Central/North Vancouver Island
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FOCUS DRIVES TECTONICA FORWARD
NANAIMO – Making a choice to focus on construction management as a project delivery model has propelled Tectonica to the top of the charts of the Vancouver Island construction Industry. With...
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...
ICET: TWO COMMUNITY-LED PROJECTS ON SALT SPRING AND QUADRA ISLANDS SPUR INVESTMENT READINESS
COMOX VALLEY — Discovery Islands Chamber of Commerce and Royal Roads University, in partnership with Salt Spring Island Farmland Trust, lead two initiatives with new project investments from Island...
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...
South Vancouver Island
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:...
FCC: CANADA’S FARMLAND VALUES CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2024, increasing by 9.3 per cent, slightly less than the 11.5 per cent increase reported in 2023, according to...
BCREA: HOUSING STARTS FALL IN FEBRUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell by 4 per cent to 229,030 units in February at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 12 per cent from the same month last year....
CREA: TARIFF UNCERTAINTY KEEPING HOOME BUYERS ON THE SIDELINES
OTTAWA - Canadian home sales fell sharply from January to February, as home buyers remained on the sidelines in the first full month of the ongoing trade war with the United States. Sales activity...
FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN BC HYDRO PROJECTS ACROSS THE PROVINCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The federal government has announced it is investing more than $156.8 million in eight BC Hydro infrastructure projects across the province. The funding is provided through the...
WESTSHORE CHAMBER: SPRING…FORWARD!
WESTSHORE - And how was your Respiratory Virus Season? It’s a pleasure to be submitting my first article in four months. March is the new January! Spring always seems the right time for connection...
Thompson Okanagan
OKANAGAN CAPACITY MITIGATION PROJECT GETS GREEN LIGHT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - On March 3, 2025, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) approved FortisBC Energy Inc.’s application for its Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project. The project includes...
ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 1
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...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 14, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Surrey's Gate 22 Winery has officially acquired Adega on 45th Estate Winery in Osoyoos. The winery will be managed by the women-led leadership team which...
PROGESSIVE PLANET PILOT PROJECT FUNDING
KAMLOOPS - CleanTec and manufacturing company, Progressive Planet, announced they recently received up to $4,636,468 in funding to support the construction of a pilot plant to produce PozGlass™, a...
BUILT GROUP EXPANDS OFFERINGS
KELOWNA - The Built Group has expanded its offerings with the acquisition of Lake Country Modular. This strategic move combines Built Prefab's innovative design and manufacturing with Lake Country...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 13, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Nadya Savelieva has joined Century 21 Assurance Realty in Kelowna. Judge Richard Hewson has officially retired from the BC Provincial Court as of...
Fraser Valley
SURREY BOARD OF TRADE APPOINTS NEW CEO
SURREY - The Surrey Board of Trade is delighted to announce the appointment of Joslyn Young as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 31, 2025. Ms. Young will also serve as the Acting...
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD ADVANCES INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
ABBOTSFORD - Renewed funding from the federal government’s Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF), has enabled the City of Abbotsford to advance several infrastructure improvement projects across...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 18, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Delta Liberal MP Carla Qualtrough has announced her resignation after a decade in politics. A revised Tsawwassen condo construction application at 1219...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 18, 2025
Location: Surrey (mixed-use dev) Address: 10420 City Pkwy - Condominiums - Commercial - Parkway Development - Intersect Description: New mixed use development - 2 structures - Building 1, 52 storeys...
OKANAGAN CAPACITY MITIGATION PROJECT GETS GREEN LIGHT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - On March 3, 2025, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) approved FortisBC Energy Inc.’s application for its Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project. The project includes...
ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 1
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...
Northern BC
ICBA ECONOMICS: NEXT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD EXCISE MANY TRUDEAU-ERA POLICIES
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, the following op-ed first ran in the Toronto Sun on March 4,2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Justin Trudeau era is ending, after nine-and-a-half years as prime...
CPABC: 2025 PROVINCIAL BUDGET INSIGHT
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The B.C. Government released their 2025/26 budget today, shortly after the United States officially launched a trade war against Canada by imposing sweeping tariffs on Canadian...
OPINION: TRUMP’S TRADE WAR AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR CANADA
OTTAWA - We didn’t want it but it has crashed onto our shores anyway. U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed his long-mooted assault on Canada, deploying tariffs as his chosen weapon of “economic...
PACIFICAN ANNOUNCES $18.3 MILLION TO SCALE UP B.C. BUSINESSES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A recent announcement by the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (Pacifican) saw $18.3 million in funding going to seven B.C. companies to scale up their operations and...
BCREA: CANADIAN TRADE GREW IN FOURTH QUARTER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP rose by 0.2 per cent in December, after declining by 0.2 per cent in November. Goods-producing sectors rose 0.3 per cent, while service-producing industries were...
SURREY LANGLEY SKYTRAIN PROJECT SEES PROGRESS
SURREY - The Province of BC has announced that major construction is underway along the Surrey Langley SkyTrain alignment and at future station sites. Early works, including site preparation and...