This letter was sent to the Premier of British Columbia, the Honourable Christy Clark, and Minister of the Environment, the Honourable Dr. Terry Lake.

Each year the Foundation produces Foundation Facts sheets in time for the real estate board AGMs, many of which are held in February and March.

The Urban Farming Guidebook is a resource for local governments in BC that are planning for the business of growing food within their towns and cities.

Grant application forms for the 2013 Vancity/Real Estate Foundation Green Building Grant Program are now available. The application deadline is April 2nd.

According to its mandate, the Real Estate Foundation supports land use and real estate research, public and professional education, and law reform.

Communities from Granisle to Invermere to Victoria will benefit from 2012 Green Building Grants.

A trip to three northern BC communities, as part of UNBC’s Community Development Institute Spring Speakers Series, gave me a chance to f

The Foundation's 2011 annual report is now online.

We are happy to announce the "focus area narratives," which describe the Real Estate Foundation's particular funding interest in each of the three subject matter areas we have chosen: Built Environment, Fresh Water Sustainability, and Sustainable Food Systems.

Last year our Board of Governors approved 59 grants totalling $2,767,203, almost $1 million more than the value of the 67 grants approved in 2010 ($1,776,463).