F: 250 785 4120 General Email: NEBC@NEBCRealty.com
NEBC Office Hours Mon-Fri 9:30am - 4:30pm
Local Time changes in the spring to Pacific Standard Time - and Mountain Standard Time during the winter months
After hours, please call to arrange an appointment
GENERAL AREA INFORMATION
NorthEast BC Realty office is located in Fort St John BC.
Fort St John plays a major role in the infrastructure of north east British Columbia. Over 62,000 people live and work in the north east BC area within the communities of Taylor, Dawson Creek, Hudson Hope, Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd, and Fort Nelson. But Fort St John remains the hub of services to the area.
As a hub community, Fort St John’s economy is driven by energy sector industries related to oil & gas, electric power, forestry, farming and more.
Northern Health operates the Fort St John Regional Hospital and Residential Care Facility. The $300+ million dollar complex opened in June 2012 and continues to grow with additions to equipment to meet the needs within the community.
The North Peace Regional Airport, located only minutes from Fort St John’s city center, delivers corporate, industrial and personal air travel with services provided from independent helicopter service and North Cariboo Air to Air Canada, and WestJet.
StatsCan 2016 shows the City of Fort St John’s population of 19,897 and over 28,300 when you include the immediate rural areas. (Census agglomeration - population coverage includes Taylor to Charlie Lake and immediate areas surrounding the boundary of the city of Fort St John).
The industrial footprint of the area includes companies such as Canfor Peace Valley OSB Plant, Spectra Energy Transmission - Taylor Complex/McMahon Plant, Shell’s Groundbirch/Montney natural gas processing plants, Tervita disposal management facility, BC Hydro power generating stations - including SITE C Clean Energy Project along the Peace River which is currently under construction. This area continues to show support for the Liquefied Natural Gas proposals as a part of our continued growth.
NorthEast BC Realty specializes in commercial real estate and is the only office in northern BC set up specifically to focus on commercial real estate. Over the years NorthEast BC Realty has played a major role with our client’s selling, purchasing or leasing of such entities as; oil & gas industry head offices, retail and commercial businesses, light and heavy industrial companies, residential and industrial land development and more.
We have, and will continue to “invest our energy in the north”.
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NOTE about New Rules - Are you aware that the rules of real estate in
British Columbia changed June 15 2018?
Here are a few links that will help you become informed about the changes in
BC real estate industry
prior to engaging a real estate representative in BC.
Real Estate Council of British Columbia
RECBC Overview
Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate
Superintendent Rules
Note from Ron
Interest in the Fort St John commercial real estate market has been cautious in nature. Some corporate and business decisions are holding off making any major decisions as a result of 2019 federal election. The indecisive nature of the LNG movement, the forestry industry’s downturn, the international (and local weather) effects on agricultural trades, have all played a role in the continuing cautious nature on our local economy reflecting on a softer commercial real estate market these past few years.
Local municipal and provincial government investments in Fort St John have provided some movement; with the development of two new elementary schools, City investment on improving city parks, utility and road infrastructure, the upcoming RCMP station and so on. But investment and development within the historically predominant oil & gas industry has wavered.
I deal with a number of international and national corporate clients. A number of them are invested in projects outside of Canada or in other regions of Canada. I have been advised that this area is not a primary priority however there is a continued interest in north east BC based on future economical growth.
As with my start of the year message
I again remind you;
When asked to vote – VOTE.
When asked to provide your opinion, fill in that survey. If you have an opportunity to speak to your local political representative – give them an earful!
Your voice and actions make a difference
in all areas of our lives.
Ron is a long standing member of the Canadian Commercial Council of Realtors, Member & Chair of BC Northern Commercial Council. (The opinions expressed within are strictly those of the author.)
Another successful International Museum Day May 18 2019.
Ron & Theresa Rodgers were once again pleased to help raise funds for our local museum.
If you get a chance to stop in and visit your museum; do it. You never know what fun facts you'll find out about your home town.