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The two lakes, Charlotte Lake and Little Charlotte Lake, are found in the Chilcotin. The two lakes are joined by a short portion of the Atnarko River. They are just south of Nimpo and Anahim Lakes, which are much better known.
Charlotte Lake is accessible by road. It is about 300 kilometres west of Williams Lake The distance to Nimpo is 25 klicks from Nimpo. If you know the area or have a map you can find dirt road access to several points on Charlotte Lake.
It is harder to get access by road to Little Charlotte, but you can drive close to it and then walk. There is a lot of unorganized camping as well as a Forest Service Rec site at the lake. There is no power and no telephone at either lake.
Charlotte Lake itself is quite large - it is roughly 20 kilometres long and 5 wide. It reaches depths of 300 feet. The lake has several sand and gravel beaches.
Charlotte Lake and Little Charlotte Lake have reputations as good fishing lakes. The big lake produces well with trolling. For fly fisherman Little Charlotte, the west end of Charlotte, and the portion of the Atnarko that joins them is most productive. The lake offers some big Rainbows, reaching 3 pounds and bigger. There are also Kokanee in the lake. Kokanee are a type of land-locked Sockeye.
The area south of the lakes is sometimes referred to as the Charlotte Alplands. They offer great hiking and mountain biking opportunities. There is an extensive network of trails and old logging roads.
The lake has three guest facilities at last count.
The first is Charlotte Lake Resort, which rents cabins and RV sites. Atnarko Retreat is a bed and breakfast located there. The One Eye Outfit also does some guiding and outfitting.
You can fly to Nimpo Lake or Anahim Lake on scheduled air services and then make your way to Charlotte. There are also landing strips for wheeled aircraft at both those places. There is an old airstrip on the southeast corner of Charlotte Lake, but the
condition of it is unknown.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Strata Meetings
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A Vancouver property manager should know how to conduct a strata council meeting. Without this understanding you will have problems running meetings. Meetings will be unproductive and stressful if there is no formal process.
Parliamentary procedure has a clear objective. It is to conduct the business of a gathering or assembly in an orderly and efficient manner. It is a good way to ensure that the gathering actually accomplishes it's goals.
Parliamentary law has certain principles.. They include equality and justice for all. Majority rules apply, but minority opinions must be heard and respected.There is a right to be heard by proxy.
There are some common customs and rules. These are now recognized as common parliamentary laws. These laws should be known by everyone.
There can only be one question before the assembly at a time. It has to be in the form of a motion. It must have a proposer and a seconder. The presiding officer or chair must re-state the motion clearly. At that point the assembly can debate the merits of the issue.
The chair has to recognize people before they can address the assembly. This includes making motions or speaking to motions. This is accomplished by asking the chair for recognition, often while rising. At this point the speaker is said to have the floor.
Nobody can dominate the gathering by speaking too long. No one can speak on the same subject or motion twice. If the gathering permits it this last rule can be bent. However, before this can occur all other gathering members who wish to speak on the question must have an opportunity.
People who have the floor must refrain from directing questions to or speaking directly to other gathering members. Speakers should not use another gathering attendee's name if it can be avoided. The Chair of the gathering is the person to whom all remarks should be addressed.
When a question is put before a gathering there are only three ways to handle it. The assembly can vote to adopt the motion. The assembly can also vote to reject the motion or question. If the assembly neither adopts nor rejects the question it must be disposed of in some other way before the assembly can proceed. There are rare motions taht do not fall into one of these three categories, and are referred to as "privileged".
dealing with a motion requires 8 steps. First, the proposer rises and addresses the Chair. Next the person making the motion waits for recognition from the Chair. The speaker then says "I move..." and expresses the motion to the assembly. Another person then has to second the motion for it to proceed. The motion is then clearly stated by the Chair so everyone understands the wording. The matter is then open for discussion and debate. Members may rise and state "I wish to speak in favour of..." or "I rise to speak against...". When discussion is over the Chair calls the motion to a vote. The Chair then reports the vote result and what the action will be, if any.
A Vancouver property manager should know how to conduct a strata council meeting. Without this understanding you will have problems running meetings. Meetings will be unproductive and stressful if there is no formal process.
Parliamentary procedure has a clear objective. It is to conduct the business of a gathering or assembly in an orderly and efficient manner. It is a good way to ensure that the gathering actually accomplishes it's goals.
Parliamentary law has certain principles.. They include equality and justice for all. Majority rules apply, but minority opinions must be heard and respected.There is a right to be heard by proxy.
