By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The 2024 federal budget unveiled dozens of new initiatives intended to address Canada’s unfolding housing affordability and supply crisis....
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TIGH-NA-MARA SEASIDE SPA RESORT IS HOSPITALITY/TOURISM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
PARKSVILLE - Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort, a beloved destination for 40-plus years, recently received the award of Hospitality/Tourism Business of the Year at the 23rd Annual MNP LLP Vancouver...
UCLUELET BREWING CO: PUB IS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE
UCLUELET – Ucluelet Brewing Co. is much more than a producer of award winning beers in an award winning building. “We’re a community pub, a gathering place,” says owner and founder Dennis Morgan....
MODERN PURAIR CLEANS THE AIR FOR CLIENTS
VICTORIA – Cleaning the air is what Modern PURAIR does best, and because of that, General Manager Thomas Nicolson says the Victoria franchise works closely with restoration and post-construction...
4 CRA-RELATED SCAMS TO STAY VIGILANT ABOUT THIS TAX SEASON
By Jeff Buckstein, Originally published by CPA Canada's news site. BRITISH COLUMBIA - From false warnings of compromised accounts to the use of AI to create fake news, tax scammers keep finding new...
VICTORIA FOUNDATION GRANTS SUPPORT LOCAL NATIONS IN THE CRD
VICTORIA – The Victoria Foundation announced today that it will distribute $506,000 to 17 different applicants to support social, cultural, and legal infrastructure for Indigenous communities in the...
MOVERS & SHAKERS VICTORIA FOR APRIL 23, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Mark Collins, a former CEO of B.C. Ferries, is now the chief executive officer (CEO) of FRS Clipper in Canada and the chair of the FRS...
CPABC: ANNUAL HOUSING STARTS REACH NEW RECORD HIGH IN GREATER VICTORIA AS RENTAL COSTS CLIMB
VICTORIA - According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, there were 4,992 housing...
HUNTINGDON MANOR HOTEL INTRODUCES NEW TOP FLOOR LOFTS
VICTORIA – The Huntingdon Manor Hotel property on Quebec Street has been a longstanding focal point in downtown Victoria, and they now have a whole new look for its top floor. The third floor of the...
BIABC: IMPACT OF CRIME & VANDALISM & THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS FOCAL POINTS
KAMLOOPS - Next week, representatives from Business Improvement Areas of BC, representing 70 business districts and more than 55,000 businesses on main streets and downtowns across our province,...
FRASER INSTITUE: NO EVIDENCE OF INCREASING DROUGHTS, FLOODS, HURRICANES AND WILDFIRES, DESPITE ACTIVIST CLAIMS
OTTAWA - Contrary to claims by many climate activists and politicians, extreme weather events—including forest fires, droughts, floods and hurricanes—are not increasing in frequency or intensity,...
FEDERAL BUDGET: YOU CAN’T SOLVE A PRODUCTIVITY EMERGENCY WITH TAX HIKES
Under Justin Trudeau, The federal Government has Hired 0ver 98,000 New Bureaucrats OTTAWA – The increase in the capital gains tax inclusion rate will further exacerbate Canada’s productivity lag,...
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FIRST FULLY UNIONIZED PRIVATE CANNABIS CHAIN
NANAIMO - In a groundbreaking move that sets a new standard for the cannabis industry, workers at two Trees Cannabis locations in Nanaimo have joined their colleagues at other locations across...
BC BUILDING CODE CHANGES ALLOWING EXPANSION OF MASS TIMBER IN BUILDINGS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Updates to the BC Building Code will benefit people in the building and housing sectors with the expanded use of mass timber in taller buildings, as well as schools, libraries and...
MARK COLLINS JOINS VICTORIA CLIPPER MANAGEMENT TEAM
VICTORIA – FRS Clipper, a leading provider of maritime transportation whale watching excursions and vacation packages in the Pacific Northwest, welcomes Mark Collins as the incoming Chief Executive...
CITY OF LANGFORD ANNOUNCES INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE PROJECTS
LANGFORD– On Tuesday, April 16, in partnership with School District #62 (SD62), the City of Langford announced eight significant infrastructure upgrade projects, including six sidewalk infill...