Winners Announced for Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards

by | January 31, 2020 | Central/North Vancouver Island, South Vancouver Island | 0 Comments

VMAC Wins Business of the Year   VICTORIA – VMAC Global Technology Inc. of Nanaimo was named Business of the Year at the 20th Annual Grant Thornton LLP Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards January 31 at the Westin Bear Mountain Resort.   Nickel Bros....
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SBOT CONCERNED ABOUT CANADA’S ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS AMID GROWING DEFICIT

by | December 17, 2024 | Fraser Valley | 0 Comments

SURREY - The Surrey Board of Trade welcomes the measures in the 2024 Fall Economic Statement aimed at spurring innovation and investment. However, concerns remain about Canada’s economic competitiveness and the lack of measures to address the growing federal deficit,...
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LANGLEY CHAMBER: WEAKER GDP AND UNEMPLOYMENT PAVE WAY FOR LATEST INTEREST RATE CUT

by | December 17, 2024 | Fraser Valley | 0 Comments

LANGLEY - Data for Business’ is an effort of the Langley Chamber, in partnership with the Canadian Chamber, to bring our members reports, stats, and analysis on economic and business data to help inform business and investment decisions. Read our latest update below:...
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BIGFOOT CRANE ACADEMY TRAINING CRANE OPERATORS ACROSS WESTERN CANADA

by | December 17, 2024 | Central/North Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, Front Page, Northern BC, Peace Cariboo Skeena, South Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan | 0 Comments

On the ground: students learn with hands-on instruction at Bigfoot Crane Academy ABBOTSFORD – Bigfoot Crane Academy is providing boots on the ground training to help crane operators get a better vantage point on their work from above. While Bigfoot Crane Company sells...
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CAR GROUP ASKING PROVINCE TO SLOW DOWN ON ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE TARGETS

by | December 17, 2024 | Central/North Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, Front Page, Northern BC, Peace Cariboo Skeena, South Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan | 0 Comments

BRITISH COLUMBIA – There’s a collision coming when radical government policy concerning the electrification of vehicles meets the marketplace in 2026. Ultimately, it will be consumers that will suffer from the collateral damage. As the B.C. government attempts to race...
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BCREA: NOVEMBER CANADIAN INFLATION REPORT

by | December 17, 2024 | Central/North Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, Northern BC, Peace Cariboo Skeena, South Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan | 0 Comments

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in November, down from a 2.0 per cent increase in October. Month-over-month, on a seasonally adjusted basis, CPI increased by 0.1 points in...
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ICBA: B.C.’s BUSINESS DISADVANTAGE ABOUT TO GET WORSE

by | December 17, 2024 | Central/North Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, Northern BC, Peace Cariboo Skeena, South Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan | 0 Comments

The following op-ed, written by Jordan Bateman, ICBA’s VP-Communications, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. BRITISH COLUMBIA - David Eby made his annual visit to the B.C. business community this week, but if you were looking for...
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COFI RESPONDS TO NDP-GREEN AGREEMENT

by | December 17, 2024 | Central/North Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley, Northern BC, Peace Cariboo Skeena, South Vancouver Island, Thompson Okanagan | 0 Comments

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Linda Coady, President & Chief Executive Officer of the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI), issued the following statement today in response to a commitment to undertake a “review of BC forests” that is part of the cooperation agreement...
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NEW CONFERENCE BUSINESS CAPS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR DESTINATION GREATER VICTORIA

by | December 17, 2024 | South Vancouver Island | 0 Comments

VICTORIA - As we near the end of another successful year for Greater Victoria’s visitor economy, Destination Greater Victoria (DGV) is pleased to share that Business Events Victoria, the division of DGV that manages the sales and marketing of the Victoria Conference...
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SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS DECEMBER 17, 2024

by | December 17, 2024 | Front Page, South Vancouver Island | 0 Comments

News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business Brodie Rogers has been hired as the new Proposal Manager at Kinetic Construction Ltd. Madone Pelanbegan, General Manager of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, has been awarded as Hotelier of the Year. Jason Johnson, who...
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YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: DECEMBER 17, 2024

by | December 17, 2024 | Central/North Vancouver Island, South Vancouver Island | 0 Comments

VICTORIA - 824 Alston St (multi-family new) Apartments Owner: Makola Housing Society - Victoria Ph: 778-401-5025 mhenderson@makoladev.com Architect: Low Hammond Rowe Architects Inc - Victoria Ph: 250-472-8013 architects@lhra.ca Landscape Architect: MDI - Murdoch de...
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