January 2014

We've just received this photo of the exact school we built with our Change Heroes partners last year in Ngosuani, Kenya. All that's left to be done is some landscaping out front of the school. Over the coming months, local workers and Free The Children volunteers will continue to work on the school and prepare for the first day of class! It’s easy, find out how you can help too at: www.ChangeHeroes.com

Most BC property owners will have received their new updated BCAA Property Valuation and most will notice another decrease from the last year. This notice reflects the value effective last July 1, 2013 and is already 6 months out of date when you receive it. Of course the assessor is generally unaware and your notice does not account for any significant improvements, additions (without permit), mechanical, structural or other problems or deferred maintenance (i.e. leaky roof). Strata issues including Special Assessments (arising with increasing frequency from now legislated depreciation reports) are also not typically accounted for.

If you have not received or are curious about the assessed value of any BC property simply go to e-valueBC. For a