WITH MOUNTAIN VIEWS AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

1 BDRM + DEN: $529,000

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2 BDRM + DEN: $1,599,000

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$1,250,000 + HST Please visit our website or call for more details.

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604-592-7250

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INVITATION TO PURCHASE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROPERTY IN PEACHLAND, B.C. D. Manning & Associates Inc., in its capacity as Receiver-Manager of the Property of 0748151 B.C. Ltd. (“the Company�) is seeking offers to purchase its right, title and interest in the Property of the Company located at 3498, 3520 and 3560 Drought Road and 5181 Robinson Lane, Peachland, B.C. (“the Property�). The Property consists of four (4) adjacent lots on the northern outskirts of Peachland, B.C., just off Highway 97 and overlooking Lake Okanagan, with a total area of approximately 1.8 hectares. Three (3) of the lots contain single family houses, all presently being rented out. The fourth lot is vacant. The Property is presently zoned RR-2 and RR-1 by the District of Peachland. A proposal to subdivide the Property into fourteen (14) lots has been submitted, but this subdivision approval has not yet been approved by the District of Peachland. Prospective purchasers must submit offers to the Receiver-Manager to purchase the Property prior to 5:00 pm PST on May 31, 2011 at the address listed below. The form of offer is included in the Receiver-Manager’s Information Package. The Receiver-Manager reserves the right to enter into an agreement or negotiate with any prospective purchaser at any time prior to the deadline, and all offers will be subject to Court approval. This invitation is intended solely for the purpose of soliciting offers from qualified, prospective purchasers of the Property offered. To request an information package or to arrange for a viewing of the Property, please contact:

Alex E.H. Ng, CIRP alex.ng@manning-trustee.com

D. MANNING & ASSOCIATES INC. Receiver-Manager of Property of 0748151 B.C. Ltd. 520-625 Howe Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2T6 Phone: 604-683-8030 Fax: 604-683-8327 www.manning-trustee.com

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BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

KELOWNA & OKANAGAN ACREAGES 4.7 ACRES - Very private estate in the City of Kelowna on Mission Creek. 5,000 sqft home, 5 bay garage, fenced for horse, barn with tack room. .............. $1,700,000 MLS® # 10021674

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C.

6.8 ACRES - Recreational retreat on Okanagan Lake. Located across the lake from Peachland near Rattle Snake Island. Boat access only, next to Provincial Park. ............ $545,000 Exclusive 9.2 ACRES - Flat irrigated hay land in the City of Kelowna close to new University UBCO. Perfect spot to build your dream home & have a few horses. ......$975,000 MLS® # 10022364

FULL FACILITY HOTEL

18 ACRES - In the City of Kelowna, very private next to Mission Creek. 3,000 sqft home +2 duplexes+ cabin+mobile home, generates good income. .... $1,975,000 MLS® #10022369

Includes only private liquor store in town. Excellent location. $2.9 million

19 ACRES - In S.E. Kelowna with 2 homes and large detached garage and hay barn. Fully irrigated flat hay land in desirable country setting. ....................Asking $1,900,000 MLS® #10018678

250-459-2454

9.8 ACRES - East of Kelowna next to Crown Land. Luxurious 4,176 sqft home with 4 bedrooms, 28 X 42 ft garage + second 2 bedroom home. ......................... $1,480,000 MLS® # 10018423

20 ACRES - In S.E Kelowna. Valley bottom flat hay land with small creek. Large barn with 2 bedroom suite, 2 bedroom mobile home + small cabin ........ $1,450,000 MLS® #10018056 84 ACRES - In West Kelowna 15 minutes drive to downtown. Very private setting. Water rights on Bear Creek. Custom built home + carriage home ............... $1,380,000 MLS® # 10017225 149 ACRES - 15 minutes drive east of Kelowna in Joe Rich area. Mission creek frontage, 3 bedroom cabin, Very mature Timber stand. Open to offers! .......................$695,000 MLS® # 10021439 160 ACRES - In Oyama area half way between Kelowna and Vernon. 3 legal Titles. Has Pink Shale Rock Quarry. Seller will carry financing or take trades............. $1,450,000 MLS® # 10024181 287 ACRES - 10 minute drive south of Vernon near Predator Ridge Golf Course. Spectacular lakeviews. Sellers will consider trades and or carry financing. $4,900,000 MLS® # 10019393 4.4 ACRES - Kamloops, B.C. Private estate home with 6 bedrooms & pool. 573 ft frontage on South Thompson River. Next to River Shores Golf Course. ..... $1,350,000 MLS® # 10020002

DAVID JUROME 250-862-1888 www.davidjurome.com

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UÊÊ >À}iÊ >V iÉ7i ` }Ê - «Ê – Suitable for investor or owner/operator. Includes land & buildings. fÓ°ÓxÊ UÊÊ ÛiÃÌ i Ì – 4 units in 1 building, established tenants with commercial tenants in place. $319,000 UÊÊ `ÕÃÌÀ > Ê iÛi « i ÌÊ > ` - 130 acres, with highway and railroad access. Reduced to $995,000 UÊÊ*À iÊ iÀV > Ê qÊ Ü Ì Ü Ê > «Ã Busy corner location. Can be leased for one or several tenants or for sale at f£°{Ê UÊÊ iÀV > Ê Õ ` }Ê– 2 tenants - plus storage + fenced compound - 8.5% cap rate on asking price of $450,000

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

SALMON ARM, B.C. 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 sixplex. 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.

SALLY SCALES sallys1@telus.net or 250-832-4831

COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL WORLDWIDE LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS UNDERWAY IN OUR AREA FORMER GROCERY STORE WITH APARTMENT PRIME DOWNTOWN LOCATION $124,900

18,000 SQ. FT. DISTRIBUTION OR MANUFACTURING CENTRE

HOTEL & LIQUOR STORE & RESTAURANT

$1,490,000

NICELY LOCATED WITH ADEQUATEPARKING AND FENCED STORAGE AREA

$749,000 POTENTIAL CO GEN PLANT 100 ACRES s ,ARGE )NDUSTRIAL 3ITE s -AJOR 0OWER ,INE s 'AS ,INE s 2AIL ,INE

$750,000

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

PARTIALLY COMPLETED OVER 52,000 SQ. FT. OF NICELY DESIGNED SCHOOL ADJOINING A 10 ACRE PARK WITH BALL DIAMONDS AND AN ICE ARENA

QUALITY INN 48 ROOMS FURNITURE & APPLIANCE LAND, BUILDING, BUSINESS 37,500 SF OF NEWER BUILDING

$1,990,000 1ST TRAIL REAL ESTATE LTD.

RESTAURANT AND MEETING ROOMS. STRATEGICALLY LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 3 AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE WEST KOOTENAYS IN CASTLEGAR

$2,495,000

DISTRIBUTION CENTRE 40,000 SQ. FT. FOR LEASE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL 1 ACRE LOT FOR SALE $359,000

(250) 231-5222 ( CELL) www.cbcworldwide.com www.coldwellbankertrail.com (250) 368-5508 ( FA X )

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WHO ELSE WANTS A BUSINESS WITH A STRONG BOTTOM LINE?

Fully leased 3plex, over 5000 sqft, updated, 7.41% cap. $574,000

287 seat Gem Theatre, Full Digital Equipped, strong bottom line. $595,000

dba The Source, Full Electronics, Television, Audio Sales. Complete Computer Custom Build and Repair. $295,000

Sunshine Valley Appliances, complete sales, service, install centre! Strong bottom line. $350,000

Call Brian Thate 250-442-7370 www.grandforksrealestate.ca

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KELOWNA, BC INDUSTRIAL SPACE FOR LEASE $7.50/sq. ft. + NNN

• 2,000 to 16,000 sq. ft. • Additional parking/yard space available • Heated and sprinklered building • Up to 42’ ceilings • Large overhead doors • 3 phase power

Request for Proposals Downtown Development Site in Salmon Arm, BC The Board of Education of School District No. 83 (North Okanagan/Shuswap) invites proposals for the lease and development of lands at the former J.L. Jackson School site in downtown Salmon Arm, BC. This site is surplus to the School District’s educational needs and is being offered for lease and development to generate an ongoing revenue stream.

• Easy in and out access • Accessible for large vehicles • Optional ofÀce space This space is Àexible, so let’s discuss your requirements!

The development parcel is approximately 7 acres, is welllocated and highly accessible, and is designated in the Official Community Plan to allow retail, service, office, and multifamily residential uses. A Request for Proposals (RFP) Document is available for downloading online at no charge. The RFP Document provides information about the site and instructions for the submission of Proposals. To download the RFP Document, please go to the BC Bid website at www.bcbid.gov.bc.ca For more information, please contact: Bruce Hunt, Project Coordinator, bhunt@sd83.bc.ca

The Property Source Group www.thepropertysource.ca

tf: 1.888.661.4434 p: 250.317.2707

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Proposals are due on 3 June 2011 by 2:00pm Pacific Time.

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FEATURE Bustling Vernon lives up to its billing as Canada’s No. 1 city for “entrepreneurial spirit”

¡:PV DBO IFBS UIF IBNNFST¢ WI STAFF WESTERN INVESTOR ernon, a city of 36,000 that is the service and retail hub of the North Okanagan, is ranked among the top three cities in B.C for prosperity, affordable housing, lifestyle and weather according to Moneysense magazine.

