BCREA: OCTOBER EMPLOYMENT STATS SHOW SLOW AND STEADY RECOVERY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment rose by 0.1 percent from the previous month, growing by 15,000 jobs to 20.597 million in October. The employment rate fell by 0.1 points to 60.6 per cent,...
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY GROWING, BUT IDENTIFIES NEED FOR MAJOR PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To view the glass half full, construction in British Columbia continues to grow. If one is inclined to look at it half empty, declining investments in major projects and the...
OPINION: OWN THE DIRT: THE NUMBER ONE RULE OF BUSINESS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - “The number one rule of business is own the dirt.” Bruce Alexander, the former owner of Parksville Chrysler and a good friend of mine, told me that more than once. With that in...
BDC AND EQUIFAX LAUNCH CANADIAN SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INDEX
OTTAWA - The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Equifax Canada have partnered to launch the Canadian Small Business Health index. By combining actual business data and industry sentiment,...
BCREA: BC HOME SALES BUILDING MOMENTUM HEADING INTO 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
TRANSLINK SEEKING PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE USES OF RETIRING SKYTRAIN CARS
SURREY - TransLink is seeking innovative ideas and proposals from organizations who would like to make use of some of the roughly 150 retiring Mark I SkyTrain cars, the first vehicles in the...
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