Alberni’s Coulson Aviation Wins Major Firefighting Contract in Chile
PORT ALBERNI – Coulson Aviation has been awarded a three-year firefighting contract with Corporation Nacional Forestal (CONAF) of Chile for a C-130H Hercules Large AirTanker and a Citation 550 air...
STANDARDIZED DESIGNS WILL HELP BUILD MORE BC HOMES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Homeowners and builders will soon be able to develop new housing quicker and with less cost as the Province works to create new standardized designs for small-scale, multi-unit...
BCREA: October 2023 Housing Starts
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts rose 1 per cent to 274,681 units in October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 4 per cent from the same month last year....
COMMUNITY FOCUS, GLOBAL OUTLOOK, PUTS RE/MAX OF NANAIMO ON TOP
NANAIMO – RE/MAX of Nanaimo regularly produces the city’s highest real estate sales volume, thanks to their focus on the community and a global outlook. The 108 salespeople at the award-winning...
FALLING FAST: CANADA’S DANGEROUS SLIDE IN BUSINESS INVESTMENT
OTTAWA - Weak business investment in Canada poses a profound threat to Canadian living standards and competitiveness, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Working Harder for Less:...
Newly Expanded Emergency Department At West Coast General Hospital
PORT ALBERNI - People in Port Alberni and surrounding communities can now access the emergency health services they need in the newly expanded emergency department at West Coast General Hospital...
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