(TOP) Award-winning Predator Ridge: 500 homes have been built around the 36-hole golf course. (RIGHT) The new 33,000-square foot Nixon Wenger law office under construction in downtown Vernon.

designed to echo Vernon’s historic law court buildings. “You can hear the hammers,” said Howard Kruschke, director of real estate marketing for Predator Ridge golf course, who lives two blocks from the downtown core. The sound of construction also rings at Predator, where Vancouver-based Wesbild is building new houses, townhomes and condominiums around its award-winning 36-hole course. Last year, when Wesbild opened its new 18-hole course, it was quickly named the best new golf course in Canada by Score magazine. Kruschke said sales at Predator Ridge have seen a shift in the last two years. “We are now a domestic market, “ he said, with most buyers coming from Vernon and Kelowna rather than Vancouver or Alberta. To

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The Canadian Federation of Independent Business ranks it number 1 in Canada for entrepreneurial spirit. And it is this spirit that is driving a building boom in the lakeside city. “We started here and all our staff live here,” said Michael Kinghorn, a spokesman for Kal Tire, Canada’s largest tire distributor. Kinghorn was explaining why Kal Tire chose to build its new 80,000-square-foot head office in Vernon, instead of closer to customers in the Lower Mainland or Calgary. The construction for Kal Tire’s new HQ is already underway and is expected to wrap up during the summer of 2012. The three-storey building, with a capacity for 370 people, will bring the existing administration staff and training centres under one roof with room for future growth, Kinghorn explained. Meanwhile, the Okanagan Spring Brewery, owned by Japan’s Sapporo Breweries, continues to expand its central Vernon operations. It’s annual payroll is more than $6.5 million a year, and the Brewery spends an additional $2.2 million on capital expenditures and $2 million on replacement parts, repairs and maintenance. Forestry company Tolko, which has grown from a small B.C. sawmill operation to an international pulp and paper and lumber company, completed its new headquarters in downtown Vernon three years ago, home to about 300 employees. A few blocks away in Vernon’s bustling downtown, the law firm of Nixon Wenger is finishing a new 33,000-square-foot office,

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first two months of this year, a modest increase from the same period in 2010 and much higher than in 2009. There are a lot of listings on the market – an estimated 1,400 in February – and more are expected as the spring selling season gets underway. The average MLS price of a detached house was $330,000 in February, down 14 per cent from a year earlier. Investors can find good starter homes in Vernon, even with lake views, for unde r $250,000. A Western Investor survey found 370 listings under $400,000, including mobile homes, through the local ReMax office alone. Radiated with hiking and bike trails and with public access to both Okanagan Lake and Kalamalka Lake, plus the nearby Silver Star Mountain ski resort,Vernon is a popular city for families, and the City of Vernon, with senior government support, is continually adding infrastructure to attract more. One example is the new $25 millionVernon Secondary School, now under construction, that will cover 12,500 square feet. Another is the Vernon Jubilee Hospitalthat is undergoing an $88 million, 181,500-square-foot upgrade. capture these local buyers, Wesbild has started A third is the new 30,000-square-foot Vernon to offer 1,500-square-foot ranchers priced at Regional Library that is being built downtown next to the new Nixon Wenger law office. around $400,000. Next door to Predator Ridge, the $55 million Sparkling Hills Resort, an ultra-luxury, $PNNFSDJBM European-style wellness hotel, opened two Those interested in retail will find plenty years ago. of space available in or near the downtown, Last month in Berlin, Germany, Senses according to Dave Deshane of Coldwell Magazine named Sparkling Hills the “best Bankers, who noted there are some potenmountain hotel in the world 2011,” edging out tial deals. “Retail lease rates are down 20 per top European resorts. cent from the peak,” he said. An example is the Bank of Montreal building in the heart of )PVTJOH downtown. Vacant for nearly two years, it is fo Vernon’s housing market never experienced the lease at $10 per square foot. roller-coaster price swings seen in Kelowna, Based on local listings, prime serviced indusand sales have been slow for the past two years. trial land is selling for close to $500,000 per An apparent recovery is underway, however. acre. Lease rates for industrial buildings start About 140 residential properties sold in the in the $8-per- square-foot range. ◆

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481 – 3rd Ave. ........................... N4504633 .............Light Industrial..........................$400,000.00 1550 - 1st Ave .................................. N4504391 ............44,080 sq ft warehouse ................$3,750,000.00 1440 - 2nd Ave ..................................N4504001 ...............5,386 sq ft ofďŹ ce ............................$450,000.00

1440 – 2nd Ave. Quality extremely well maintained 5,386 sq ft OfďŹ ce Building. Professional Tenants.

“The Bridal Outletâ€? .............................. N4504557 ..............business only ..................................$125,000.00 9242 Milwaukee Way ....................... N4504594 ..............23,240 sq ft warehouse................$2,300,000.00 2493 Perrin Heights .............................. N196245 ..............Residential land................................. $45,000.00 "Bee Lazee RV Park". ..........................N4504404 ...............Business/land/buildings .................$1,500,000.00 2222 Balsam Ave. – Quesnel ............ N4504291 ...............14,000 sq ft warehouse/ofďŹ ce ...........$779,000.00 9368 Milwaukee Way ......................... N4504301 ...............31,640 sq ft warehouse ................ $2,500,000.00

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1921 Upland St...................................N4504330 ..............12 unit multi-family .......................... $850,000.00 508 George St. ................................ N4504232 ...............retail (restaurant) .......................... $2,000,000.00 'Domano Florists' ................................N4503630 ...............Business Only ..................................$120,000.00 971 Hart Hwy .................................... N4503912 ...............Land - 5.02 Acres ................................PENDING

678 Vancouver St. FOR LEASE – 1,985 sq ft top quality second oor OFFICE space. 6 ofďŹ ce, meeting room, lunch room & common area.

Lot #1 Atwood Rd. ..............................N4504036 ..............Land - 78.8 Acres ........................... $850,000.00 4986 Hartway Dr................................N4504045 ...............Land - 0.31 Acres.............................. $80,000.00 5008 Hartway Dr ...............................N4504046 ...............Land - 0.263 Acres............................ $70,000.00 Fraser Lake, B.C. ..........................N4504181-4194 ..............Land .................... Industrial/Commercial varying Chief Lake Rd...................................... Sub-lakeshores land ...................................................$20-35,000.00 26485 Telegraph Rd. – Vanderhoof .... N4504362 .............539 Ac. Residential ....................... $700,000.00

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996 Central St. ................................... N4504419 ..............LAND ............................................ $190,000.00

FOR LEASE – 25,660 sq ft quality warehouse located in the Danson Industrial Park. 24’ ceilings, 6 loading docks, 1 ramp, 7 -14’ O/H doors, 4 man doors, ofďŹ ces & a large fenced compound.

978 Central St. ...................................N4504420 ...............LAND ............................................$185,000.00

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Ideal wildlife viewing/hunting property. 5 km of quad trails. 90 Acres cultivated. 2 miles of Nechako River front on west side & one mile on east side. Gravel deposit & two residences.

9368 Milwaukee Way Located on 3.74 Acres, 31,640 sq ft major fabricating/manufacturing facility.

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3131 Westwood Dr. .................... N4504410 .............1,200 sq ft. ....................................... RETAIL Unit #203 1396-5th Ave. ..............N4504662 .............1,955 sq ft ....................................... OFFICE 481 - 3rd Ave ............................. N4504221 .............5,526 sq ft + 2,976 sq ft ............ INDUSTRIAL 466 - 2nd Ave. ................... N4504564 & 68 .............565 & 4,500 sq ft ........................... OFFICE 9080 Penn Rd ............................ N4503984 .............25,660 sq ft ...........................WAREHOUSE 678 Vancouver St ...................... N4504034 .............1,985 sq ft ................................... PENDING River Rd.

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RECREATION FEATURE Owners look for investors to jump-start West Coast residential and resort projects

ings, engineering and survey drawings, marketing materials, a business plan, accounting and other management operating systems,� she added. There is even large, fully furnished showhome that can be rented to a developer for a sales suite. The site has commanding ocean and island views. The asking price is $2.95 million, which Gadsby noted is about the price of a duplex on Vancouver’s West Side. She is willing to consider a joint venture with the right investor.

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(TOP) Seaview Villa Estates in West Sechelt: stunning ocean views from development that has zoning in place for 40 more strata homes. Asking $2.95 million. (RIGHT) Whiskey Landing at Ucluelet: vacant since 2008 with 24 condos, retail space. Asking $2.5 million.

developments on the west coast of the Island, one the second phase of a condo project that went for $440,000; and a five-acre waterfront resort and marina – where the owner went into receivership with resort approvals and plans in place – for $3.5 million. The sudden interest from investors is “surprising� Gray admitted.

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It is a surprise that would be welcomed by other property owners. Developer Joan Gadsby, an author, marketing professional and former North Vancouver councillor, is trying to find a buyer to take over or joint venture with her on Seaview Villa Estates, an oceanview development in West Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. This is not a

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Some are in receivership, others are just waiting for a new investor or joint venture partner to come in and finish the project. The timing now seems right. According to both Central 1 Credit Union and Landcor Data, B.C.’s recreational and rural real estate markets could begin a recovery this summer with a true uptick coming within two years. On Vancouver Island and the southern coast, total residential sales will spike 15 per cent in 2013, following gains of 8 per cent this year and 3 per cent in 2012, forecasted a recent Central 1 report. “That is all just guesswork and golly,� sniffed pragmatic veteran realtor Judy Gray of Re/ Max Commercial in Ucluelet, but she agreed that investors are now looking closely at West Coast development parcels that have sat idle for two years or more. An example is the failed Whiskey Landing mixed-use project on the Ucluelet waterfront. Vacant since 2008, it now has residential warranty insurance in place; the commercial strata are mostly sold; 24 condos are complete; and there is adjacent land to build on. It needs remediation work and an engineering report to proceed. Gray has it listed at $2.5 million. “In the past three or four weeks, we have begun to get serious offers,� she said. Earlier this year, Gray sold two other stalled

