Central/North Vancouver Island
BCREA: FEBRUARY 2024 CANADIAN GDP GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew 0.2 per cent in February, following a 0.5 per cent increase in January. The growth was driven by services-producing sectors (+0.2 per cent), led by growth...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE TAKES A NOSEDIVE IN APRIL
OTTAWA - The long-term confidence index for the next 12 months dropped 5.4 points down to 47.5. This indicator decreased for a second consecutive month, according to the latest Canadian Federation...
ANVIL ISLAND DESIGN METAL ARTISTRY COVERING THE WORLD
By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner NANAIMO – When Barb and Jack Willoughby started Anvil Island Design 30 years ago, they envisioned it to be a family business in every sense of the word. Their...
FUNDING FOR 10 ISLAND FIRMS FROM BC MANUFACTURING JOBS FUND
VANCOUVER ISLAND – Six capital projects and four planning projects on Vancouver Island will receive up to $5 million in funding through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund. The companies are Ron Anderson...
HOT DOG GUYS SIZZLING AT TILLICUM CENTRE
VICTORIA – Something new is sizzling in Tillicum Centre. It’s The Hot Dog Guys Foods Ltd., an up and coming west coast hot dog restaurant chain started by partners Rick Lacey and Don Lawrie. Not...
BCREA: BC HOUSING MARKET EXPECTED TO REBOUND
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Second Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
South Vancouver Island
ANVIL ISLAND DESIGN METAL ARTISTRY COVERING THE WORLD
By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner NANAIMO – When Barb and Jack Willoughby started Anvil Island Design 30 years ago, they envisioned it to be a family business in every sense of the word. Their...
SOOKE BUILDS 170 BELOW MARKET HOMES FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
SOOKE – Indigenous individuals and families living in Sooke will now have access to more below-market homes in the community with the opening of 2075 Drennan St. The development contains two...
CHIC ADVANCED COATING SYSTEM: LONG-LASTING SOLUTION FOR BUILDING EXTERIORS
VICTORIA - Tired of painting your home or building exterior? Want a product that is low maintenance, environment friendly, will last, look great and offer your home high breathability? The CHIC...
WESTHILLS CELEBRATES THEIR 1,000th MILESTONE
LANGFORD - Westhills, the vibrant 517-acre master-planned community in Langford, BC, is proud to announce a significant achievement – the construction of its 1,000th home. To celebrate this major...
FUNDING FOR 10 ISLAND FIRMS FROM BC MANUFACTURING JOBS FUND
VANCOUVER ISLAND – Six capital projects and four planning projects on Vancouver Island will receive up to $5 million in funding through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund. The companies are Ron Anderson...
HOT DOG GUYS SIZZLING AT TILLICUM CENTRE
VICTORIA – Something new is sizzling in Tillicum Centre. It’s The Hot Dog Guys Foods Ltd., an up and coming west coast hot dog restaurant chain started by partners Rick Lacey and Don Lawrie. Not...
Thompson Okanagan
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE TAKES A NOSEDIVE IN APRIL
OTTAWA - The long-term confidence index for the next 12 months dropped 5.4 points down to 47.5. This indicator decreased for a second consecutive month, according to the latest Canadian Federation...
BCREA: BC HOUSING MARKET EXPECTED TO REBOUND
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Second Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
ICBA ECONOMICS: HOUSEHOLD FORMATION, IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING MARKETS
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The 2024 federal budget unveiled dozens of new initiatives intended to address Canada’s unfolding housing affordability and supply crisis....
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: APRIL 25, 2024
Location: North Okanagan Reg Dist (multi-family new) Address: 3755 Patten Dr, Armstrong - Townhouses Description: New townhouse development - 3 structures - 3 storeys - 11 units - 3 bedroom units -...
MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 25, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER THOMPSON OKANAGAN
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Dr. Adam Ford, an associate professor in the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science; Dr. Lelsey Lutes; and Dr. Wendy Wong are the three outstanding...
TEKMAR CONTROL SYSTEMS/WATTS WATER CELEBRATING MILESTONE YEAR
VERNON – 2024 is a milestone year for Tekmar Control Systems and Watts Water. Tekmar began as a family business manufacturing electronic components in 1984 and is celebrating 40 years in the Vernon...
Fraser Valley
SURREY COUNCIL APPROVES OVER $44.9M FOR OUTDOOR SPORT FACILITIES
SURREY – Surrey City Council is making significant investments in outdoor sport infrastructure with the approval of the City’s Five-Year (2024-2028) Financial Plan – Capital Program. The five-year...
APLIN MARTIN BECOMES DYNAMIC ONE-STOP-SHOP IN NEW COMPANY ERA
SURREY – Not all employees are able to demonstrate having ‘skin in the game, but for David Chan, President and CEO of Surrey-based multi-disciplinary consulting firm Aplin Martin, the proof is...
BCREA: FEBRUARY 2024 CANADIAN GDP GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew 0.2 per cent in February, following a 0.5 per cent increase in January. The growth was driven by services-producing sectors (+0.2 per cent), led by growth...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE TAKES A NOSEDIVE IN APRIL
OTTAWA - The long-term confidence index for the next 12 months dropped 5.4 points down to 47.5. This indicator decreased for a second consecutive month, according to the latest Canadian Federation...
MISSION BRIDGEHEAD INVESTMENT CORPORATION SEEKS DIRECTORS
MISSION - Mission Bridgehead Investment Corporation (MBIC) is a newly formed municipal development corporation that has been established to stimulate economic development and employment growth...
BCREA: BC HOUSING MARKET EXPECTED TO REBOUND
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Second Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
Northern BC
BCREA: BC HOUSING MARKET EXPECTED TO REBOUND
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Second Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
ICBA ECONOMICS: HOUSEHOLD FORMATION, IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING MARKETS
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The 2024 federal budget unveiled dozens of new initiatives intended to address Canada’s unfolding housing affordability and supply crisis....
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...
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,...