While the attitude for big infrastructure projects is indefinite, there is a robust bright spot in the construction industry’s yet to come. Equipment rental businesses are predicting fast-growing achievement by presenting contractors the newest machines without the large payments. Not merely has the rate of equipment rentals developed in each of the past three years; however the amount of rental dealers has increased, too.

The municipality — with 32 per cent of its population between the ages of 25 and 44 years compared to the B.C. average of 26.3 per cent — entices new seniors’ housing developments with a 10-year tax holiday. But there’s also room — a lot of room — for the massive Westhills development, a planned community that aims to attract grandparents, parents and children.