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recreational property, but a residential development where existing owners live full time, Gadsby said. It is currently being redesigned for smaller residential units, but includes 11 penthouses. Three years ago, Gadsby sold out Phase 1 – eight of a planned 48 townhomes – at the project. “Then the recession hit,� she said. Currently Seaview Villa Estates has two acres of land available for the planned Phases 2 to 4. Seaview’s site has municipal zoning for 40 more housing units and already has 90 per cent of the underground services in place, Gadsby, president and owner of Seaview Villa Estate Ltd., said. “The price includes all architectural draw-

Back on Vancouver Island, Dale Shortt of Re/ Max Ocean Pointe Realty said he is getting many more “tire kickers� looking at a number of stalled development sites. “I have had more calls on these since January than I have had in two years,� he said. Perhaps his best deal is a 26-unit condo oceanview site on one acre, with municipal approvals in place, in north Nanaimo. He is offering it at $729,000 under a court-ordered sale. Another foreclosure is a nine-acre subdivision zoned for at least 28 single-family homes. Once priced at $1.4 million, it is now listed at $995,000. His prized listing is an oceanview site in downtown Nanaimo zoned for 34 condos, with development cost charges waived, that overlooks the cruise ship pier. The asking price is $729,000, which works out to be about $21,000 per door for land costs, consider fairly low. “I am surprised I haven’t received an offer on that one yet,� Shortt said. He noted that, once the current inventory of about seven parcels is taken up, there will be few development sites zoned and ready to go in Nanaimo, where the housing market has already begun a slow recovery. A few miles north of Nanaimo, Dave Hammond of Re/Max Nanaimo is offering a 571-acre development property, with ocean views, that is approved for 590 building lots. Being sold under a court order, the asking price is $19.5 million. With an apparent uptick in coastal real estate underway, it may be time for investors to jumpstart stalled projects, Shortt said. ◆

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Parcel 1 - 55 acres, 3 titles $545,000 approx 1650’ of lakefront, easy access Parcel 2 - 26 acres, 2 titles $365,000 approx 1450’ of lakefront, hwy access Riverfront townhome site $575,000 1.76 acres - approx 263’ of riverfront zoned RM1 - multiple residential preliminary drawings for 13 TH’s on file 13 Lots - 1.1 acres, zoned residential strategically located adjacent to Connaught Hill Park - walk to downtown possible rezoning potential Prime high profile location $789,500 Hwy access near Costco & Future Shop 3664 sq ft building on 1/2 acre lot zoned M3 - Business Industrial

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ABBOTSFORD - 2.5 ACRES - $699,900 Located in the charming community of Arnold this diverse property will suit no matter what your needs are. All  at and usable and set up to house up to 14 horses, with two barns, turnouts, riding ring all drained and gravel footing. The home is a 7 bedroom basement entry well maintained with large kitchen to open dining and family room area and separate living room with beautiful red brick ďŹ replace (previous owner was a professional mason). Nothing left to do except move everyone in and enjoy. Easy to view - this is priced to sell fast. You will be impressed.

IRON CREEK LODGE - REDUCED $649,900 50 Acres – Located at the B.C. Yukon border, on Iron Creek Lake which is stocked by the gov’t with rainbow trout. Facilities overlooking the lake include service station, 2 storey lodge with 50 seat restaurant, full kitchen, living quarters upstairs, 8 room motel, 2 room log cabin, 20 serviced R.V. sites...the list goes on. All buildings and services were installed from 1992 to present with approvals and built to code. Steady clientele with tour buses, car, truck and camping trafďŹ c, ďŹ shermen, hikers, snowmobilers, cross country skiers and local trafďŹ c. Priced to sell. Call for a full information package.

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• Fully leased and tenanted • only half-block from vibrant 17th Avenue SW • 14 one-bedroom suites, 1 two-bedroom suite, • Close to transit, grocery, restaurants For more information or to view, please contact:

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53,233 SQ. FT.

35,381 SQ. FT.

4211 13A Street SE, Calgary, Alberta

4043 Brandon Street SE, Calgary, Alberta

• CFIA registered • 3 blast freezers, extensive cooling storage, refrigerated processing area (64 ton) • Waste water treatment on-site • Fenced yard and parking

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REGIONAL ROUNDUP Edmonton unveils competing green urban visions for 536-acres of old airport lands

%BSJOH UP ESFBN DAVE HUSDAL WESTERN INVESTOR he topography of Edmonton’s City Centre Airport is far from remarkable. As airports should be, Edmonton’s original airfield is flat and barren. For now.

But it may not be a few years down the road. That’s because Alberta’s capital city is daring to dream about just what will replace the airport as it’s phased out in the next couple of years. To that end, the city is in the midst of a process to select what firm will ultimately be chosen to design Alberta’s largest-ever in-fill development – a mixed-use, higher-density, environmentally-friendly community of roughly 30,000 residents. That’s the vision for what’s billed as City Centre Redevelopment, a roadmap to bring new city life to an inner city swath of 536 acres northwest of downtown. While aircraft won’t be a part of the future for the city centre lands, other than through historical tributes, the city’s planners and politicians – at least those in the majority – want the airport site to be transit-oriented and sustainable. Perhaps the term anti-suburb might be appropriate. Certainly what’s envisioned will be a work in progress for years to come, and based on public interest in the site, Edmontonians are keen on what the future might bring. They were busy in February checking out visions of five finalist design teams being assessed by the city. The public engagement process attracted 15,000 hits on the city’s website for the redevelopment project, and hundreds of comments, said Phil Sande, the project’s executive director. Sande said about 1,500 Edmontonians checked out open-house displays for the project and he’s not surprised at the level of interest in redevelopment of the site.

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Capital plans: urban designers competing for Edmonton’s City Centre Redevelopment include water-inspired plan from Perkins & Will of Vancouver (TOP); and green space and canals from Foster & Partners, U.K. (TOP RIGHT); BNIM of Kansas City (CENTRE RIGHT); and KCAP Architects & Planners, Netherlands (BOTTOM RIGHT).

opposed to choosing the best design. The designs that everybody is seeing are a part of the overall submission that each of these teams has provided in order to convey to us what their team’s philosophies are, and how 5FBN USVNQT EFTJHO it is that they’re proposing to go through this The selection committee will be recommend- overall process.” ing its preferred design team to city council Firms competing to design the city’s potenthis spring. While the concepts the finalists tial urban jewel come from Vancouver, Kansas have produced will certainly be used in the City, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and final product, Sande emphasized that they’re Sweden. not blueprints at this point, that the selection Their concepts, communicated to the public process is choosing a team, not a concept. in five-minute videos and a series of display The latter will be fleshed out in the planpanels at open houses and online, are colourning period that follows. ful and imaginative. They foresee urban city “What we’re doing within this process living along a constructed aspen forest with is we’re actually choosing the best team, as manufactured hills and man-made water fea“It’s clearly something that Edmontonians have been focused on for many, many years,” he said. “This is their first opportunity to really see what could become on that property.”

tures, renewable energy infrastructure (giant windmills are depicted along the north edge of the site), and vibrant streets. One concept calls for five-kilometre-deep ground-source heating wells. Another foresees a looping urban waterway. Yet another lays out an aspen forest along the current footprint of the northwest-southeast runway. All foresee significant parkland in the urban mix.

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What they don’t envision is single-family homes of the suburban variety: far from it. The proposed housing density as outlined in the airport lands master plan principles, is a minimum of 25 units per acre, roughly triple to

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quadruple what’s often associated with urban and suburban “family� neighbourhoods. Yet the plan principles meant to guide the design teams call for “an inclusive, familyoriented, fully sustainable community� offering “superior urban lifestyle opportunities, comprising a wide range of housing choices mixed with offices, restaurants, boutiques and services, primarily designed to serve the community’s residents.� The predominant dense building form will be stacked townhouses, townhouses and fourto-six-storey low-rise apartments. The city’s also mandating that 20 per cent of the housing units will be “affordable housing,� encompassing rental units and owner-occupied dwellings. That may be easier to achieve than it sounds, in part because the site is close to both Grant MacEwan University and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).

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While many cities talk about the potential for transit-oriented infill development, Edmonton’s vision seems more than achievable in this area, with construction already started on a new light-rail transit line to link downtown to NAIT (completion in 2014) and an extension to the redeveloped airport lands to follow. Indeed, while Edmonton has long lagged behind Calgary in building new LRT lines, its interest and pursuit of better transit has been

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growing recently. It opened new track to the southside in 2010 and has additional routes planned, but not yet funded, in the west, northwest and southeast sectors of the city. Not everyone is embracing a bold new vision for the airport lands. Some want to keep the airport open. City council certainly isn’t unanimous in its vision. Take councillor Tony Caterina, who has opposed closure of the airport. “My initial thought is they’re all different, but they’re all the same,â€? Caterina told the Edmonton Journal a few days after the design team finalists revealed their concepts. “There are themes here of park space and stormwater management ‌ that to me is not innovative.â€? Several of the concepts look at reserving close to half the site for green space, but Caterina isn’t sure if this will leave room for the 30,000 residents expected to move in. Some of the plans also have extensive canals, which could prove costly if ever implemented. The concepts shared with the public at this point are rich on artwork and low on costing, something that raises red flags for some Edmontonians, particularly since the city is serving as its own developer on the project. That is not unusual in urban Alberta. The City of Calgary is redeveloping the East Village neighbourhood on the east end of Calgary’s core with its own developer, Calgary Municipal Land Corp. Still, converting a flat airport site to a contoured, vibrant urban community of tomorrow won’t be cheap – particularly with the require-

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BUSINESSES z18 Hole Golf Course - Central AB. 136 Acres. - $2.75M z7 Bay Auto Wash - SE Edmonton. On 0.43 Ac. VTB avail. - $1.5M z3 Restaurants (Bus OR Equip & Leaseholds)- Call For Info

CALL AYAZ OR SAM AT 780.641.1320 zA&W Franchise Partner Program- Edm loc - Call For Info zFamoso Neapolitan Pizzeria Franchises- BC- Call For Info

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While airport site redevelopment is clearly still in the planning stages, Edmonton as a whole has been swinging back quite nicely economically since the crash of 2008. With oil flirting with $100 a barrel, oilsands projects near Fort McMurray are pushing the demand for everything from industrial shop space to retail space in the capital city. The region’s industrial shop vacancy rate dropped to 3.58 per cent in the final quarter of 2010, down from 4.41 per cent from 12 months earlier. Demand for retail space is up, and Colliers International notes nine redevelopment or new office tower proposals in the city’s financial and government districts. As well, the city is actively considering a new downtown arena. For its part, Cushman & Wakefield sees growth ahead for Edmonton’s commercial real estate market. “In 2011, continued downward pressure is expected on retail vacancy, as there will be limited new development coming on line for most of the year. Construction costs have stabilized somewhat, giving both developers and tenants more cost certainty in their growth plans,� the company noted in a recent market update. A number of new projects will join the retail universe in 2011, the study added.

