OTTAWA - New insights from Equifax® Canada Market Pulse Quarterly Consumer Credit Trends and Insights show early signs of stabilization in consumer credit performance in the second quarter of 2025....
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THOMPSON OKANAGAN BUSINESS NEWS
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 21, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Raghwa Gopal has been appointed as the new chair of the Jim Pattison Centre for Health Systems Learning + Innovation. Venger Group, a...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: AUGUST 21, 2025
Location: Kamloops (multi-family new) Address: 116 128 136 Columbia St - Condominiums - Rental Condominiums - Canary Lofts Description: New multi family development - 8 storeys - 141 condominium and...
ITC CONSTRUCTION GROUP BUYS FARMER CONSTRUCTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA – ITC Construction Group has acquired Vancouver Island-based Farmer Construction. Founded in 1983, award winning ITC builds residential high-rises and mixed-use developments across...
BCREA: THIRD QUARTER HOUSING FORECAST SHOWS BRIGHTER 2026
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2025 Third Quarter Housing Forecast Update. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast...
CFIB: NEARLY ONE IN FIVE SMALL BUSINESSES DEALING WITH TARIFF COSTS
OTTAWA - New data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) reveals that small businesses are being hit hardest by U.S. and Canadian tariffs on steel and aluminum (59%), as well as...
PENTICTON CHAMBER: BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
PENTICTON - The Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce and presenting sponsor Total Restoration Services are thrilled to announce this year’s list of nominees for the 38th Annual Business...
CPABC: MIGRATION PATTERNS SHIFT IN THE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN AS THE HOUSING MARKET SHOWS RESILIENCE
KELOWNA - According to BC Check-Up: Live, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on demographic and affordability trends across the province, the...
TRADES: BUILDING THE FUTURE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The construction trades remain one of the cornerstones of British Columbia’s economy, shaping the skyline of cities, supporting major infrastructure projects, and creating...
ADVISORY: HOW CAN A PHILANTHROPIC GOVERNANCE SYSTEM HELP A FAMILY BUSINESS?
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Over 80% of businesses around the world are family-owned businesses. Specifically, Canada’s family businesses employ 4.7 million full-time employees, and the total annual sales of...
BCREA: CANADIAN HOUSING STARTS SHOW 4% INCREASE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts increased 4 per cent from the previous month, totalling 294,085 units in July at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 7 per cent from...
SITE C PROJECT COMES INTO FULL OPERATION
FORT ST. JOHN - BC Hydro has reached a historic milestone with the successful commissioning of the sixth and final generating unit on the Site C project. With all six units now in service, Site C...
CANADIAN HOME SALES CONTINUE TO CLIMB IN JULY
OTTAWA - The number of home sales recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems climbed 3.8% on a month-over-month basis in July 2025. Building on gains recorded over the previous three months, transactions...
BCREA: MARKET ACTIVITY STRENGTHENS AS UNCERTAINTY WANES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,056 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in July 2025, up 2.2 per...
EDITORIAL: WHERE B.C. EMPLOYMENT HAS (AND HASN’T) GROWN SINCE 2019
BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia’s job market has changed notably since 2019. Most of the province’s net new jobs since January 2019 have been concentrated in services-producing sectors, with a...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 14, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Gregg Evjen will take over as president of KF Aerospace on September 1st, while Tracy Medve, the former president and CEO of the company, will...