CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOCUS DRIVES TECTONICA FORWARD
NANAIMO – Making a choice to focus on construction management as a project delivery model has propelled Tectonica to the top of the charts of the Vancouver Island construction Industry. With...
CRACKDOWN ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS GUTTING CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
Move to curb international students is undermining post-secondary institutions and weakening the economy OTTAWA - Canada isn’t just facing bad news from the ever-changing chaos south of the border;...
VEGAIN SPORTS NUTRITION BRAND SIGNS NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
NANAIMO – A Vancouver Island-based vegan sports nutrition brand has signed a national distribution agreement to bring its 100 percent plant-based products across the country. VEGAIN Nutrition Inc.,...
NAVIGATING TRADE & TARIFFS: A NEW RESOURCE FOR COWICHAN BUSINESSES
COWICHAN VALLEY - With shifting U.S. trade policies and tariffs affecting supply chains, many Cowichan businesses will face new challenges when it comes to importing, exporting, and staying...
ICET: TWO COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS ON SALT SPRING AND QUADRA ISLANDS SPUR INVESTMENT READINESS
COMOX VALLEY — Discovery Islands Chamber of Commerce and Royal Roads University, in partnership with Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust, lead two initiatives with new project investments from Island...
ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 2
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, the following op-ed first ran in the Toronto Sun on March 4,2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA - It is hard to keep track of the on-again, off-again cross-border tariff...

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