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&ENPOUPO " # Population 782,439 2010 building permits $2.73 billion 2011 building permits to end of February $364 million Average detached house price $360,000 Average rent, two-bedroom apartment $1,015 Apartment vacancy rate 4.2 per cent Industrial vacancy rate 3.58 per cent

On the industrial side, C&W sees a busy year ahead. “Speculative industrial development is expected to increase vacancy in the short term, with absorption increasing as the new buildings are brought on line.� And, it’s fair to say, many new developments will happen long before dirt starts moving on the airport lands, likely in 2014. ◆

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MULTI-FAMILY z9 Units - Central McDougal - $97,000 Per Door z15 Units - West Jasper Pl. 15 two strata titled - Call For Info z15 Units - West Edmonton - $85,000 Per Door z18 Units - Eastwood - $100,000 Per Door z21 Units - Westwood - Strata titled - $85,000 Per Door

CALL MIKI O’REE AT 780.200.6454

INDUSTRIAL zLand/Bldg For Sale - Spruce Gr. 5500SF on 0.7 ac. REDUCED PRICE - $799,000

CALL ALLY PIRMOHAMED AT 780.604.0302

zSouth Edm Indian Restaurant - Well Established - $200,000

LAND

CALL RAJ BHARDWAJ 780.983.4211

z Premier Hotel Site - NE Edm. 1.18 Ac. HWY Exposure- $1.395M z Nisku Commercial Land - 6 Lots. Zoned CS - Call For Info

INVESTMENT zRed Deer Commercial Bldg - Fully leased. Downtown. - $1.1M zRetail Condos W/Tenants - In Spruce Grove - PENDING zRed Deer Commercial Bldg - Fully leased. Downtown. - $1.1M zSwan Hills Hotel - $2M Revenue - PENDING zPremier Lodge - Valemount BC - $4.88M zProfessional Office Bldg - West Edm. W/land - PENDING

CALL AYAZ OR SAM AT 780.641.1320 zSylvan Lake - (3) Motels For Sale. Call Rajan Nulliah for info.

CALL RAJAN NULLIAH AT 780.441.5419 zRetail Condo with Prime Exposure - 9356 34 Ave. - $475,000

CALL RAJ BHARDWAJ AT 780.983.4211

CALL AYAZ OR SAM AT 780.641.1320 z 3.29 Acres HWY Land - Innisfail Development Land - $1.3M

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LEASING z Leduc Plaza - Prof/Medical Space Avail. www.LeducPlaza.com

CALL AYAZ OR SAM AT 780.641.1320 z Whyte Avenue - Second Floor. 2215 SF - $12.00/SF + OP Costs

CALL ALLY PIRMOHAMED AT 780.604.0302 z 1261, 1307 & 2774SF - Spruce Gr. Full Commission to Tenants Rep $10.00/SF plus OP Costs

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Gibbons Commercial Land & Building

Strathcona County Land & Business

Country store with pet foods, animal feeds, garden supplies, convenience on ideal Trans Canada Highway location in Mill Bay, BC. Sales over $1M, perfect for owner operator.

Two tenants that have been in place for a long time. Good corner location on two lots. Attractive building. Great potential to ba a very good investment property.

2 buildings on 2 acres in Strathcona County. Restaurant with living quarters in one building furniture, gift, and antique store in the other building. Very little competition.

Highway #1 Location

Great Potential!

Dream Business

Clinton Alexander • Sterling Real Estate • 780.914.4807 www.clintonalexander.com • clintonalexander@shaw.ca

• Commercial & Industrial Development Opportunities • Single Family Homes & New Apartments Required • 35 minutes to Edmonton and 60 Minutes to Red Deer

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15 UNIT apartment, west end, all ones, many renos- 6.07 cap. Call for proforma 23 UNIT apartment, University area, nice condition and 5.75 cap. Call for proforma 13,231 SF RETAIL STRIP in Leduc, AB. 5 bays with good long term tenants. 9 years old. NOI over $161,000 per annum. 7.4 cap at $2,180,000. 1.45 ACRE INDUSTRIAL in Nisku, AB close to Edmonton Intl. Airport. 3,900 sf newer warehouse with 18’ grade door. Fenced and graveled. Oilpatch is back and rocking! $1,100,000 1.45 ACRE INDUSTRIAL, 6,000 sf warehouse, 1,575 sf office, mezzanine, 25’ clearance, 5 ton crane with yard rails. Heavy power. Perfect for welding/sandblasting. SOLD! 68 PAD MOBILE HOME PARK in High Level, AB fully serviced, paved roads, underground utilities, fenced and landscaped, bare land condo titles. MOTIVATED OWNER WILL CARRY 75% FINANCING FOR A QUALIFIED BUYER INTEREST FREE FOR UP TO 2 YEARS!!! MLS $1,295,000 Looking for investment properties for all ICI categories. Fully qualified buyers. Call now for your complimentary evaluation and allow my 21 years of banking and 13 years of commercial real estate experience to assist you!

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EAST CENTRAL ALBERTA Prime Highway Commercial Lots Next to our New Hotel, Convention Centre and Casino 3 to 4 Acre Parcels $175,000 per Acre

VALERIE KING

Write: 5204 – 50 Ave., Camrose, AB, T4V 0S8 Toll Free: 1-888-672-4426 Ph. (780)678-3025 Fax: (780)672-2469 Email: vking@camrose.ca www.camrose.ca

RICK D. JENKINS POLARIS REALTY

780-990-6120 cell Email: rdjri@telus.net Commercial Realtor

• Retail & Hotel Development Opportunities • SKYPORT at Wetaskiwin Airport Sites Available • 44,000 loyal shoppers in immediate trading area

City of Wetaskiwin

For Details Contact: RONALD HOLLAND (780) 361-4404 Toll Free: 1-800-989-6899 Edm Dir: (780) 421-0953 rholland@wetaskiwin.ca

Economic Development P.O. Box 6210 Wetaskiwin, Alberta T9A 2E9 www.wetaskiwin.ca

Colliers International 3555 Manulife Place, 10180 – 101 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 3S4

+1 780 420 1585 www.colliers.com Retail Investment Opportunity 26,782 SF RETAIL BLDG 5011 - 48 Ave, Ponoka, AB Fully leased to 5 tenants Ponoka Towne Centre NOI - $298,367

Accelerating success. Multifamily Opportunity 102 UNITS PENDING

15 UNITS AVAILABLE

7 ACRES LAND

ECO PARK

Spruce Grove, AB Built in 2003, 70% 2 bedroom 2 bath, 5 appliances, elevator

Edmonton, AB North Central, extremely large and clean units, great mix, new roof, assumable finance

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

Fort McMurray, AB Pre-selling & pre-leasing industrial bays, 2,000 - 43,000 SF, on Hwy 63 N., adequate parking, T5 lighting, radiant heating, and bay doors

62 UNITS PENDING Edmonton, AB Extremely large units, all 2 and 3 bedrooms have 1.5 baths, above grade

Casey McClelland Mark Swaenepoel DIR +1 780 969 3003 casey.mcclelland@colliers.com

DIR +1 780 969 3037 mark.swaenepeol@colliers.com

Judicial & Office/Retail Opportunities 59.44 ACRES

160 ACRES

Parkland County, AB Country Residential, minutes from Edmonton

Stony Plain, AB Area structure plan completed, engineered and ready to go, financing available

80 ACRES

155 ACRES

Parkland County, AB Country Residential, preliminary development plan available

Parkland County, AB Country Residential development east of Stony Plain

420 ACRES

12,000 SF BUILDING

Parkland County, AB Next to Lake Eden Resort, good access to utilities

Edmonton, AB Freestanding building close to Downtown, Ideal Owner/User

1.75 Hwy ACRES

MULTI FAMILY LAND

Beaumont, AB 1.75 acres, highway exposure Ideal hotel location

Morinville, AB 4.47 Acres of Multi Family Land for Sale, up to 99 units available

Steven Pearson

Jeff Grobman

DIR +1 780 969 3023 steven.pearson@colliers.com

DIR +1 780 969 3031 jeff.grobman@colliers.com

Fort McMurray Opportunities

83 UNITS AVAILABLE Edmonton, AB Concrete block, elevator, 70% 2 &3 bedrooms, west end location

15 UNITS AVAILABLE Edmonton, AB West end location, along west LRT expansion line, all units have balconies, above average suite sizes 2.5 ACRES IN TERWILLEGAR AVAILABLE Edmonton, AB RA7 Zoning, up to 170 buildable units

15 UNITS PENDING Edmonton, AB West end location, one block away from approved LRT route, 6 three bedroom suites

Amit Grover DIR +1 780 969 3006 amit.grover@colliers.com

DAYS INN Grande Prairie, AB 90 rooms, new construction $9,200,000

FOLDING MOUNTAIN RESORT Near Jasper National Park Motel, cabin, RV park, campground, excess development land, recently renovated

Perry Gereluk DIR +1 780 969 2979 perry.gereluk@colliers.com

Fort McMurray, AB Proposed office development on 36,400 SF lot, zoned C5, currently a movie theatre

RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM SITE Fort McMurray, AB 24-unit development permit

22,000 SF INDUSTRIAL BUILDING Fort McMurray, AB Fully leased

Jandip Deol

INDUSTRIAL BAYS FOR SALE OR LEASE

DIR +1 780 969 3043 jandip.deol@colliers.com

Ready December 1, 2010 Taiga Nova Eco Industrial Park

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Hotels

10020 MacDONALD DRIVE

GRAVEL PITS

Greater Edm. Opp.

