Central/North Vancouver Island
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...
UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING TARIFFS HOLDING BACK VANCOUVER ISLAND REAL ESTATE BUYERS
NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 493 unit sales (all property types) in February 2025, the same as one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property types)...
NANAIMO COLUMN: FATBURGER OPENS FIRST FRANCHISE IN NANAIMO
Frontrunners Racing Ahead, Opening Fifth Vancouver Island store NANAIMO - Nanaimo has its first Fatburger franchise, at 12-4890 Rutherford Road, at the corner of the Island Highway. They’re joined...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 5, 2024
NANAIMO - 116 Pryde Ave (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: Joyce Reid Troost JRTArch - Nanaimo Ph: 250-714-8749 joyce@jrtarchitecture.com Owner: Differential Building Group - Nanaimo Ph:...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 5, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND On March 12, the Kwa'lilas Hotel in Port Hardy will host a hands-on learning session on systemic discrimination in collaboration with...
South Vancouver Island
DESTINATION GREATER VICTORIA PREPARED TO DELIVER AMIDST ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
VICTORIA - Since the threat of tariffs began, many people have been wondering what that will mean for our vital visitor economy and what the year ahead looks like for tourism in Greater Victoria....
VICTORIA REAL ESTATE OFF TO STRONG START IN 2025
VICTORIA – Real estate sales are off and running early in 2025. A total of 12.3 percent more properties were sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region in February this year than in the same...
ADVISORY: INSURANCE RENEWAL MADE EASY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
VANCOUVER ISLAND - We don’t think about insurance until we need it. But when we need it, do we have the right insurance? In today’s fast-changing business world, staying updated on coverages and...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 4, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Amanda Earle has achieved the MLS BRONZE award for 2024, ranking in the top 30 per cent of real estate agents in the Victoria Real Estate...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 4, 2025
VICTORIA - 1551 Bay St (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: Colin Harper Architect - Victoria Ph: 778-584-0582 info@charch.ca Landscape Professional: Calid Services Ltd - Victoria Ph:...
NATURE BEE OWNER RECEIVES UVIC ALUMNI AWARD
VICTORIA - Katie Gamble, founder and CEO of Nature Bee has been honoured with the 2025 UVIC Distinguished Alumni Award for her leadership in sustainability and commitment to inclusive hiring...
Thompson Okanagan
PENTICTON CHAMBER: NEWLY ACCLAIMED DIRECTORS JOIN BOARD
PENTICTON - The Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce will have two new faces on this year’s Board of Directors. Kerry Patrick of the Okanagan Wine Club and Priya Sachdeva of Sales...
FORTISBC AND UBCO COLLABORATE ON MADE IN BC HYDROGEN RESEARCH
KELOWNA - The University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) recently powered up a new hydrogen research lab (H2LAB)—one of the most advanced of its kind in North America. FortisBC Energy Inc....
KPMG: CANADIANS WANT RETAILERS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES
OTTAWA -As more Canadians choose to buy local products amid the looming threat of U.S. tariffs, a new survey from KPMG in Canada finds they want retailers to make it easier for them to do so. More...
UBCO LAB RECEIVES $1.35M FROM PACIFICAN
KELOWNA - The Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), announced $1.35 million in funding for the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) to create Western Canada’s...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS FEBRUARY 27, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA The BC Parks Foundation has partnered with a group of Kelowna landowners led by Colin Pritchard, a Kelowna philanthropist, to contribute 117...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Location: Salmon Arm (multi-family new) Address: 1231 1 St SE - Townhouses Description: New townhouse development - 2 structures - 3 storeys - 10 units - 828 sf to 1,805 sf units - 1, 3 and 4...
Fraser Valley
KPMG: CANADIANS WANT RETAILERS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES
OTTAWA -As more Canadians choose to buy local products amid the looming threat of U.S. tariffs, a new survey from KPMG in Canada finds they want retailers to make it easier for them to do so. More...
UBCO LAB RECEIVES $1.35M FROM PACIFICAN
KELOWNA - The Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan), announced $1.35 million in funding for the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) to create Western Canada’s...
SEALAND FLIGHT SHOWCASES ALL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT
CAMPBELL RIVER – Sealand Flight Ltd.’s dream to become the first in Canada to conduct flight training of electric airplanes is about to become reality. Sealand, in partnership with elibird aero and...
BCBC: ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT TO STRENGTHEN B.C.’S ECONOMY AMID U.S. TARIFF THREATS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - With B.C. already facing domestic economic challenges, new U.S. tariff threats add another layer of uncertainty for businesses and workers. In response, the Business Council of...
SEALAND FLIGHT SHOWCASES ALL ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT
DELTA – Sealand Flight Ltd.’s dream to become the first in Canada to conduct flight training of electric airplanes is about to become reality. Sealand, in partnership with elibird aero and Canadian...
SURREY COUNCIL VOTES TO WITHDRAW FROM METRO VANCOUVER REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY
SURREY - Surrey City Council is taking a decisive step in addressing ongoing governance concerns within the Metro Vancouver Board by unanimously approving a motion to withdraw from the Metro 2050...
Northern BC
OPINION: CANADA’S TARIFF RETALIATION IS A LOSING STRATEGY
Canada Needs to Retool its Economy, Not Chase Self-Defeating Tariffs OTTAWA - On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian imports and a 10 per cent tariff...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 31, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Elizabeth Dutton has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at Innovate BC. Wendy Cocchia, CM, OBC, LLD (Hon), was appointed the 31st Lieutenant...
ICBA ECONOMICS: WHAT IS AND HOW BIG IS THE “CLEAN/GREEN” ECONOMY?
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - There appears to be a widespread view in some political, policy and academic circles that the economy is undergoing a fundamental and rapid...
FEDS ANNOUNCES DEFERRAL IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGE TO CAPITAL GAINS INCLUSION RATE
OTTAWA - Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the federal government is deferring—from June 25, 2024 to January 1, 2026—the date...
CREA: BANK OF CANADA LOWERS ITS POLICY RATE, NOTES UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING POTENTIAL U.S. TRADE TARIFFS
OTTAWA - On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the Bank of Canada reduced its target for the overnight lending rate 25 basis points from 3.25% to 3%. The cut was widely expected by financial markets in...
SEVERAL BC PROJECTS WIN SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AWARD
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Several BC projects will be recognized at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) 2024 Sustainable Communities Awards which will be held in Fredericton, New Bruncswick on...