Central/North Vancouver Island
MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 24, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The big house, or Gukwdzi, of the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Nations is almost ready to be opened after more than 60 years. Decisions,...
UCLUELET BREWING CO: PUB IS IMPORTANT COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE
UCLUELET – Ucluelet Brewing Co. is much more than a producer of award winning beers in an award winning building. “We’re a community pub, a gathering place,” says owner and founder Dennis Morgan....
TOWN OF LADYSMITH: SMALL SCALE MULTI-UNIT HOUSING CHANGES
LADYSMITH - In November 2023, the Province passed new small scale multi-unit housing (SSMUH) legislation under the Local Government Act. The Town of Ladysmith and other municipalities, are required...
4 CRA-RELATED SCAMS TO STAY VIGILANT ABOUT THIS TAX SEASON
By Jeff Buckstein, Originally published by CPA Canada's news site. BRITISH COLUMBIA - From false warnings of compromised accounts to the use of AI to create fake news, tax scammers keep finding new...
HUNTINGDON MANOR HOTEL INTRODUCES NEW TOP FLOOR LOFTS
VICTORIA – The Huntingdon Manor Hotel property on Quebec Street has been a longstanding focal point in downtown Victoria, and they now have a whole new look for its top floor. The third floor of the...
BIABC: IMPACT OF CRIME & VANDALISM & THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS FOCAL POINTS
KAMLOOPS - Next week, representatives from Business Improvement Areas of BC, representing 70 business districts and more than 55,000 businesses on main streets and downtowns across our province,...
South Vancouver Island
MODERN PURAIR CLEANS THE AIR FOR CLIENTS
VICTORIA – Cleaning the air is what Modern PURAIR does best, and because of that, General Manager Thomas Nicolson says the Victoria franchise works closely with restoration and post-construction...
4 CRA-RELATED SCAMS TO STAY VIGILANT ABOUT THIS TAX SEASON
By Jeff Buckstein, Originally published by CPA Canada's news site. BRITISH COLUMBIA - From false warnings of compromised accounts to the use of AI to create fake news, tax scammers keep finding new...
VICTORIA FOUNDATION GRANTS SUPPORT LOCAL NATIONS IN THE CRD
VICTORIA – The Victoria Foundation announced today that it will distribute $506,000 to 17 different applicants to support social, cultural, and legal infrastructure for Indigenous communities in the...
MOVERS & SHAKERS VICTORIA FOR APRIL 23, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Mark Collins, a former CEO of B.C. Ferries, is now the chief executive officer (CEO) of FRS Clipper in Canada and the chair of the FRS...
CPABC: ANNUAL HOUSING STARTS REACH NEW RECORD HIGH IN GREATER VICTORIA AS RENTAL COSTS CLIMB
VICTORIA - According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, there were 4,992 housing...
HUNTINGDON MANOR HOTEL INTRODUCES NEW TOP FLOOR LOFTS
VICTORIA – The Huntingdon Manor Hotel property on Quebec Street has been a longstanding focal point in downtown Victoria, and they now have a whole new look for its top floor. The third floor of the...
Thompson Okanagan
RAINSTICK SHOWERS TO BE INCLUDED IN HEWING HAUS MODULAR HOMES
KELOWNA/ABBOTSFORD – Sustainable shower technology developer RainStick has announced a partnership with construction firm Hewing Haus to include their units in their modular homes. RainStick,...
COMPANIES LEVERAGE EXPERTISE TO FORM CARIBOO CLEAN FUELS INC.
KELOWNA - Elemental Clean Fuels and Cariboo Low Carbon Fuels have joined forces and formed Cariboo Clean Fuels Inc. in order to leverage their respective expertise and resources. The new venture...
4 CRA-RELATED SCAMS TO STAY VIGILANT ABOUT THIS TAX SEASON
By Jeff Buckstein, Originally published by CPA Canada's news site. BRITISH COLUMBIA - From false warnings of compromised accounts to the use of AI to create fake news, tax scammers keep finding new...