Fort McMurray, AB

132,995 SF INDUSTRIAL FACILITY

SML 070029, SML 020038, SML 030011, SML 810079, SML 040002

Sturgeon Ind. Pk., AB Sale or lease. 30,000 SF bays available. Abundant yard. Future CN Rail Service. Flexible completion options.

GROUP OF 11 LAND Fort McMurray, AB 6.75 AC, additional 7 AC adjacent site, Hwy. 63 & Gregoire Dr. exposure

Ken Shebib MOB DIR

+1 780 863 7355 +1 780 881 6297

ken.shebib@colliers.com

Wabamun Lake Lands 151.93 Acres on Lake Wabamun 2,600 feet of prime shoreline property 9.09 Acres Zoned CR 142.94 Acres zoned AGG Price: $2,920,000

DIR +1 780 969 2994 rod.connop@colliers.com DIR +1 780 969 3002 sean.day@colliers.com

Fort McMurray, AB 16,800 SF industrial building, fully leased, NOI $700,000 rising to $750,000 in 2013

National Insolvency Team

Rod Connop Sean Day

145 MacMILLAN RD.

Mark Swaenepoel

George Dawson

DIR +1 780 969 3037 mark.swaenepoel@colliers.com

DIR +1 780 969 2998 george.dawson@colliers.com

B20 Alberta

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Edmonton & Area - For Sale

• Sherwood Park - 1.33 Acres (C5 Zoning) - $765,000 / acre • Drayton Valley - 52 Room Motel (new 2005) - $3,300,000 • Sherwood Park - 19.57 Acres Zoned C5 - $600,000 / acre • Sherwood Park - 3.9 Acres (adjacent to Ford site) - $637,000 / acre • Mini Storage Investment - Located on 5.89 acres - $425,000 • Edmonton - 1,355 sq. ft. Industrial Condo - $350,000 • Sherwood Park - Lakeland Drive - 2.42 Acres - $715,000 / acre • Developed Industrial Land - West Edmonton - $300,000 / acre • West Edmonton Industrial Warehouse/OfďŹ ce - 14,319 sq. ft. - $1,500,000

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Val Toffoli

Selling Edmonton since 1987

Phone: 780-707-9395

REALTY EXECUTIVES POLARIS 4107 - 99th Street, Edm, AB T6E 3N4 Email: vtoffoli@shaw.ca • www.valtoffoli.com MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENT BUILDINGS: • 7 Stes in West Central; 6% Cap Rate. Very Clean & Well Maintained with Great tenant Profile. • 12 ste with 80% financing available! Ctl – Near downtown, College, Hospital, new proposed Stadium & LRT – Good size stes. Great Curb Appeal • 15 Condo Units – 13-1bdrm & 12-2 bdrm units. Ctl near downtown & college. REDUCED & open to reasonable offers.

OfďŹ ce • 780.417.5540 (Sherwood Park)

• 18 Stes (12-2 Bdrm, 5-1 Bdrm, 1 Bach) Extensive upgrading in & out (roof/windows/landscaping/ fencing). Hi Ratio financing available. East Ctl

OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING IN RED DEER!

FOR LEASE

• Great Location • High Visibility • Long Term Government and National tenants • 2 Parking Lots INCLUDED for Future Development

$7.5 Million Glenn Moore

, Associate C21 Advantage Commercial Phone: 403-318-8085 Email: glenn@advantagecommercial.ca www.reddeercommercial.com

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Bob MacMillan 780-975-4100 (cell)

Re/Max Advantage Sherwood Park, AB

Scott MacMillan 780-975-1234

BRIAN PAGE 780-233-8438 bkpage@telus.net

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, FRANCHISES & BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN WESTERN CANADA For advertising information call 604-669-8500 or 1-800-661-6988 toll free anywhere in Canada or the USA.

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ROB REGAN

Land Development SALES RE/MAX Real Estate 780-488-4000

780-490-9324 ar_ar@shaw.ca

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Bridge Financing Short Term Financing Private Lender 1st & 2nd Mortgages Competitive interest rates Fast approval Referrals welcome!

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APPROX. 140 ACRES For residential development Expect 280 lots ... Close to Edmonton, Nisku & Beaumont. Be ready for the surge in 2012 !!

For further info contact: Lorne Ryz

RAY LEWIS

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MULTI-FAMILY LAND OPPORTUNITIES • 1.33 acres high density multi-family land in Wetaskiwin; can build a 40 unit building; $435,000 • 1.823 acres high density multi-family land in Wetaskiwin; can build a 90 unit building plus underground parking; $675,000 • 3.83 acres multi-family prime dev. land in Windermere, SW Edmonton Apartment product is in demand! Please call for our opinion of value of your building!

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INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES •Commercial Condos - 3,000 sq. ft. per unit; up to 9,000 sq. ft. contiguous - Great exposure located at intersection of Fort Road, Wayne Gretzky Dr. & Yellowhead - $130 per square foot CONTACT BURKE SMITH

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DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES +/- 3.84 ACRES: in SW Edmonton, Zoned IB (Industrial Business) ............................. $3,500,000 +/- 1.85 ACRES: in NE Edmonton on 50th Street ............................................. $2,250,000 +/- 13,068 SQ. FT. high density multi-family site ...................................................................... $850,000 +/- 0.31 ACRES: high visibilty location on 111 Avenue ....................................................... $610,000 CONTACT JEFF MCCAMMON OR DOUG BAUER

SHERWOOD PARK LAND - $26,000,000 • 150 acre site along Broadmoor Blvd. • Area Structure Plan approved for Commercial and Industrial CONTACT IAN NEWMAN OR MIKE PARKER

FREE STANDING 65,700 SQ. FT. RETAIL BUILDING - GRANDE PRAIRIE • Located on 6.05 acres of land • Available NOW • Great owner/user building

FORMER WAL-MART - MEDICINE HAT • High profile redevelopment opportunity • 12.95 acres / 100,287 s.f. building • $8,950,000 CONTACT HOWARD McCANN OR MARK McCANN

MULTI-FAMILY 100+ UNITS • Interior BC • 8.0 CAP • Located just off highway 1

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CONTACT DOUG FOGG OR DAVID COONEY

DUGGAN MALL - CAMROSE • ±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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MULHURST BAY CROSSING 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

CONTACT JEFF McCAMMON OR DOUG BAUER

• 20.64 acres development land • Residential & Highway commercial

14,707 SQ. FT. SHOWCASE WAREHOUSE

CONTACT JEFF McCAMMON OR RAPHAEL YAU

DOWNTOWN EDMONTON DEVELOPMENT LAND • 37,500 square feet • Significant parking and signage income • Zoned HA - Heritage Area

• Argyll Road / Sherwood Park Freeway • Clear span warehouse; dock & grade loading • $2,690,000 PRICE REDUCED!

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

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• 8,000 sq. ft. building on 8.23 acres • New building constructed in 2008 • $336,783/annum net income • $3,950,000

CONTACT CHRIS SIEBEN OR ANDY HORVATH industrial@cwedm.com

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• Former Fort Theatre • Morrison Centre • 36,400 sq. ft. site which includes a • 52,437 sq. ft. office building & 14,500 sq. ft. building 35,555 sq. ft. development land CONTACT DOUG RAE OR BRETT KILLIPS

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lberta’s oilsands boomtown continued to record strong population growth between 2008 and 2010, despite the economic slowdown that began in 2008. Fort McMurray’s population hit 76,797 in 2010, according to recently released census data for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, which governs the oilsands capital. That new figure represents a hike of 6.13 per cent over a two-year period. Still, Fort Mac has yet to pass Alberta’s two most populous second-tier cities, Red Deer and Lethbridge, which tallied 90,084 and 86,659 citizens respectively in 2010. Assuming Fort McMurray continues to hum with oilsands growth, the urban oilsands hub should pass Red Deer and Lethbridge within five years. Sprawling Wood Buffalo, which recently acquired more Crown land, is already Alberta’s third-most-populous municipality.

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the project, followed by $50 million and $47 million in the next two years. The centre is expected to be used by a variety of police services, including those in Edmonton and Calgary, and also as a supplementary training centre for the RCMP. Projections are for about 1,400 peace officers to receive at least some training in Fort Macleod each year. The town of 3,100, situated at the junctions

of Highways 2 and 3, has already upgraded its water-treatment plant to add capacity while it has waited for the province to find money for the centre. Fort Macleod boasts a good supply of industrial and highway commercial land, which are selling in the range of $35,000 an acre for industrial and $62,000 per half-acre for commercial.◆ – Compiled by Dave Husdal

Commercial, EDMONTON INVESTMENTS Industrial & Residential Financing • DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY - 3.95 Acres with established yard-site within very active Heritage Valley area in southwest Edmonton. Asking $2,440,000.

