CPABC: NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SLUGGISH IN NANAIMO AND DUNCAN
DUNCAN - According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, there were 2,410 housing...
BC BUILDS SELECTS NEW SITES FOR RENTAL HOUSING
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Three properties in the Township of Langley have been selected as sites for BC Builds pre-zoned housing on public lands that will become rental homes for middle income people....
VEGA MINING APPOINTS NISGA’A CITIZENS TO KEY POSITIONS
NORTHERN BC - Vega Mining Inc., which has formed Nations Royalties with Nisga’a First Nation, has appointed several Nisga’a citizens to its management team and Board of Directors. Tony Robinson is...
BCREA: FEBRUARY 2024 CANADIAN GDP GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew 0.2 per cent in February, following a 0.5 per cent increase in January. The growth was driven by services-producing sectors (+0.2 per cent), led by growth...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE TAKES A NOSEDIVE IN APRIL
OTTAWA - The long-term confidence index for the next 12 months dropped 5.4 points down to 47.5. This indicator decreased for a second consecutive month, according to the latest Canadian Federation...
ANVIL ISLAND DESIGN METAL ARTISTRY COVERING THE WORLD
By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner NANAIMO – When Barb and Jack Willoughby started Anvil Island Design 30 years ago, they envisioned it to be a family business in every sense of the word. Their...
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