Central/North Vancouver Island
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 12, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Jennifer Lash, a long-time resident of Sointula who most recently served as a Senior Advisor to the Minister of the Environment, has...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 12, 2024
NANAIMO - 340 Campbell St (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: Urban Solutions Architecture - Vancouver Ph: 604-261-6106 admin@urbansolutionsarch.ca Developer: Primex Investments Ltd - Vancouver...
PACIFICAN $6.4 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT BUSINESS GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Seven BC organizations were the recipients of PacifiCan funding to further drive business growth and support economic development. Three of the organizations received a total of...
BCREA: TARIFF UNCERTAINTY SLOWS FEBRUARY HOUSING ACTIVITY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 4,947 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in February 2025, down 9.7...
NAVIGATING TARIFFS WITH CONFIDENCE: HOW EXPORT NAVIGATOR SUPPORTS B.C. BUSINESSES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Expanding into international markets presents exciting opportunities for British Columbia businesses, but it also brings complex challenges—none more pressing than tariffs....
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 11, 2025
VICTORIA - 1789 Emerson St (multi-family new) Houseplex Owner: Emerson Missing Middle Solutions - Victoria Ph: 250-532-0282 dale@developwithdale.ca Architect: Hearth Architectural - Vancouver Ph:...
South Vancouver Island
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 11, 2025
VICTORIA - 1789 Emerson St (multi-family new) Houseplex Owner: Emerson Missing Middle Solutions - Victoria Ph: 250-532-0282 dale@developwithdale.ca Architect: Hearth Architectural - Vancouver Ph:...
MARCH 2025 CAPITAL REGION COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE REPORT
By Mike Kozakowski of Citified.ca LANGFORD A major residential project north of Langford’s city centre has been cancelled and the development parcels along the 2600-block of Peatt Road court-ordered...
FIVE B.C. COMPANIES SEE AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR CLEAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Canadian Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food are funding 119 project across Canada to help keep farmers on the cutting edge with clean technologies through their...
FEBRUARY 2025 LABOUR FORCE SURVEY RESULTS
OTTAWA - Labour Force results for Feburary 2025 are in and employment was virtually unchanged following three consecutive monthly increases totalling 211,000 (+1.0%) in November, December and...
PACIFICAN INVESTING IN TOURISM AND BUSINESS DIVERSIFICATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - PacifiCan recently announced over $4.3 million in funding for 24 organizations to enhance local attractions and bring more visitors to communities across B.C. B.C. Minister Sajjan...
AGREEMENT REACHED WITH BC HYDRO AND BIOMASS FACILITY IN WILLIAMS LAKE
WILLIAMS LAKE - An agreement has been reached by Atlantic Power, BC Hydro and the Province regarding the operation of the Northwest Energy (NW Energy) biomass facility in Williams Lake. A shortage...
Thompson Okanagan
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...
GREATER VERNON CHAMBER CALLS FOR SUPPORT AND ADAPTABILITY IN FACE OF U.S. TARIFFS
VERNON - The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is sounding the alarm on the impacts of the newly implemented 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, which are creating significant uncertainty for local...
OKANAGAN REAL ESTATE SHOWS STEADY MOMENTUM
KELOWNA - Okangan real estate showed slow and steady momentum with a slight decrease in listings, according to a recent report from the Association of Interior Realtors. “Overall, it was a...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 6, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Kyla Magee, MNP's Partner in the Kelowna office, has received the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia's Early Achievement...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS:MARCH 6, 2025
Location: Kelowna (Institutional new) Address: 1135 Alumni Ave - Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Innovation Building - UBCO Description: New ICI Building - 4 storeys plus basement level - approx...
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...
Fraser Valley
MNP LLP CONTINUES TO GROW, ADDS NEW ISLAND OFFICES
BRITISH COLUMBIA– While MNP’s primary focus with their clients is numbers, their own numbers have been increasing substantially due to their growth across Vancouver Island and the country. The...
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...
BUYERS GAINING UPPER HAND IN FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE MARKET
SURREY - For the first time in four months, home sales in the Fraser Valley have increased as buyers capitalize on more selection and weakening prices. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded...
Northern BC
BC HOTEL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES 2025 AWARDS FINALISTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Hotel Association (BCHA) has announced the finalists for the 2025 BC Hotel Association Awards of Excellence. These awards recognize the outstanding...
CREA: NEW LISTINGS JUMP TO START 2025 AS TARIFF UNCERTAINTY WEIGHS ON SALES
OTTAWA - Canadian MLS® Systems posted a double-digit jump in new supply in January 2025 when compared to December 2024. At the same time, sales activity fell off at the end of the month, likely...
BCREA: JANUARY 2025 HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts rose by 3 per cent to 239,739 units in January at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 4 per cent from the same month last year....
CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY AT $100M IMPORT LOGISTICS PARK IN PRINCE RUPERT
PRINCE RUPERT – A $100 million South Kaien Import Logistics Park (SKILP) will result in long-term economic benefits for the partners in the project, the Metlakalta Development Corporation (MDC) and...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS FEBRUARY 14, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Monica McAlduff has been named by the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) Board of Directors as the organization's next CEO, with effect from March 1, 2025....
CARIBOO REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARD URGES PROVINCE TO FINALIZE DEAL WITH ATLANTIC POWER
WILLIAMS LAKE - The Cariboo Regional District’s (CRD) is calling on the provincial government and BC Hydro to expedite a new deal to secure jobs at a local power plant. The Williams Lake Power Plant...