• PRINTING & PUBLISHING BUSINESS - Original owner and operated for 30 years. Good customer base. Simple operation with growth potential, Business and Assets $553,000 Condo Bldg $495,900

• TREENURSERY - South of Edmonton with 80 acres, established in 1988 by present owners. Beautiful home and 3 metal buildings. Complete line of current equipment optional. Nursery Price Reduced! $1,050,000

5 yr lease with national tenant. Great trouble-free income producer. 7,112 sq. ft. wood frame building with metal roof, 100% leased to Fields. Lease Income $60,452 per annum ($8.50/sq.ft.) Net Lease income: $54,000 per annum $635,000

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• 80ACRES WEST OF EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - with home, large garage/workshop and quonset. 1/4 mile from highway. Excellent location Asking $850,000

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frank@concordmortgage.ca 5 yr lease with national tenant.Great trouble-free income producer. 7,972 sq ft building on 0.19 acre corner lot. 5 year lease to Hudson’s Bay Company (Fields Store). New 5 year(NET) lease from April 1, 2011 $450,000 (8% Cap)

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SPOTLIGHT No “whoa� expected as Bakken oil play hot-wires economy in southwest Saskatchewan

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Perched close to the giant Bakken oil play in southwest Saskatchewan, the city’s population has soared 14 per cent in the past 10 months as the centre of nearly 13,000 attracts more workers and investors. There isn’t any “whoa� attached to the Estevan economy according to city and rural administrators, real estate agents and analysts. It’s a basic economic matter of matching supply with demand. According to insiders, a large residential development with mixture of apartments, condominiums, and single-detached residences could be launched as early as this spring. This provides hope to a severely stretched housing supply. “It’s a 75-lot development,� saidJim Puffalt, Estevan’s city manager who declined to name the developer since the proposal was still in the

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negotiation stage. The city also has 24 residential lots available for housing and more on the way, according to Puffalt. With one-bedroom apartments renting for record highs of between $800 and $1,000 per month and the typical bungalow selling for $280,000 and up, there is no evidence of a housing slowdown any time soon.

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Population 12,876 Major industries Oil production, coal mining, agriculture and ranching Average detached house price $280,000 Potential Bakken oil play, electrical power generation

million to the project and a final decision for the second phase of the program is expected this month. Meanwhile, a 50,000-square-foot, $14 million Energy Training Institute is going up on the city’s east side, representing a new campus in Estevan for the South East Regional College, and a fresh commitment to the local coal mining and oil patch. The city is also opening a new 4,000-seat, $24 million arena and event complex next month. The project raised more than $7 million in local pledges in less than seven months. Now the push is on to attract more families, said Edie Spagrud, CEO of the Saskatchewan Southeast Enterprise Region. There is a need to move transient employees into more permanent housing for their families, he said.

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FIRST CLASS HOTEL IN GREAT CITY •Asking: $27.5M, •Revenue is about $6M •Premium 176 guest rooms & suites wrapped around 1acre garden court yard •8 meeting rooms/Banquet facility •Lounge and leased out restaurant & spa on 5 acres of land SHOPPING PLAZA, HOTEL IN BIG CITY •Asking: $14.9M •REV:$2.3M: Hotel: $1,110,695; Rental: $513,253; Others: $669,734 •48 oversized rooms plus 20 tenants and other big revenue income source •Located in big city downtown core with 4.9 acres of land and 102,000 sq. ft. building. FRANCHISE MOTEL NEAR CALGARY •Asking: $13.4M, •103 room, 4 storey •Revenue: $2.3M •High visibility from hwy. •Business is picking up & the best location with just 2 years old and growing MONEY MAKING FRANCHISE MOTEL •Asking: $10.7M •REV: $3,158,106 •3 yrs old, very busy location •Limited Service, 85 Rooms, located in very busy city LIMITED SERVICE FRANCHISE MOTEL •Asking $7.6M •3 years old, 4 storey, 60 rooms •Swimming Pool w/water slide •Situated with excellent exposure in big city, AB FRANCHISE MOTEL IN CENTRAL AB. •Asking: $7.29M, •2.35 Acres •2 yrs old, 66 rooms with swimming pool FRANCHISE MOTEL WITH LEASED RESTAURANT & RENTAL PROPERTY •Asking: $7M •NOI: $837,000 •REV: $3,185,500 •42 rooms •Lounge and Liquor Store with Leased Restaurant & others FRANCHISE MOTEL FOR SALE NEAR CALGARY •Asking: $6.8M •REV: $1.3M •12 yrs old, 49 rooms (totally renovated in 2010) •Located in booming city near Calgary w/additional 2.39 acres of land allowing for future expansion FRANCHISE MOTEL •Asking: $6.19M •81 rooms •Located steady growth town with over 10,000 Population FRANCHISE MOTEL NEAR CALGARY •Asking: $5M, •41 room w/ leased Boston Pizza •1.5 Acres, ready to add 20 rooms. FRANCHISE MOTEL IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA •Asking: $4.99M •REV: $1,124,570 •Revenue is very steady past few years during recession •48 rooms with client base from Provincial & Federal employees, tourists and oil, gas & agriculture. MOTEL IN B.C. •Asking: $5.09M •REV: $1,373,000 •81 Rooms w/Leased Restaurant & Lounge •Waterslide, Sauna, Pool •Located Trans Canada highway with amazing view •Can be converted as franchise Motel MOTEL NEAR EDMONTON •Asking: $2.39M •REV: $634,923 •40 rooms, with manager's suite MOTEL NEAR CALGARY •Asking: $1.99M •REV: $540,000; NOI: $280,000 •29 rooms, swimming pool, sauna w/3bed manager's suite. GREAT POTENTIAL MOTEL 2HR FROM CALGARY •Asking: $1.95M •REV: $540,000 •NOI: Over $300,000 •29 Rooms plus 4 bed manager house with swimming pool, sauna & hot tub. •Alberta government just announced great project will start this year for 3 years construction which can be over double population upon completion of project. MOTEL WITH RV PARK •Asking: $1.57M •42 rooms, 3.89 Acres. •17 RV Site, 5 bedroom Managers suite TRUCK STOP & RETAIL SPACE IN CALGARY •Asking: $13.5M •Travel facility comprising 45,700 sq ft on a 16.6 Acre site, provides for future redevelopment •Strong sales with long history and 19 tenants including national brand name CAR WASH NEAR CALGARY •Asking: $3.89M •Revenue: $700,000 •7 bay and 1 auto. •Year: 2004. VERY BUSY CAR WASH •Asking: $3.49M •Revenue: $1.1M •8 Wand, 2 Auto, 1 RV Bay GAS BAR & C STORE WITH AUTO CAR WASH •Asking: $2.48M •Revenue: $3,711,887 (10 Month) •NOI: $337,217 •Located booming central AB. CAR WASH NEAR EDMONTON •Asking: $1.89M •REV: $340,000 •Just announced Phase 1 only 5 Billion cost project which will be completed by 2014 GAS BAR WITH CAR WASH IN GREAT CITY •Asking: $1.67M •Revenue: $3,303,344, NOI: $260,000 •Fibreglass tank, 7 Bay coin and 1 Touchless Car Wash •10,000 sq ft building located on Trans Canada Hwy in Booming City! •Well settled station in great town.

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CURRENT OFFERINGS • 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 performance that yield substantial N.O.I. that ultimately result in excellent return on equity and investment. Asking $13,900,000. • A Flagged 92 Room Limited Service Hotel, featuring a very high number of suites in its room mix, ďŹ tness centre, indoor Swimming pool and whirlpools are a few of its many amenities, its superb location is attested to by its continuous excellent revenue performances; the condition of the Hotel is very good. There is no differed maintenance. Asking $13,500,000. • A Flagged 96 Room Hotel featuring an excellent room/ suite mix, plus some unique outstanding features that will undoubtedly enhance its performance going forward; very good ďŹ nancing is in place, the location is great, the up-side potential is very good. Asking $15,500,000. • A 99 Suite Apartment Complex in superb condition, continuously operates at a very high occupancy level that yields excellent revenues, immediate possession, an excellent buy at $9,500,000. • A Flagged Full Service Hotel, well located with highway exposure in a very diverse economic area, attested to by its continually strong revenue performances, further, it currently has exceptionally good mortgage ďŹ nancing that may be assumed. The up-side potential of an investment is this Hotel is very good. Asking $30,000,000. • A Flagged Limited Service Hotel in a very prime location, featuring excellent amenities including indoor swimming pool, it is relatively new, is currently in excellent condition and has no differed maintenance, enjoys excellent occupancy and ADR. Asking $13,700,000. • 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 revenue, plus substantial up-side potential. Asking $12,900,000. • 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 trafďŹ c count, priced for immediate sale at an Asking price of $4,100,000. • Located in a Very Popular Ski Resort. a New 2Bedroom Condo Consisting of 2-bathrooms, 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 Complex. Immediate possession available, a great buy with cash to an existing mortgage pf $330,900 more or less, at the asking price of $499,000.

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VENDOR FINANCING AVAILABLE Turn the key today and be your own boss/ business owner. This commercial space is 4000 sq ft on Main Street in Nanton, AB. There is a lucrative Variety/ General store in place which generates good income. Building/Business may be purchased separately. Owner ďŹ nancing available. Call for Details Today! Asking $399,000 Building Only!

