Central/North Vancouver Island
KOT GROUP BUYS OKANAGAN DODGE
KELOWNA – Okanagan Dodge is the latest addition to the Kot Auto Group. It is the second Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler dealership that is now under the Kot Group, as they acquired Nanaimo’s Woodgrove...
TRAINE & MAINLINE LIVING: BUILDING COMMUNITIES AND RENTAL DEVELOPMENTS
KELOWNA – For many years, Traine built apartment buildings for clients. With their property management arm, Mainline Living, they’ve transitioned into building communities, and the future for both...
CULTIVATING A SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE FUTURE IN COWICHAN
COWICHAN VALLEY - Last month, Economic Development Cowichan celebrated Small Business Week by shining a spotlight on a new small business owner who is leading the way in the refillery and circular...
BC HYDRO CREWS WORK TO RESTORE POWER ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. update BRITISH COLUMBIA - BC Hydro crews continue to make progress restoring power to customers impacted by the ongoing windstorm. Of the more than 300,000 customers impacted...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 20, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND NorthIsle Copper and Gold Inc. has announced an agreement with Paradigm Capital Inc. as the lead agent and sole bookrunner for a...
BCREA: OCTOBER STATS SHOWS CPI INCREASE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.0 per cent on a year-over-year basis in October, up from a 1.6 per cent increase in September....
South Vancouver Island
BCBC: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SPENDING DISCIPLINE TO SECURE B.C.’S FINANCIAL FUTURE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) has released a new report that underscores the pressing need to strengthen B.C.’s public finances. Titled B.C.’s Deteriorating...
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER RANKS AS MOST STOLEN VEHICLE OF 2023
CANADA - Équité Association, Canada’s national authority on insurance crime and fraud prevention, today unveiled their annual 'Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in Canada' for 2023. After two consecutive...
VRBA ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND AWARD WINNERS
VICTORIA – The Victoria Residential Builders Association has announced the 2024/25 Board of Directors following their Annual General Meeting on November 13, 2024. The new Board is represented by:...
NORWEGIAN JEWEL SAILED LAST 2,300 CRUISE PASSENGERS TO VICTORIA THIS YEAR
VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria Harbour Authority (GVHA) marked the end of Victoria’s cruise ship season on October 30 with the arrival of the Norwegian Jewel at the Breakwater District at Ogden...
BCREA: OCTOBER STATS SHOWS CPI INCREASE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.0 per cent on a year-over-year basis in October, up from a 1.6 per cent increase in September....
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 19, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Michelle Staples has been selected as the next chair of the Island Coastal Economic Trust board of directors. Melanie Mallman and Jeremy...
Thompson Okanagan
NCDA: FEDERAL ELECTION SEASON ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - On the heels of a historic provincial election in which the NDP government returned to power with a razor thin majority, many British Columbians were glued to their seats last...
CREA: CANADIAN HOME SALES SEE SURPRISE JUMP IN OCTOBER
OTTAWA - Home sales activity recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems increased 7.7% on a month-over-month basis in October 2024, reaching its highest level since April 2022. Rising home sales activity...
BCREA: BC HOUSING STARTS BELOW OCTOBER 2023 LEVELS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association reports that Canadian housing starts rose 8 per cent to 240,761 units in October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 15, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Brynn Nheiley has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC), with effect from November 12, 2024....
CENTRAL & NORTH OKANAGAN REAL ESTATE VOLUMES JUMP
KELOWNA - Real estate sales volumes in both the North and Central Okanagan jumped in October, statistics announced by the Association of Interior Realtors reveal. The Central Okanagan saw a total of...
CONSTRUCTION LABOUR FORCE LEVELS MAINTAINED
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada’s construction labour force decreased minimally in September, down slightly from 1.73 million in August, 2024 to just under 1.7 million. The Labour Market Corner, presented...
Fraser Valley
CREA: CANADIAN HOME SALES SEE SURPRISE JUMP IN OCTOBER
OTTAWA - Home sales activity recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems increased 7.7% on a month-over-month basis in October 2024, reaching its highest level since April 2022. Rising home sales activity...
BCREA: BC HOUSING STARTS BELOW OCTOBER 2023 LEVELS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association reports that Canadian housing starts rose 8 per cent to 240,761 units in October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Location: Chilliwack (multi-family new) Address: 45639 Spadina Ave - Condominiums Description: New multi family development - 4 storeys - 44 condominium units - u/g parking Status: Construction...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 15, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Brynn Nheiley has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC), with effect from November 12, 2024....
CONSTRUCTION LABOUR FORCE LEVELS MAINTAINED
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada’s construction labour force decreased minimally in September, down slightly from 1.73 million in August, 2024 to just under 1.7 million. The Labour Market Corner, presented...
WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS RELEASES THIRD QUARTER FINANCIALS
LADYSMITH - Western Forest Products Inc. (WFP) posted a net loss of $19.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, $2.2 million more than the same quarter in 2023. The forestry company had a...
Northern BC
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...
ECABC: GOVERNMENT POLICY IMPACT ON CONTRACTORS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The provincial government has an enormous impact on the construction sector’s operating environment. As a non-partisan industry association, the Electrical Contractors Association...
MEI: THINK TANK TAKES INSPIRATION FROM GERMAN AND NETHERLANDS HEALTH SYSTEMS
OTTAWA - Taking inspiration from German and Dutch health systems could help improve access to primary care providers such as family doctors, according to an MEI publication released this morning....
BCREA: CANADIAN GDP UNCHANGED IN AUGUST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP was essentially unchanged in August, following a 0.1 per cent increase in July. Service-producing industries grew by 0.1 per cent, while goods-producing...
RECENT B.C. GOVERNMENT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT GREW BY 22% VS 0.5% GROWTH IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - BC’s net job creation from 2019-23 has been driven almost exclusively by growth in government employment rather than the private sector, at 22 per cent and 0.5 per cent over the...