There are some common customs and rules. These are now recognized as common parliamentary laws. These laws should be known by everyone.
There can only be one question before the assembly at a time. It has to be in the form of a motion. It must have a proposer and a seconder. The presiding officer or chair must re-state the motion clearly. At that point the assembly can debate the merits of the issue.
The chair has to recognize people before they can address the assembly. This includes making motions or speaking to motions. This is accomplished by asking the chair for recognition, often while rising. At this point the speaker is said to have the floor.
Nobody can dominate the gathering by speaking too long. No one can speak on the same subject or motion twice. If the gathering permits it this last rule can be bent. However, before this can occur all other gathering members who wish to speak on the question must have an opportunity.
People who have the floor must refrain from directing questions to or speaking directly to other gathering members. Speakers should not use another gathering attendee's name if it can be avoided. The Chair of the gathering is the person to whom all remarks should be addressed.
When a question is put before a gathering there are only three ways to handle it. The assembly can vote to adopt the motion. The assembly can also vote to reject the motion or question. If the assembly neither adopts nor rejects the question it must be disposed of in some other way before the assembly can proceed. There are rare motions taht do not fall into one of these three categories, and are referred to as "privileged".
dealing with a motion requires 8 steps. First, the proposer rises and addresses the Chair. Next the person making the motion waits for recognition from the Chair. The speaker then says "I move..." and expresses the motion to the assembly. Another person then has to second the motion for it to proceed. The motion is then clearly stated by the Chair so everyone understands the wording. The matter is then open for discussion and debate. Members may rise and state "I wish to speak in favour of..." or "I rise to speak against...". When discussion is over the Chair calls the motion to a vote. The Chair then reports the vote result and what the action will be, if any.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Affordable Housing in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland
This blog is primarily a backlinking and SEO blog. If you are looking for off grid or offgrid information about BC go to www.offgridbc.com. If you're looking for Cariboo or Chilcotin property, or other information about those regions, please go to Chilcotin Property.com or Bushpilotproperties.com If you're looking for my company home page please visit Coronet Realty Ltd., especially for information about vancouver property management, non-resident taxation, and rent collection.
A residential vancouver property manager must know about energy use. Energy use and sustainability is one of them. However, energy consumption is not the only issue effecting sustainable home ownership, as a residential property manager must know.
Canadian homeowners know about sustainability. They have taken the initiative in making homes more sustainable in terms of lighting and heating. High energy prices have prompted them to save money on heat through higher efficiency and insulation. This saves oil, gas, and electricity.
Homes built in the last half century have become more and more energy efficient. They use less energy than older homes. This is the case even as houses have grown in size.
However, sustainable home ownership isn't just about energy, just as the energy issue isn't only about energy. Real estate has to be financially sustainable as well. The term often used is "affordable housing".
Affordable housing is a tricky challenge. As the value of housing rises the return on it tends to drop. This is because rent can't be financed by mortgages, while purchases can be.
This creates a conflict between the cash flow generated by tenant paid rent and the purchase price of the underlying asset. Real estate purchase prices can be much higher than their underlying cash flow justifies. Rents rise, and become burdensome, but they don't rise enough to make the cash flow on rental properties realistic.
Owners of real estate accept lower returns because the real estate has performed well in terms of capital appreciation. They also hold because they like the asset class. Last, they hold because transaction costs and taxes are high.
In theory this is not sustainable. If rents don't support high purchase prices something should give. Either rents should increase or property values should drop. Prices don't fall.
The result is an apparently unsustainable situation where tenants pay high rents. Owners get low returns. Yet, tenants get, as can be shown from math, great value for what they pay in rent.
A residential vancouver property manager must know about energy use. Energy use and sustainability is one of them. However, energy consumption is not the only issue effecting sustainable home ownership, as a residential property manager must know.
Canadian homeowners know about sustainability. They have taken the initiative in making homes more sustainable in terms of lighting and heating. High energy prices have prompted them to save money on heat through higher efficiency and insulation. This saves oil, gas, and electricity.
Homes built in the last half century have become more and more energy efficient. They use less energy than older homes. This is the case even as houses have grown in size.
However, sustainable home ownership isn't just about energy, just as the energy issue isn't only about energy. Real estate has to be financially sustainable as well. The term often used is "affordable housing".
Affordable housing is a tricky challenge. As the value of housing rises the return on it tends to drop. This is because rent can't be financed by mortgages, while purchases can be.
This creates a conflict between the cash flow generated by tenant paid rent and the purchase price of the underlying asset. Real estate purchase prices can be much higher than their underlying cash flow justifies. Rents rise, and become burdensome, but they don't rise enough to make the cash flow on rental properties realistic.
