BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada is facing a crisis in governance that is adversely affecting the housing supply, a point Casey Edge, Executive Director of the Victoria Residential Builders Association,...
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BC CHAMBER RESPONDS TO BILL 7 – ECONOMIC STABILIZATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In response to the Government’s recent introduction of Bill 7 - Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act, 2025, our President and CEO, Fiona Famulak, penned a letter to...
BC FERRIES RATE INCREASE, SAVER FARES AND NEW SAILING
NANAIMO – BC Ferries has announced that, starting June 19, the Queen of Alberni will sail one way to Departure Bay on its final sailing of the day, departing Tsawwassen at 4:30 pm. Bookings for this...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 26, 2024
NANAIMO - 3360 Fairwinds Dr - Residential – Gracewood at Fairwinds Developer: Seacliff Properties Ltd – Vancouver Ph: 604-957-4220 georgia@seacliffgroup.com General Contractor: Turnbull Construction...
PROVINCE CANCELS SECONDARY SUITE PROGRAM
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Province has announced that the pilot secondary-suite incentive program will no longer be accepting applications after March 30, 2025 due to financial constraints, also...
BCREA: JANUARY 2025 RETAIL SALES REPORT AND MORTGAGE FORECAST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales decreased by 0.6 per cent to $69.4 billion in January from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are up by 4.2 per cent....
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION PLATFORM
OTTAWA - With the federal election underway, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is releasing its small business platform with 13 key recommendations on improving Canada’s...
Protected: SAANICH PENINSULA CHAMBER INTRODUCES TRADE COMMITTEE
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 25, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Lesa Lacey was recently elected as the President of the Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC (CHBA BC) at the organization's Annual...
BCBC: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL: DRIVING CANADIAN PROSPERITY THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Western Business Coalition has launched its first major initiative – Untapped Potential – Driving Canadian Prosperity Through Natural Resources – to unlock the economic...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 25, 2025
ESQUIMALT - 621 Constance Ave (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: Waymark Architecture Inc – Victoria Ph: 888-206-0123 Graeme Velhulst – graeme@waymarkarchitecture.com Applicant: Village Walk...
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...
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...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 19, 2024
NANAIMO -1740 Dufferin Cres (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: D-Architecture - Nanaimo Ph: 250-933-1991 info@d-architecture.ca Developer: Plavetic/MJP Homes Ltd - Nanaimo Ph:...