Central/North Vancouver Island
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...
SURVEY SHOWS 12,400 JOINED VANCOUVER ISLAND WORKFORCE IN LAST YEAR
DUNCAN – A total of 12,400 workers were added between September 2023 and September 2024 in the Vancouver Island and Coast region, which excludes Greater Victoria. The findings were included in BC...
VOYAGE LIQUOR MERCHANTS ACQUIRES THREE THRIFTY LIQUOR STORES ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Voyage Liquor Merchants has announce its acquisition of three Thrifty Foods Liquor stores in Courtenay, Ganges, and Mill Bay. These previously Sobeys-owned stores will officially...
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...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 30, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND A recent tax auction in Port Alice resulted in the acquisition of the Quatsino Hotel and parking lot. Cafe Guido & Co is hosting...
South Vancouver Island
HISTORIC NIGHT AS VICTORIA CHAMBER WELCOMES 2024 INDUCTEES INTO BUSINESS HALL OF FAME
VICTORIA – It was a night for the history books. With about 250 people in attendance in the Crystal Ballroom at the Fairmont Empress, the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce welcomed five new...
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...
VISITOR ECONOMY DRIVES EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN GREATER VICTORIA
VICTORIA - Destination Greater Victoria’s latest economic impact study shows the visitor economy has recovered from the effects of the pandemic overall and continues to be a significant driver of...
SURVEY SHOWS 12,400 JOINED VANCOUVER ISLAND WORKFORCE IN LAST YEAR
DUNCAN – A total of 12,400 workers were added between September 2023 and September 2024 in the Vancouver Island and Coast region, which excludes Greater Victoria. The findings were included in BC...
VOYAGE LIQUOR MERCHANTS ACQUIRES THREE THRIFTY LIQUOR STORES ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Voyage Liquor Merchants has announce its acquisition of three Thrifty Foods Liquor stores in Courtenay, Ganges, and Mill Bay. These previously Sobeys-owned stores will officially...
Thompson Okanagan
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...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 24 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Steve Mackie will take over as Canfor Pulp's president and chief executive officer on November 1, 2024. In his role as Canfor Corporation's...
PENTICTON CHAMBER: OKANAGAN HOCKEY GROUP WINS BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
PENTICTON - The Penticton Lakeside Resort shone brightly during a remarkable evening as the Penticton Chamber of Commerce hosted its 37th Annual Business Excellence Awards, presented by Total...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 24, 2024
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA The City of Kelowna has launched a mentorship initiative for its employees, bringing together Axelle Bazett, a former sales manager and...
BERRY & SMITH KEEPING ON TRUCKING FOR 70 YEARS
By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner PENTICTON – Berry & Smith Trucking Ltd. has been on the road for countless miles over the years, but the company’s ability to change gears has been...
QUALITY SPACES IN CONVENIENT PLACES
Advertising Feature BRITISH COLUMBIA - Marcus Lowe is the President and Co-founder of Pockit Self Storage. Launched in 2017 in partnership with Hungerford Properties, one of Western Canada’s leading...
Fraser Valley
OPTIONS COMMUNITY SERVICES BUILDING WINS FRASER VALLEY COMMERCIAL BUILDING AWARDS OCT. 24 IN SURREY
SURREY – The Options Community Services Habitat @ 81st building of Surrey was named the Judges’ Choice Best Overall Entry in the Sixth Annual Freedom Capital Fraser Valley Commercial Building Awards...
QAI AWARDED $1 MILLION GRANT TO LAUNCH QUANTUM COMPUTING COURSES
SURREY - The Quantum Algorithms Institute (QAI) has been awarded an up to $1 million grant by the National Cybersecurity Consortium for its training resources in the commercial quantum computing...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 24 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Steve Mackie will take over as Canfor Pulp's president and chief executive officer on November 1, 2024. In his role as Canfor Corporation's...
QUALITY SPACES IN CONVENIENT PLACES
Advertising Feature BRITISH COLUMBIA - Marcus Lowe is the President and Co-founder of Pockit Self Storage. Launched in 2017 in partnership with Hungerford Properties, one of Western Canada’s leading...
TOURMALINE AND CLEAN ENERGY BUILDING CNG STATIONS ACROSS WESTERN CANADIAN HIGHWAYS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Natural gas producer, Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TSX: TOU) and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) announced the opening of two new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations in...
CFIB: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CALLING ON FEDS TO SCRAP CAPITAL GAINS TAX INCREASE
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) and 20 other industry organizations have sent a letter to Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, calling on the federal government to...
Northern BC
BCREA URGES COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF BC HOUSING TAXES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - With the British Columbia election less than two weeks away, the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) is calling for major housing tax reform aimed at increasing affordability and...
MEI-IPSOS POLL: TWO IN THREE CANADIANS SAY BANNING CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES BY 2035 IS “UNREALISTIC”
OTTAWA - More than half of Canadiens are against the federal mandate forcing all new cars sold in Canada to be electric by 2035, shows a new MEI-Ipsos survey released this morning. “Across the...
CANADA ANNOUNCES FUNDING TO UNLOCK CRITICAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHERN BC
NORTHERN BC - The Federal Government has announced funding of up to $60-million for two critical mineral infrastructure developments, pending final due diligence from Natural Resources Canada. The...
TRIGON PACIFIC TERMINALS CONTINUES TO ADVANCE LPG PROJECT
PRINCE RUPERT - Trigon Pacific Terminals Ltd. continues to advance site development activities for its proposed Trigon Pacific LPG project (Trigon LPG), and in parallel is calling on the Board of...
ECLIPSE GEOMATICS AN ASSET FOR NATURAL RESOURCES SECTOR
SMITHERS – Ever since Johanna Pfalz founded Eclipse Geomatics in 2006, she has focused on building a team of experts that today provide spatial solutions and information management services to the...
NORTHERN BC MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 4, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in Northern BC Terri McConnachie, the head of the Canadian Home Builders' Association of Northern BC, will be stepping down as Executive Officer, effective October...