OTTAWA - A recent Equifax® Canada’s Q1 2025 Business Credit Trends and Insights Report sited there were an increase in delinquencies and a decrease in credit applications across the country. The...
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NO CONSTRUCTION SITE TOO REMOTE FOR LONGHOUSE
PARKSVILLE – In the male-dominated forest industry sector, Moila Jenkins leads the way as President of Longhouse Specialty Forest Products, a value-added operation that manufactures high quality...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: JUNE 18, 2024
Jobsites in motion. Early intel from Yellow Sheet’s latest report—permits, tenders, and active planning across Vancouver Island NORTH COWICHAN – 2557 Alexander St, Duncan (multi-family new)...
BCREA: UNCERTAINTY HOLD BACK SALES ACTIVITY IN BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 6,945 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in May 2025, down 13.5 per...
JUNE 2025 CAPITAL REGION COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE REPORT
By Mike Kozakowski of Citified.ca SAANICH The District of Saanich will proceed with a two-tower design at the site of Greater Victoria Public Library’s Nellie McClung branch on Cedar Hill Road at...
COMMUNITY FIRE PREVENTION LTD. ALL ABOUT KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE
BRITISH COLUMBIA– Keeping people safe is the top priority for Community Fire Prevention Ltd., an Onyx-FIRE Family Company dedicated to delivering reliable fire protection services across British...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS JUNE 17, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Ingrid Jarrett has been appointed as the new Chair of the Board of Directors by Destination BC, effective August 1, 2025. Josue Dubon,...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: JUNE 17, 2025
Jobsites in motion. Early intel from Yellow Sheet’s latest report—permits, tenders, and active planning across Vancouver Island VICTORIA –3854 Doncaster Dr (Townhouses) Missing Middle Housing...
CFIB: SHORTAGE OF APPLICANTS, MISMATCHED JOB EXPECTATIONS AMONG KEY HIRING CHALLENGES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
OTTAWA – Small businesses face a shortage of applicants, skills mismatches and difficulty attracting candidates when hiring skilled workers, and these challenges are only worsened by labour mobility...
LANGFORD CALLOBORATION TO ATTRACT DOCTORS TO WEST SHORE
LANGFORD - In an effort to attracted family doctors to the West Shore, the City of Langford has announced it will fund $1.7 million to cover the costs of tenant improvements, furniture, fixtures,...
BCREA: MAY HOUSING STARTS FLAT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts were largely flat from the previous month, totalling 279,510 units in May at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 4 per cent from the...
BC FERRIES CONTRACTS CHINESE FIRM TO BUILD FOUR NEW VESSELS
VICTORIA – China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards (CMI Weihai) has been selected to build four new major vessels for BC Ferries. CMI Weihai has built passenger and vehicle vessels for large...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: JUNE 11, 2024
Jobsites in motion. Early intel from Yellow Sheet’s latest report—permits, tenders, and active planning across Vancouver Island NANAIMO – 3425 Uplands Dr (multi-family new) Personal Care Home...
ADVISORY: WATCH THE PLAY: THE KEY TO IMPACTFUL TEAM COACHING
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Effective coaching is key to a winning business team. Coaching is more than tracking performance metrics. To be a great coach you must understand your team's strengths and...
FRASER INSTITUTE: AI CAN HELP MITIGATE SHRINKING LABOUR FORCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA — As Canada’s labour force shrinks due to aging and slowing rates of immigration, artificial intelligence (AI) can help by increasing the number of available workers and improving...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS JUNE 10, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Tesseract Computers has acquired the assets of Dial A Geek Consulting. "This adds to our ability to provide quality on site services to...