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...
FUNDING FOR 10 ISLAND FIRMS FROM BC MANUFACTURING JOBS FUND
VANCOUVER ISLAND – Six capital projects and four planning projects on Vancouver Island will receive up to $5 million in funding through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund. The companies are Ron Anderson...
HOT DOG GUYS SIZZLING AT TILLICUM CENTRE
VICTORIA – Something new is sizzling in Tillicum Centre. It’s The Hot Dog Guys Foods Ltd., an up and coming west coast hot dog restaurant chain started by partners Rick Lacey and Don Lawrie. Not...
BCREA: BC HOUSING MARKET EXPECTED TO REBOUND
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Second Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
ICBA ECONOMICS: HOUSEHOLD FORMATION, IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING MARKETS
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The 2024 federal budget unveiled dozens of new initiatives intended to address Canada’s unfolding housing affordability and supply crisis....
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