Central/North Vancouver Island
BCREA: NOVEMBER CANADIAN INFLATION REPORT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in November, down from a 2.0 per cent increase in October....
ICBA: B.C.’s BUSINESS DISADVANTAGE ABOUT TO GET WORSE
The following op-ed, written by Jordan Bateman, ICBA’s VP-Communications, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. BRITISH COLUMBIA - David Eby made his annual visit to the...
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...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: DECEMBER 17, 2024
VICTORIA - 824 Alston St (multi-family new) Apartments Owner: Makola Housing Society - Victoria Ph: 778-401-5025 mhenderson@makoladev.com Architect: Low Hammond Rowe Architects Inc - Victoria Ph:...
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...
South Vancouver Island
DESTINATION GREATER VICTORIA LAUNCHES INTENTION WELLNESS GETAWAY FOR 2025
VICTORIA - As the new year approaches, Destination Greater Victoria (DGV) introduces a new program to help people prioritize their heath and wellness in 2025. Intention is a wellness getaway program...
BIGFOOT CRANE ACADEMY TRAINING CRANE OPERATORS ACROSS WESTERN CANADA
On the ground: students learn with hands-on instruction at Bigfoot Crane Academy ABBOTSFORD – Bigfoot Crane Academy is providing boots on the ground training to help crane operators get a better...
CAR GROUP ASKING PROVINCE TO SLOW DOWN ON ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE TARGETS
BRITISH COLUMBIA – There’s a collision coming when radical government policy concerning the electrification of vehicles meets the marketplace in 2026. Ultimately, it will be consumers that will...
BCREA: NOVEMBER CANADIAN INFLATION REPORT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in November, down from a 2.0 per cent increase in October....
ICBA: B.C.’s BUSINESS DISADVANTAGE ABOUT TO GET WORSE
The following op-ed, written by Jordan Bateman, ICBA’s VP-Communications, first appeared in Business in Vancouver on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. BRITISH COLUMBIA - David Eby made his annual visit to the...
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...
Thompson Okanagan
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS DECEMBER 12, 2024
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Binny Boparai-Gill of Kelowna is named the outstanding female entrepreneur by BC Food & Beverage. Russel Metals has acquired Tampa Bay Steel,...
CFIB: RISING INSURANCE COSTS A CONCERN FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
OTTAWA - Insurance costs have become a top concern for over two-thirds (68%) of Canadian small businesses, and half have experienced an increase of 10% or more in their insurance premiums over the...
BCREA: BANK OF CANADA LOWERS INTEREST RATES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Bank of Canada lowered its overnight policy rate by 50 basis points for the second consecutive meeting, bringing it from 3.75 to 3.25 per cent. In the statement accompanying...
BC HIGHWAYS CONTRACTORS HONOURED
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Highway contractors, who build and maintain British Columbia's transportation infrastructure, have been honoured for their approach to service and innovation. The B.C....
BCREA: EMPLOYMENT GAINS DRIVEN BY PUBLIC SECTOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment rose by 0.2 per cent from the previous month, growing by 51,000 jobs to 20.647 million in November. The employment rate remained unchanged at 60.6 per cent,...
KELOWNA TO HOST 2026 MEMORIAL CUP TOURNAMENT
KELOWNA – In 2026, the puck stops here. Kelowna was named as the host for the 2026 Memorial Cup Tournament, emblematic of the Canadian Hockey League championship November 27. The City of Kelowna...
Fraser Valley
BC HIGHWAYS CONTRACTORS HONOURED
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Highway contractors, who build and maintain British Columbia's transportation infrastructure, have been honoured for their approach to service and innovation. The B.C....
PPG COMPLETES SALE OF ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS BUSINESS
DELTA - PPG (NYSE: PPG) recently announced that it has completed the sale of 100% of its architectural coatings business in the U.S. and Canada at a transaction value of $550 million to American...
SBOT: CONCERNS REGARDING PERMANENT RESIDENCE APPLICATIONS
SURREY - Today, the Surrey Board of Trade wrote to the Honourable Marc Miller, Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, to express concerns about the proposal to remove the 50...
PLURILOCK LANDS CONTRACT WITH DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
VICTORIA - Global cybersecurity company, Plurilock Security Inc., has received a three-year sales order for a total of CAD$2.5 million with the Canadian Department of National Defense dated November...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: DECEMBER 10, 2024
Location: Township of Langley (mixed-use dev) Address: 6660 6716 6742 6788 200 St - Condominiums - Commercial Description: New mixed use development - developer presenting two options to council -...
BCREA: EMPLOYMENT GAINS DRIVEN BY PUBLIC SECTOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment rose by 0.2 per cent from the previous month, growing by 51,000 jobs to 20.647 million in November. The employment rate remained unchanged at 60.6 per cent,...
Northern BC
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY GROWING, BUT IDENTIFIES NEED FOR MAJOR PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To view the glass half full, construction in British Columbia continues to grow. If one is inclined to look at it half empty, declining investments in major projects and the...
OPINION: OWN THE DIRT: THE NUMBER ONE RULE OF BUSINESS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - “The number one rule of business is own the dirt.” Bruce Alexander, the former owner of Parksville Chrysler and a good friend of mine, told me that more than once. With that in...
BDC AND EQUIFAX LAUNCH CANADIAN SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INDEX
OTTAWA - The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Equifax Canada have partnered to launch the Canadian Small Business Health index. By combining actual business data and industry sentiment,...
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...
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....