Owners of real estate accept lower returns because the real estate has performed well in terms of capital appreciation. They also hold because they like the asset class. Last, they hold because transaction costs and taxes are high.
In theory this is not sustainable. If rents don't support high purchase prices something should give. Either rents should increase or property values should drop. Prices don't fall.
The result is an apparently unsustainable situation where tenants pay high rents. Owners get low returns. Yet, tenants get, as can be shown from math, great value for what they pay in rent.
Vancovuer Housing and Vancouver Property management
This blog is primarily a backlinking and SEO blog. If you are looking for off grid or offgrid information about BC go to www.offgridbc.com. If you're looking for Cariboo or Chilcotin property, or other information about those regions, please go to Chilcotin Property.com or Bushpilotproperties.com If you're looking for my company home page please visit Coronet Realty Ltd., especially for information about vancouver property management, non-resident taxation, and rent collection.
A residential vancouver property manager must know about energy use. Energy use and sustainability is one of them. However, energy consumption is not the only issue effecting sustainable home ownership, as a residential property manager must know.
Canadian homeowners know about sustainability. They have taken the initiative in making homes more sustainable in terms of lighting and heating. High energy prices have prompted them to save money on heat through higher efficiency and insulation. This saves oil, gas, and electricity.
Homes built in the last half century have become more and more energy efficient. They use less energy than older homes. This is the case even as houses have grown in size.
However, sustainable home ownership isn't just about energy, just as the energy issue isn't only about energy. Real estate has to be financially sustainable as well. The term often used is "affordable housing".
Affordable housing is a tricky challenge. As the value of housing rises the return on it tends to drop. This is because rent can't be financed by mortgages, while purchases can be.
This creates a conflict between the cash flow generated by tenant paid rent and the purchase price of the underlying asset. Real estate purchase prices can be much higher than their underlying cash flow justifies. Rents rise, and become burdensome, but they don't rise enough to make the cash flow on rental properties realistic.
Owners of real estate accept lower returns because the real estate has performed well in terms of capital appreciation. They also hold because they like the asset class. Last, they hold because transaction costs and taxes are high.
In theory this is not sustainable. If rents don't support high purchase prices something should give. Either rents should increase or property values should drop. Prices don't fall.
The result is an apparently unsustainable situation where tenants pay high rents. Owners get low returns. Yet, tenants get, as can be shown from math, great value for what they pay in rent.
A residential vancouver property manager must know about energy use. Energy use and sustainability is one of them. However, energy consumption is not the only issue effecting sustainable home ownership, as a residential property manager must know.
Canadian homeowners know about sustainability. They have taken the initiative in making homes more sustainable in terms of lighting and heating. High energy prices have prompted them to save money on heat through higher efficiency and insulation. This saves oil, gas, and electricity.
Homes built in the last half century have become more and more energy efficient. They use less energy than older homes. This is the case even as houses have grown in size.
However, sustainable home ownership isn't just about energy, just as the energy issue isn't only about energy. Real estate has to be financially sustainable as well. The term often used is "affordable housing".
Affordable housing is a tricky challenge. As the value of housing rises the return on it tends to drop. This is because rent can't be financed by mortgages, while purchases can be.
This creates a conflict between the cash flow generated by tenant paid rent and the purchase price of the underlying asset. Real estate purchase prices can be much higher than their underlying cash flow justifies. Rents rise, and become burdensome, but they don't rise enough to make the cash flow on rental properties realistic.
Owners of real estate accept lower returns because the real estate has performed well in terms of capital appreciation. They also hold because they like the asset class. Last, they hold because transaction costs and taxes are high.
In theory this is not sustainable. If rents don't support high purchase prices something should give. Either rents should increase or property values should drop. Prices don't fall.
The result is an apparently unsustainable situation where tenants pay high rents. Owners get low returns. Yet, tenants get, as can be shown from math, great value for what they pay in rent.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Real Estate Stats January 5th
New Listings 350
Price Changes 87
Sold Listings 45
That's a sell/list of 12.86% to be precise.
Sales stats are courtesy of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, and while all efforts are made to ensure their accuracy, the REBGV is in no way responsible for them. I take all responsibility for any errors.
Price Changes 87
Sold Listings 45
That's a sell/list of 12.86% to be precise.
Sales stats are courtesy of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, and while all efforts are made to ensure their accuracy, the REBGV is in no way responsible for them. I take all responsibility for any errors.
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