BIABC: IMPACT OF CRIME & VANDALISM & THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS FOCAL POINTS
KAMLOOPS - Next week, representatives from Business Improvement Areas of BC, representing 70 business districts and more than 55,000 businesses on main streets and downtowns across our province,...
CPABC: HOUSING STARTS FALL ACROSS THE THOMPSON-OKANAGAN IN 2023
KELOWNA - According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, 4,133 housing units...
FRASER INSTITUE: NO EVIDENCE OF INCREASING DROUGHTS, FLOODS, HURRICANES AND WILDFIRES, DESPITE ACTIVIST CLAIMS
OTTAWA - Contrary to claims by many climate activists and politicians, extreme weather events—including forest fires, droughts, floods and hurricanes—are not increasing in frequency or intensity,...
Fraser Valley
RAINSTICK SHOWERS TO BE INCLUDED IN HEWING HAUS MODULAR HOMES
KELOWNA/ABBOTSFORD – Sustainable shower technology developer RainStick has announced a partnership with construction firm Hewing Haus to include their units in their modular homes. RainStick,...
COMPANIES LEVERAGE EXPERTISE TO FORM CARIBOO CLEAN FUELS INC.
KELOWNA - Elemental Clean Fuels and Cariboo Low Carbon Fuels have joined forces and formed Cariboo Clean Fuels Inc. in order to leverage their respective expertise and resources. The new venture...
4 CRA-RELATED SCAMS TO STAY VIGILANT ABOUT THIS TAX SEASON
By Jeff Buckstein, Originally published by CPA Canada's news site. BRITISH COLUMBIA - From false warnings of compromised accounts to the use of AI to create fake news, tax scammers keep finding new...
BIABC: IMPACT OF CRIME & VANDALISM & THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS FOCAL POINTS
KAMLOOPS - Next week, representatives from Business Improvement Areas of BC, representing 70 business districts and more than 55,000 businesses on main streets and downtowns across our province,...
WEST FRASER ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SALE TO ATLAS HOLDINGS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: WFG) announced that the Company has completed the sale of its Quesnel River Pulp mill, and its Slave Lake Pulp mill to an affiliate of a...
TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE FLOOD RESILIENCE
LANGLEY – The Township of Langley, in partnership with the Kwantlen First Nation and Rivershed Society of BC, is working on a multi-phase project that includes upgrading water infrastructure and...
Northern BC
FRASER INSTITUE: NO EVIDENCE OF INCREASING DROUGHTS, FLOODS, HURRICANES AND WILDFIRES, DESPITE ACTIVIST CLAIMS
OTTAWA - Contrary to claims by many climate activists and politicians, extreme weather events—including forest fires, droughts, floods and hurricanes—are not increasing in frequency or intensity,...
CPABC: PRINCE RUPERT HOUSING STARTS UP IN 2023
NORTHERN BC - According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, there were 159...
FEDERAL BUDGET: YOU CAN’T SOLVE A PRODUCTIVITY EMERGENCY WITH TAX HIKES
Under Justin Trudeau, The federal Government has Hired 0ver 98,000 New Bureaucrats OTTAWA – The increase in the capital gains tax inclusion rate will further exacerbate Canada’s productivity lag,...
BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FIRST FULLY UNIONIZED PRIVATE CANNABIS CHAIN
NANAIMO - In a groundbreaking move that sets a new standard for the cannabis industry, workers at two Trees Cannabis locations in Nanaimo have joined their colleagues at other locations across...
BC BUILDING CODE CHANGES ALLOWING EXPANSION OF MASS TIMBER IN BUILDINGS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Updates to the BC Building Code will benefit people in the building and housing sectors with the expanded use of mass timber in taller buildings, as well as schools, libraries and...
SPRING 2024 BC CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY REPORT
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Statistics reported in the Spring 2024 BC Construction Association (BCCA) Construction Industry Stat Pack and BCCA’s annual BC Construction Industry Survey Report show that while...
