Jason's Blog

When reading the "Woodframe Envelopes in the Coastal Climate of British Columbia, Best Practice Guide Building Technology" put out by CMHC, 2001, it's very interesting that in Figure 3.1: Effect of overhang on wall performance, in Chapter 3 (Controlling Moisture Sources) claims that for exterior ...

ONELINK Recall InformationIn voluntary cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, First Alert® and BRK Brands has determined that some of its First Alert® ONELINKTM battery powered smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide (CO) alarms may experience a premature low battery conditi...

Well it's that day of the year again and I don't really find it that exciting. I know that there's a lot of people who use this day to make resolutions and try and better themselves, but that's not me. I find that, in my past, when I relyed on the changing of the years to better my life, that I d...

Certain Moffat microwaves recalled for defective wiringThursday, December 28, 2006 About 1,650 Moffat microwaves are being recalled, manufacturer Mabe Canada Inc. has announced.The microwaves were made between February 2006 and April 2006. The recall involves Moffat microwaves with the mo...

Internet worm drops in New Year e-mailFriday, December 29, 2006 CBC News Wrote:A worm attached to an e-mail with the subject line "Happy New Year!" is the latest spam to threaten computer users, a security expert warns.The new worm comes disguised as a file attachment named postcard.exe or postca...

Dewalt saws recalled for fire hazardThursday, December 21, 2006About 44,000 Dewalt DC305 reciprocating saws are being pulled from the marketplace, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday.A switch on the saw can short circuit and may cause a fire.The company has received four rep...

Heat recovery ventilators recalled for fire hazardFriday, December 22, 2006 Certain motors in heat recovery ventilators could pose a fire hazard, Ontario's safety authorities said Thursday.About 253,753 Venmar heat recovery ventilators, produced and installed between 1991 and 2001, are being reca...

Grow Ops Home-based marijuana growing operations not only reduce the market value of the properties they are carried out into - they also inhibit market values of neighbouring properties as well! This is so, because most grow-ops are controlled and run for the benefit of organized crime, and thes...

GROW-OPS ADDED TO PROPERTY DISCLOSURE  VANCOUVER, BC - The Board of Directors of the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has decided to amend the Property Disclosure Statement, requiring sellers to indicate whether a property has been used as a marijuana grow operation or to manufact...

Forecast: B.C.'s housing market won't drop like the U.S. Wednesday, November 22, 2006The upside of British Columbia's real-estate-market cycle has been rapid and steep, but the downside will not, the real estate firm Century 21 predicts.House prices in select B.C. markets have been flat or risen ...