ICBA ECONOMICS: WHICH INDUSTRIES DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN B.C.?
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - Preliminary estimates from Statistics Canada show that B.C.’s economy grew by a modest 1.6% after inflation in 2023, down sharply from...
UNBC RECEIVES $5M GRANT FOR QUESNEL LAKE SALMON RESEARCH
PRINCE GEORGE – A team of researchers has secured one of the largest competitive grants in University of Northern British Columbia history to study the impacts of climate change and human activity...
BEBC: MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 9, 2024 – BRITISH COLUMBIA
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Alison Dantas, CEO of the Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, has been elected to represent Vancouver Island on the board of the Federation of...
THE BC CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY – JULY BCCA BRIEFING
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Summer is in full swing but at the BC Construction Association (BCCA) we also have our eyes on the fall, with the coming Provincial election in October, ensuring we communicate...
SUPERNOVAS AID IDEON TECHNOLOGIES IN MINING QUEST
RICHMOND – Clean energy and green futures cannot be reached without first embracing the mining industry. At least, that’s what Gary Agnew, CEO and Co-Founder of mining technology company Ideon...
BOEING INVESTMENT LANDS AT COTA AVIATION
PARKSVILLE – Indigenous-owned aerospace and defence company COTA Aviation is receiving $13 million for Indigenous skills training and equipment to increase component production, as part of Boeing’s...
