Eight years after the Royal Oak Golf Course shut down, its owners have put it on the market for $9.5 million.
The property has been owned by a Saskatchewan-based numbered company called 1122580 B.C. Ltd. since August 2017, when it was purchased for $3.5 million, B.C. land records show. Real estate listing agent Santanna Portman with William Wright Commercial said Wednesday that potential buyers are encouraged to do their due diligence and talk to the nearby community representatives to understand what use of the site would be welcome. The site, listed this week, is promoted on the real estate firm’s website as suitable for development.
A tenant in the clubhouse who gives golf lessons has said there’s been increased interest in the sport since the pandemic, Portman said. “We would be happy with a suitable agricultural use, recognizing that there are some agricultural uses that would be considered incompatible with the surrounding neighbourhood.”