EDITORIAL: MEDICAL WAIT TIMES COST CANADIAN PATIENTS ALMOST $3.5 BILLION IN LOST WAGES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians almost $3.5 billion in lost wages and productivity last year, finds a new study published today by the Fraser...
OPINION: WHAT’S BEHIND “AXE THE TAX”
VANCOUVER ISLAND - “Axe the (Carbon) Tax” is the chant reverberating across the country and national opinion polls show it’s a message really striking a chord. To begin to understand the political...
MORE INVENTORY BENEFITS BOTH BUYERS AND SELLERS ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 741 unit sales board-wide (all property types) in April 2024. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 376...
MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 1, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Naomi Heith has been named the new District of Port Hardy's Recreation and Community Services Manager. On April 18, 2024, a National...
DISCOVERY MONTESSORI SCHOOL PUTS TECTONICA ON TOP
Nanaimo Company’s Projects Earn Pair Of Vancouver Island Commercial Building Awards By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner NANAIMO – Tectonica Management added two more awards to their growing...
CHAMPIONING LOCAL PROSPERITY IN THE COWICHAN VALLEY
DUNCAN - At the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce, we understand the integral role local businesses play in shaping the economic and cultural fabric of our community. As advocates for the region’s...

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