Central/North Vancouver Island
12.2024 WHO IS SUING WHOM
The contents of Who’s Suing Whom is provided by a third-party resource and is accurate according to public court documents. Some of these cases may have been resolved by publication date. DEFENDANT:...
BCREA: RETAIL SALES UP .9% IN BC FOR OCTOBER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.6 per cent to $67.6 billion in October from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are up by 1.5 per cent. Furthermore,...
NORTH COWICHAN AND COWICHAN TRIBES REACH DEAL FOR SALE OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY
VALLEY – North Cowichan and Cowichan Tribes have reached a deal for the purchase of the 1.7 hectare (2.9 acre) site at 6060 Canada Avenue (the former RCMP detachment property) for $1,200,000....
BCREA: MORTGAGE RATE FORECAST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Prior to the US presidential election, the outlook for Canadian mortgage rates seemed relatively clear. The Bank of Canada’s overnight policy rate was on a glide path to reach...
COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT SIGNS LANDFILL GAS PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH FORTISBC
COMOX VALLEY - The Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) recently announced the signing of a Landfill Gas Purchase Agreement (Agreement) with FortisBC Energy Inc. that intends to upgrade landfill...
INTEGRATED MARKETPLACE INITIATIVE FUNDS SUPPORT BC INDUSTRIES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Through the Province’s Integrated Marketplace program delivered by Innovate BC, Prince Rupert-based Gitxaala Environmental Services (GES) has been awarded $448,355 in funding to...
South Vancouver Island
NEW REPORT FINDS STRONG POTENTIAL FOR GREATER VICTORIA TO BECOME A LIFE SCIENCES HUB
VICTORIA - South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP) recently released an in-depth report on the life sciences sectors in Greater Victoria, highlighting the region's potential as an emerging hub...
ICBA ECONOMICS: 2025-26 FORECAST
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - As a new year beckons, Canadian policymakers and business leaders find themselves staring at an unsettled economic landscape that renders...
MINIMUM RATES INCREASE ON DEC. 31 FOR FARM WORKERS WHO HAND HARVEST CROPS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Minimum piece rates for hand harvesting specified farm crops will increase by 3.9% on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024. The increase applies to 15 agricultural crops harvested by hand as...
MNP WELCOMES 21 BDO CANADA OFFICES, PARTNERS, TEAMS, ACROSS FOUR PROVINCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - MNP and BDO, two of Canada’s leading professional services firms, announced today that MNP will acquire a select number of BDO’s Canadian offices, partners and team members,...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: DECEMBER 31, 2024
VICTORIA - 1006 St Charles St (institutional add/alter) St Charles Manor - Expansion and Upgrade Architect: Continuum Architecture - Victoria Ph: 250-388-4261 jeremy@continuumarchitecture.ca...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS DECEMBER 30, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business Kim Haakstad has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of COFI. Allan Douglas George Wade, a co-developer of...
Thompson Okanagan
COFI RESPONDS TO NDP-GREEN AGREEMENT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Linda Coady, President & Chief Executive Officer of the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI), issued the following statement today in response to a commitment to undertake a...
BCREA: NOVEMBER CANADIAN HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts rose 8 per cent to 262,433 units in November at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 25 per cent from the same month last year....
CREA: CANADIAN HOME SALES CONTINUE TO CLIMB IN NOVEMBER
OTTAWA – Home sales activity recorded over Canadian MLS® Systems rose again in November, building on October’s surprise jump. Sales were up 2.8% in November compared to October, and now stand a...
MEI: OTTAWA’S SPENDING SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL WITH $48.3-BILLION SHORTFALL
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s broken pledge to keep the deficit below $40.1 billion for 2023-2024 is one more sign the government has lost control of federal finances, asserts an MEI researcher...
CANADIANS WILL PAY $9 BILLION TO IMPLEMENT TRUDEAU’S BAN OF BC SALMON FARMS
Liǧʷiłdaxʷ TERRITORY/CAMPBELL RIVER — A new economic impact report by RIAS Inc. concludes that the Trudeau government's proposed ban on current marine net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia will...
PROVINCE SETS STAGE TO BOOST MOTION PICTURE SECTOR
LANGLEY – The Province of BC has increased tax incentives for the motion picture sector in hopes of attracting more major productions and ensure that good-paying film and TV industry jobs stay in...
Fraser Valley
MEI: OTTAWA’S SPENDING SPIRALS OUT OF CONTROL WITH $48.3-BILLION SHORTFALL
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s broken pledge to keep the deficit below $40.1 billion for 2023-2024 is one more sign the government has lost control of federal finances, asserts an MEI researcher...
BC FERRIES SUBMITS PLAN TO BUILD FIVE NEW MAJOR VESSELS
VICTORIA - Plans have been submitted to to the BC Ferries Commissioner to build five New Major Vessels (NMVs), which could prove be the largest capital investment in the organizations history. With...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: DECEMBER 16, 2024
Location: White Rock (multi-family new) Address: 1484 Martin St - Condominiums - Foster Martin - The Landmark Description: New condominium development - 24 storeys - approx 128 units total - 1 to 3...
CANADIANS WILL PAY $9 BILLION TO IMPLEMENT TRUDEAU’S BAN OF BC SALMON FARMS
Liǧʷiłdaxʷ TERRITORY/CAMPBELL RIVER — A new economic impact report by RIAS Inc. concludes that the Trudeau government's proposed ban on current marine net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia will...
PROVINCE SETS STAGE TO BOOST MOTION PICTURE SECTOR
LANGLEY – The Province of BC has increased tax incentives for the motion picture sector in hopes of attracting more major productions and ensure that good-paying film and TV industry jobs stay in...
BCREA: SALES CONTINUE NORMALIZING TREND IN NOVEMBER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 5,841 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in November 2024, up 25.7...
Northern BC
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...
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....
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....