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PRAIRIE DEALS GREAT IMMIGRANT FAMILY OPPORTUNITY! •24 UNIT MOTEL - w/ INTERIOR HALLWAYS •NEAR NATIONAL PARK - HOTEL, OFFSALE, RESTAURANT, POOL, - OWNERS RETIRING! •MANITOBA HIWAY LOCATION •ASKING $750,000 80 + APARTMENT COMPLEX - 8% CAP CALL FOR DETAILS! MOOSE JAW, SK - 3 Suite / Close to SIAST - $325,000 19 HOUSE PACKAGE DEAL - Great Potential to renovate & ip. Asking $1,750,000 3.25 ACRES - Industrial lot - $499,000. Motivated Seller! BUILDING IN REGINA, SK 1759 Halifax - 2 Storeys, 5550 sq ft - $439,000 FORT QU'APPELLE, SK - 120 & 102 Broadway Street. Total 9,860 sq. ft. Buy as a package. Multi tenant Income producing! $165,000 and $275,000 respectively. 240 FRONT FEET DEWDNEY AVENUE - Was a Car Lot! Asking $590,000 - Adjacent Storage Business - Great expansion possibilities! CONDITIONAL SALE GRAVELBOURG - 19 room Bed & Breakfast. - REDUCED - $199,900. On 2.39 acres - MUST SELL! - All Offers Considered. HOTEL with great upswing potential in Manitoba. Don't miss! Full service. 62 Rooms, Pool, 30 VLT's + Free Standing Nightclub - 500 seat capacity w/Beer Vendor store. Asking $3.2 Million. Net Income - $450,000! INDIAN HEAD - 8 Unit apartment - $250,000 SASKATOON AVE. - ABERDEEN - 160 Acres, Development Ready - $846,000 4 HOTELS - Franchised Alberta - Great Locations! Total 374 rooms, conďŹ dentiality agreement and proof of buyers ďŹ nancial capabilities WANTED: Apartments Strip Malls, Hotels/Motels, Parking Lots. ALL LOCATIONS

ADAM NIESNER REALTY (1991) LTD Commercial Properties Regina Area TURN KEY Licensed Pizza Restaurant. Regina Beach SK Resort. Training available. Asking $445,000. 'SNACK SHACK' At Lumsden, SK. 40th year in business. building and equipment. 14 acres prime commercial development. Asking $765,900. 'DAIRY BARN' At Indian Head. Turn Key summer - fast food outlet. Package includes 10 acres: 4 separate lots zoned commercial. Highway frontage. Asking $375,000. VICTORIA AVE EAST REGINA 2 acres prime Development land. Zoned commercial. Asking $1,950,000. GLOBAL TRANSPORATION HUB Pinkie Road & Dewdney Avenue area. Prime Locations. PENSE Between Global Hub and Bell Plaine Potash Mine. 3 COMMERCIAL LOTS. 85 ft. x 156 ft. multi family residential development or business

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• 28 Rooms with 2 bed room living suite & 2 garages • Revenue/NOI (2010): $477,535 / $261,710 • Land size: 1.79 acres (can build more rooms) • Easy to operate and good return • Well maintained. So new owner takes possession and can just run. • Revenue has increased steadily with stable clientele. • Local development and pipeline construction are planned.

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Tim Hammond, BSA, P. Ag. Owner - Broker www.TimHammond.ca 401 Colwell Road, Rosetown, SK Commercial property ideally located next to Highway #7. Building #1 (ofďŹ ce & shop) 4,800 Sq Ft, heated, new asphalt shingles (~$30,000), former residential suite above ofďŹ ce, 3 phase power, 2nd storey mezzanine storage with elevator. Building #2 (warehouse) 2,400 Sq Ft metal building used for cold storage. $160,000 MLS 384616.

Location! Location! Location! 307 Main Street, Rosetown, SK (Nickells & Diamonds) Incredible commercial property featuring 3,400 Sq Ft building with 2,420 Sq Ft of elegant, open retail space. Updated and renovated. Shows very well. $185,000 MLS. Optional jewelry / gift ware business available. Potential Tenant willing to pay $1,500/mo. MLS 384857.

Demaine Hotel $399,900 Excl. Incredible Business Opportunity located in one of the best hunting, ďŹ shing & recreation areas in South Central Sask., close to Lake Diefenbaker. Business revenue lines include: 7 hotel rooms, full service restaurant (seats 36), takeout pizza, beverage room licensed for 96, steak pit & VLTs. Loyal cliental & seasonal trafďŹ c generate excellent returns. Call for details.

A & D Foods, Perdue, SK $179,900 MLS 381333 Well established grocery store/liquor vendor located in Perdue (about 35 min. West of Saskatoon). Very clean & well maintained. Price includes: land, buildings, ďŹ xtures, & equipment. Inventory is extra and will be valued at cost upon completion (Typically $50K - $60K). Solid, consistent sales. Back currently used for ofďŹ ce & storage but was once used for a residence.

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A RARE FIND Saskatoon Apartment SUPERIOR LOCATION • 238 Main Street, Saskatoon SK • Quiet residential street • Bright & sunny corner lot • Boulevards & meridians on two sides • Three blocks to river & Broadway Ave • Within walking distance of downtown & university MAINTENANCE-FREE STRUCTURE • Masonry construction • 50-year cottage-style steel roof (R50) • Many other energy-efďŹ cient upgrades • Smoke-free & pet-free property • 15 years of continuous upgrades • 18 large & bright, well laid-out suites

$3,500,000 (Normalized net income of $200,000)

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SHADY BAY RESORT At Meeting Lake, Saskatchewan. 10.77 acres. Fully operational campground with 25 lots and an additional 28 possible. 30 amp and 20 amp service. Also 25 titled cabin lots. MLSÂŽ. $1,999,999.

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facturers. The mill produced conventional pulp and also paper when it was shut down in 2006 with the loss of several hundred jobs because of high costs. The paper machine was dismantled in 2008. Paper Excellence will invest $200 million to convert the pulp mill to dissolving pulp, which is in strong demand throughout Asia because of the soaring cost of cotton. The project will provide 200 permanent jobs when remier Brad Wall left Regina in production. March 8 for a trade mission to India The Province of Saskatchewan will alloand Bangladesh. With the help of the cate fibre, buy surplus power and make a $1 Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP), Wall’s primary mission million grant toward training. Asia Pulp and Paper is one of the world’s is to increasing exports to these two counbiggest forest products groups and has been tries. The mission includes 41 companies, investing in Europe and North America to three post-secondary institutions and five ensure long-term pulp supplies. associations. Members of the Prince Albert business com“The livelihoods of 18,000 Saskatchewan farm families are directly dependant on these munity expressed delight at news of the sale. “I was ecstatic, personally,” Bergen Price, markets,” Wall said. “The purpose of this miswho is the CEO of the Prince Albert and sion is simple: we’re going to say thanks for your business, and work to find new opportu- District Chamber of Commerce, told a reporter from the local newspaper. “Obviously, with nities.” Saskatchewan’s exports to India accounted 200 more jobs at a minimum created, and the trickle-down effect that it has with an operafor more than 40 per cent of Canada’s total exports to that country ($2.1 billion in 2009). tion such as that coming back into town, I think it’s absolutely huge for Prince Albert.” Bangladesh is Saskatchewan’s second-largest pulse-crop export market. Saskatchewan’s exports to this country have grown at a rate of 90 per cent per year, over the last five years. The visit also represents an important opportunity to encourage India to finalize arrangements that will allow Saskatchewan to askatoon building permits rose 52.1 be a supplier of high-quality uranium, a fuel per cent between January 2010 and that can play a major role in meeting India’s January 2011, spiking to $61.5 million from emerging energy needs. Wall also said that $40.4 million a year earlier, according to there is some work to be done in the area of Statistics Canada. trade liberalization. However, between December 2010 and the first month of 2011, the value of building permits dropped by 41.6 per cent, falling from $105.3 million. Provincially, Statistics Canada reported that Saskatchewan saw a 67.5 per cent increase in building permit values year-over year, rising to $199.2 million from $119 million in sia Pulp and Paper Co., through its European subsidiary, Paper Excellence, January 2010. The province recorded a 3.1 per cent drop in month-to-month permit values, is buying Domtar Corp.’s mothballed pulp falling from $205.7 million. mill in Prince Albert and will invest $200 Most of the province’s annual building permillion in order to convert it to production of specialty dissolving pulp for rayon manu- mits growth came from the non-residential 8)"5¤4 )"11&/*/( */

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here is virtually no downtown or suburban office space available for tenants who want to expand or locate their businesses in [Regina],” noted Avison Young principal Dale Griesser. At 1.8 per cent, Regina currently boasts the lowest office vacancy rate of all major markets in Canada. The current vacancy for class A buildings is a mere 0.86 per cent, while vacancy for class B+ premises is 0.28 per cent, or at virtually zero. But the situation is about to change for Saskatchewan’s capital as developers begin new office towers. “For years, there has been talk, but not a lot of action. Now, we are witnessing some of the most aggressive development of office buildings we’ve seen in decades – and we’re aware of much more to come,” Griesser said. Harvard Development’s Tower Saskatchewan strong economics is driving demand III is Regina’s first new office for more office space, as evidenced by the 500,000 tower in 20 years. square feet of new product slated to come on stream between 2011 and 2013, including the first new downtown tower in 20 years. New office construction currently underway includes Harvard Developments Inc.’s 208,000-square-foot Tower III at 12th Avenue and Hamilton Street in downtown Regina. The project is targeted for completion in 2013. Other downtown and suburban developments expected to complete construction before 2013 include a four-storey, 80,000-square-foot office building at Albert Street and 11th Avenue; a three-storey, 55,000-square-foot medical office building at Pasqua Street and Dewdney Avenue; a 160,000-square-foot suburban office park near the Harbour Landing development; and other projects in various stages of planning. “It’s not just the amount of space coming on the market that’s of interest to businesses wanting to locate or relocate to Regina, it’s the type of space and location,” notedRichard Jankowski, Avison Young principal and managing director of the Regina office. “The direct economic impact of these projects will be tremendous, notwithstanding the fact that these types of developments will lead to business growth and expansion.” Saskatchewan is apparently already poised to experience one of the most aggressive and sustainable economic-growth patterns in its history. Royal Bank of Canada predicts the province will lead the nation again with real GDP growth of 5.3 per cent in 2011 after a national high of 6.3 per cent last year. Regina recorded a 202.2 per cent year-over-year increase in the value of its building permits as of January, jumping to $108.2 million from $35.8 million the year prior, partly due to new office construction. Photo: Harvard Development Inc.

