COMPETITION SEARCHING FOR ISLAND’S BEST COCKTAIL
PORT ALBERNI – Nilo Du Plessis of Antidote Distilling Co. has come up with a new recipe: Vancouver Island’s Biggest Cocktail competition. The competition is open to anyone from across B.C., and...
CFIB: MANDATING A $20/HOUR LIVING WAGE COULD PUSH SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE BRINK OF CLOSURE
CFIB’s new report highlights flaws with minimum and living wage policies BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mandating a $20 per hour living wage in each province would cost the Canadian economy $44.9 billion in...
RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS BC RECEIVED AS MUCH AS $33M FROM PROVINCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Local governments, First Nations, not-for-profit organizations and manufacturing businesses in northern B.C. are receiving funding from the the Rural Economic Diversification and...
MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 15, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The new gas station, which will have a sales building, restrooms, and four fuel pumps, was inaugurated on May 8 during a...
ENHANCING ECONOMIC DIVERSITY IN COWICHAN: CELEBRATING RECENT REDIP FUNDING RECIPIENTS
The Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP) has recently allocated significant funding to various businesses and organizations in the Cowichan Valley. The three recipients...
EMILIE DE ROSENROLL JOINS INNOVATE BC AS NEW BOARD CHAIR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Innovate BC is pleased to welcome Emilie de Rosenroll as the new Chair of its Board of Directors, effective May 14, 2024. With nearly two decades of leadership experience in...
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