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BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 22, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Chris O'Riley, who has served at BC Hydro for 35 years, has announced his retirement. Dr. Satwinder Bains has officially retired from his role as the founding...
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...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: AUGUST 19, 2025
Jobsites in motion. Early intel from Yellow Sheet’s latest report—permits, tenders, and active planning across Vancouver Island NORTH COWICHAN – 2591 Beverly St (mixed-use dev) Apartments –...
ENOUGH EXCUSES: GOVERNMENTS ARE FAILING DOWNTOWN VICTORIA’S BUSINESSES
VICTORIA – I’ve been CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce for slightly more than one month. It’s been a bit of a whirlwind, but the fact I served on the Chamber’s board for 13 years,...
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...
HEALTH CENTRE AND HOUSING PROJECT PROGRESSING IN SOOKE
SOOKE - The District of Sooke is moving forward with key partners to improve access to health services and housing at 6651 Wadams Way. Catalyst Community Developments Society is the successful...
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...
VRBA: HOUSING STARTS INCREASE 29% IN GREATER VICTORIA
VICTORIA - CMHC reports Greater Victoria’s 2,920 housing starts from January to July 2025 are 29% higher than the 2,259 starts in 2024. The vast majority are condo/apts representing 83% of new...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 19, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Rick Doman has been appointed to the Forestry Innovation Investment board as chair. Seaflora Skincare, a family-owned business in Sooke,...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: AUGUST 19, 2025
Jobsites in motion. Early intel from Yellow Sheet’s latest report—permits, tenders, and active planning across Vancouver Island VICTORIA – 624 Manchester Rd (multi-family new) Townhouses...
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...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 15, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC 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 take over as CEO...