Central/North Vancouver Island
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...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 6, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce is celebrating their Business Awards Gala on November 22nd at the Kwqa'lilas Hotel. The finalists...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 4, 2024
LANGFORD - 825 Orono Ave (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: WA Architects Victoria - Langford Ph: 250-391-4933 dwong@wa-arch.ca Developer: Orono Holdings Ltd - Victoria Ph:...
OPINION: WHAT DOES BETTER LOOK LIKE AFTER PROVINCIAL ELECTION
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In the wake of the provincial election, Premier David Eby has sounded conciliatory. He acknowledges that many British Columbians didn’t vote for him and he’s promising to do...
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....
South Vancouver Island
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 5, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Jeff Christie will be appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at Harris Auto Group. Jim LeBlanc and Scott Pierc, Licence Partners at...
STARFISH MEDICAL ACQUIRES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MEDICAL DEVICE FIRM
VICTORIA – Full-service medical device development company Starfish Medical has acquired Omnica Corporation, a Southern California firm that designs and engineers medical devices. StarFish Medical...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 4, 2024
LANGFORD - 825 Orono Ave (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: WA Architects Victoria - Langford Ph: 250-391-4933 dwong@wa-arch.ca Developer: Orono Holdings Ltd - Victoria Ph:...
OPINION: WHAT DOES BETTER LOOK LIKE AFTER PROVINCIAL ELECTION
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In the wake of the provincial election, Premier David Eby has sounded conciliatory. He acknowledges that many British Columbians didn’t vote for him and he’s promising to do...
VREB: VICTORIA MARKET EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS BUT REMAINS BALANCED
VICTORIA - A total of 654 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this October, 60.7 per cent more than the 407 properties sold in October 2023 and a 14.5 per cent increase from...
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...
Thompson Okanagan
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 31, 2024
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Mohamed Ladak has been named the new Chief Executive Officer at the Association of Interior REALTORS® . Nicole Lightheart has joined the team at...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 31, 2024
Location: Kelowna (multi-family new) Address: 815 to 865 Clement Ave - Condominiums Description: New multi family development - 6 storeys - 15 townhouses - 182 condominiums - 197 units total - 327...
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...
BC CHAMBER ISSUES LETTER TO LEADERS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Following announcement of the provincial election results on October 28, 2024, the BC Chamber of Commerce together with other business and industry associations released the...
CRITICAL ISSUES OF PUBLIC SAFETY & COST OF DOING BUSINESS DEMAND URGENT RESPONSE FROM NEW NDP GOVERNMENT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Business Improvement Areas of BC (BIABC) are calling on the newly elected NDP Government to move with urgency to address a number of critical issues impacting public safety and...
BCREA: AUGUST RETAIL SALES SHOW POSITIVE SIGNS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $66.6 billion in August from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are also up by 1.4 per cent. However,...
Fraser Valley
OTTAWA’S PLAN TO DECARBONIZE CANADA’S ELECTRICITY WOULD REQUIRE EQUIVALENT OF 23 SITE C HYDROELECTRIC DAMS
OTTAWA —The federal government’s plan to make all electricity generation in Canada carbon-free by 2035 is impractical and highly unlikely, given physical, infrastructure, financial and regulatory...
CITY OF SURREY ACCELERATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH NEW PILOT PROGRAM
SURREY– The City of Surrey is taking significant steps to expedite housing delivery and enhance the development approval process through innovative new initiatives. During the Regular Council...
LANGLEY CHAMBER: 2024 LANGLEY BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
LANGLEY - The Langley business community came together to celebrate the exceptional achievements of local businesses at the 2024 Langley Business Excellence Awards. Presented by the Greater Langley...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 29, 2024
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Kyndred, formerly Delta Community Living Society, has been selected by BC Housing to oversee the Canada-British Columbia Housing Benefit. This...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 29, 2024
Location: Mission (mixed-use dev) Address: 8423 Cedar St - Condominiums - Childcare Facility - Silver & Cedar Description: New mixed use development - approx 6 storeys - approx 95 condominium...
ZENTERRA DEVELOPMENTS: DRIVING GROWTH THROUGH STRATEGIC VISION IN THE FRASER VALLEY
SURREY - Zenterra Developments has established itself as a powerhouse in the Fraser Valley’s real estate market. With a focus on Surrey and Langley, the company has grown from managing a few...
Northern BC
REFORMING CANADA’S BUSINESS TAXES COULD IMPROVE INVESTMENT CRISIS AND RAISE LIVING STANDARDS
OTTAWA - Canada has an opportunity to change the way it taxes businesses and in doing so, could vastly improve the country’s attractiveness for investment, improving economic growth and raising...
ADVISORY: GET IT IN WRITING
BRITISH COLUMBIA - You’ve probably heard a lawyer say, “get it in writing”. This is often the response when dealing with employment relationships. It’s common for companies, particularly those...
SMALL DESERT TOWNS OF THOMPSON-NICOLA REGION TO HIT THE BIG SCREEN
KAMLOOPS – The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission (TNFC) welcomed a feature film production to Cache Creek, Ashcroft, and Spences Bridge in recent weeks, which utilized various local businesses and...
IMPORTANCE OF VALUATING YOUR COMPANY
As seen in Truck LoggerBC Fall 2024 BRITISH COLUMBIA - Logging contractors are facing numerous challenges—whether they operate in BC’s Interior or coastal regions. Low log and lumber prices, policy...
BCREA: CANADIAN RETAIL SALES REPORT FOR JULY 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to $66.4 billion in July, both month-over-month and year-over-year. Excluding volatile items, sales were up 0.6 per cent month-over-month....
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD LISTEN TO CANADIANS AND TRIM THE BUREAUCRACY
OTTAWA - Under the Trudeau government, the number of federal government employees has grown substantially, and new polling shows that many Canadians would prefer to see that number decline. This...