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COVER Winnipeg is buzzing about potential return of NHL franchise – but there is plenty of other action

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leveraged for economic gain,” he said. “That’s the magic of professional sports. It’s up to us to incorporate that asset into our strategy and use it to our advantage.” Angus said last month’s announcement that a world-class polar bear exhibit will open at the Winnipeg zoo in 2013 will be a “tourist magnet.” On top of that, the nearly finished new terminal building at the Richardson International Airport and the recently approved new stadium for the Canadian Football League’s Winnipeg Blue Bombers at the University of Manitoba campus will continue to transform the city. “People who haven’t been here for a few years will be amazed,” he said. Angus said he’s also optimistic that the efforts of Yes! Winnipeg, a private-sector-led initiative with a two-pronged goal to attract corporate head offices to Winnipeg and to increase the size of current firms in the city, will bear fruit, too. He said it has already played an instrumental role with three companies that have decided to open or expand in the city and it currently has 37 active opportunity files under development across nine sectors. They include trying to convince a prominent U.S.-based retailer to establish its Canadian head office and regional distribution centre in Winnipeg and a Quebecbased company to select Winnipeg as the site

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where it thinks it can make a decent buck and only stays as long as it thinks it will keep makWESTERN INVESTOR ing a decent buck,” McCallum said. “We’ve got an economy with one million he Manitoba capital is buzzing people that cranks out about $50 billion a year with anticipation of the National in GDP. I think the numbers work here. I think Hockey League returning after the economic base exists here.” a 15-year absence as attempts to keep the Phoenix Coyotes – the former Winnipeg .BKPS ESBX Jets – in the desert seem to be unravelling The return of the Jets, or whatever the team further with each passing day. might be called, would instantly make Rumours and media reports have been gain- Winnipeg a destination location for people as ing steam that the proposed sale of the team far west as Regina, east to Thunder Bay and to Chicago businessman Matthew Hulsizer is south to Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota. in trouble as an Arizona-based watchdog has Coupled with other attractions, such as an threatened to sue the City of Glendale if it fol- IKEA store and the Canadian Museum for lows through on plans to sell $116 million in Human Rights, both of which are scheduled bonds to help fund the deal. The Goldwater Institute maintains the transfer of bond proceeds to Hulsizer violates the gift clause in the state’s constitution that forbids giving taxpayer money to private companies. If the deal falls apart, it’s expected the hockey team will be purchased byTrue North Sports & Entertainment, a company controlled by to open in a couple of years, Winnipeg’s future the Chipman family in Winnipeg and David is becoming increasingly bright, he said. “It will be a real positive if you can get peoThomson, Canada’s richest man. “The Jets coming back to Winnipeg would be huge, ple to come here for a four-day weekend for just huge,” said John McCallum, a finance these attractions,” he said. Dave Angus, the president and CEO of the professor at the I.H. School of Business at the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, agreed. University of Manitoba. The relocation of the team would be a sig- He said the return of the Jets – or perhaps the nificant vote of confidence in the city, as it Atlanta Thrashers, a second NHL team that would propel Winnipeg back into the elite could be relocated before this fall – would club of municipalities in North America that be a significant branding opportunity for can support a major league sports franchise. It Winnipeg. “We know what sports franchises mean to would also signify how far the city has come since the team left at the end of the 1995-96 a city in terms of international branding and awareness and the positioning of our city in season, he said. “It would sure say we’re a major league city. terms of being a major city in Canada. It helps It would say we have the spending power and to have that recognition when you’re trying to the economic base to support a sport at the very do trade development or chamber-to-chamber highest level that it’s played at in the world. work to identify opportunities to different areas Professional sports isn’t a charity, it only goes around the world. That’s an asset that can be GEOFF KIRBYSON

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with Avison Young and manager director of its Winnipeg office. “You just can’t rent in Winnipeg,� he said. “If you sold your house and were an empty nester and wanted an apartment, you can’t find one. Even if you were going to spend $1,500 per month, it would be very difficult to find one,� he said. The average house in Winnipeg is a 1,100-square-foot, three-bedroom bungalow that sells for about $240,000. Schollenberg said the market rose between 8 per cent and 10 per cent in 2010 and it’s expected to do about the same this year. He said the strength of the market can be partly attributed to the 15,000 immigrants who come to Manitoba every year, with about half of them settling in Winnipeg. Not only do they put pressure on the apartment and housing stock, but they also help out in related areas by spurring the sales of appliances, furniture, decks and food. “The big home centres are very busy. There is a significant amount of cocooning going on. People are doing more renovating [to their homes] than ever before,� he said.

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Kendall said she needed an investor to allow her to purchase the De Dutch franchise, but she credits an emphasis on service for making her 13-staff outlet such a success. “I moved to the area so I get close to the community,� she said, “and we put a lot of emphasis on making sure our regular customers are happy. You have to know your customers.� She said working within an environment that she was familiar with also provided an opportunity to hit the ground running. “De Dutch is a proven business model that works well,� she said. It also comes down to hard work and attention to detail. Kendall, single, said, “I spend every day here [at the restaurant] and I am really picky about the food and the presentation.� The 35-year-old De Dutch franchise now has 21 B.C. locations, in the Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, the Okanagan and the Cariboo. De Dutch Pannekoek House specializes in breakfast, brunch and lunch, offering a blend of European ethnicity in its menu. The total investment for a De Dutch franchise is from $350,000 to $450,000, including an initial franchise fee of $30,000. There is also a 5 per cent royalty fee and a 3 per cent Franchisee Michelle Kendall: first-year sales 20 per cent over projections. advertising fee. ◆

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involves weave poles, tunnels, teeter-totters and other equipment. The company began franchising in 2009 and to date has sold seven units. No previous dog-training experience is required to become a Zoom Room franchisee. The average total startup costs for a Canada’s franchise industry Zoom Room franchise range from $95,185 to $171,160, which includes the $35,000 fran$73,000 in capital for a single-unit operation. chise fee, plus three months’ rent, operating Pet Depot: Labrador Franchises Inc.’s Pet expenses, initial inventory, utilities, equipDepot has been in business since 1991, began ment, signage, permits, legal fees, training, software and marketing support. franchising in 2001 and today has 34 units, plus one veterinary hospital. Pet Depot has recently expanded to Canada. New franchises with both a retail store and hospital can be built for an upfront $40,000 fee. For retail stores only, the initial fee is $30,000. Additional startup costs range from $250,000 to $800,000 for equipment, inventory and training, says founder Roman Versch. Some areas may require buyers of ny new franchisor in Canada will want the company’s veterinarian hospital to be to know how to create a fee structure licensed veterinarians. that is fair to its franchisees but will also Camp Bow Wow: With over 275 locations benefit the system and still allow the franin North America, Colorado-based Camp Bow chisor to be profitable. Both parties should Wow provides 24-hour care for dogs. This be in a position at the end of each month includes large indoor and outdoor play areas, to realize a reasonable return on their campfire treats, baths and cabins with cots, respective investments. plus home-care services such as dog walking, Some franchisors may simply think that waste removal and pet sitting. Over 200 Camp they should mimic the initial franchise Bow Wows are planned to open across North fees and royalty fees that their competitors America in the next year. In Canada, it has charge, however they should resist the tempone camp, in Nova Scotia. Camp Bow Wow tation. From a business perspective, franchiwas founded in 2000 and started franchising sors should want their fee structures to be in 2003. It charges buyers a $50,000 francompetitive – but different product and serchise fee with initial startup costs averaging vice price points across different systems can $150,000 for basics, such as property leases translate into different fees being charged to and training. franchisees. Dogtopia: This doggy daycare franchise Generally, franchisors will charge an iniprovides overnight boarding, spa treatments, tial franchisee fee payable on the franchisee training classes and an array of retail items signing the franchise agreement. Franchisors for dogs. On a local level, Dogtopia franchioften assume that this is straight profit for sees throughout Canada have established them, but the typical business reality is relationships with local rescue shelters, dog that the franchise fee should be an amount parks, schools and other organizations in that compensates the franchisor for its own dozens of communities. The company was administrative, legal and accounting costs to founded by Amy Nichols in 2002 and began grant the franchise, assist in getting the new offering franchises in 2005. The estimated franchised location operational and provide initial investment to purchase a Dogtopia any agreed-upon training. ranges from $242,900 to $458,300, plus the Most franchisors will also charge a monthly company’s franchise fee of $40,000. royalty fee, which is typically reflected as Zoom Room: Founded in 2007, Zoom Room a percentage of the franchisee’s gross sales. specializes in dog-agility training, which An advertising or marketing fee is common

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o you consider yourself a pet person? Are dogs really a man’s best friend? Perhaps you’re considering getting into franchising, and what would be better than doing something you love. Pet service franchises include everything from pet waste removal services to agility and obedience training. Here’s a list of some of the top pet franchises in the business. Aussie Pet Mobile: The world’s largest petgrooming service mentioned in a previous edition of Franchise News just announced it has opened its first two locations in British Columbia. Following up with its planned announcement to have 40 locations in Canada within the next two years, two new locations in North and West Vancouver are set to open in early 2011. A scaleable business requiring no commitment to real estate or retail shop leases, the Aussie Pet Mobile franchise fee starts at $29,000 and requires a minimum of

to be charged to franchisees, usually by way of a franchisee contribution to a franchise advertising fund, which is administered by the franchisor for the benefit of the system as a whole. Some other fees, which may be chargeable by a franchisor, include a sublease administration fee where a franchisor subleases the premises to the franchisee; a software maintenance fee; an ongoing training fee; and, perhaps, a waste diversion fee. Chad Finkelstein is a franchise lawyer at Dale & Lessmann LLP Toronto and can be reached at cfinkelstein@dalelessmann.com or 416-3697883.

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