Central/North Vancouver Island
HULLO FERRIES STARTS 2025 STRONG
NANAIMO - Hullo, the fast-ferry service connecting downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo, today announced significant operational achievements for January 2025, demonstrating its growing role in British...
WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS AND EASTWOOD FORESTS COMPLETE SALE
NANAIMO - Western Forest Products Inc, with operations in British Columbia and Washington State, has completed the sale of approximately 14,500 hectares of fee simple land on northern Vancouver...
OPINION: ELIMINATING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION BY 2050 IMPOSSIBLE IN PRACTICAL TERMS
OTTAWA - The federal government’s plan to eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electricity generation by 2050 is impossible in practical terms, finds a new study published today by the...
CFIB: GST HOLIDAY A FLOP FOR SMALL BUSINESS
OTTAWA - As the two-month GST/HST holiday comes to an end, only 5% of small businesses saw stronger sales compared to the same period last year, finds new data by the Canadian Federation of...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: FEBRUARY 11, 2025
VICTORIA - 1520 Blanshard St (mixed-use dev) Commercial - Condominiums - One Victoria Place Architect: OMB - Office of McFarlane Biggar Architects - Vancouver Ph: 604-558-6344 info@officemb.ca...
ICBA ECONOMICS: KEY TRENDS IN B.C. BUILDING PERMITS
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA -Despite the B.C. NDP Government’s promises to ramp up housing supply, the latest building permit data tell a different story—planned...
South Vancouver Island
COLWOOD SEES FIRST EV FAST-CHARGING HUB ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
COLWOOD - BC Hydro BC has opened its first fast-charging hub on Vancouver Island with eight new charging ports for electric vehicles (EVs) in Colwood. This hub site was built in collaboration with...
VITAMINLAB AND LIFELABS TEAM UP
VICTORIA - Victoria's Vitamin-One Formulas Ltd (operating as VitaminLab) has joined forces with LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services. This collaboration reflects the shared commitment of both...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS FEBRUARY 11, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Tiffany Cranmer has been appointed as the new General Manager at the Robin Hood Inn and Suites. Lee Kupiak has been named the new...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: FEBRUARY 11, 2025
VICTORIA - 1520 Blanshard St (mixed-use dev) Commercial - Condominiums - One Victoria Place Architect: OMB - Office of McFarlane Biggar Architects - Vancouver Ph: 604-558-6344 info@officemb.ca...
ICBA ECONOMICS: KEY TRENDS IN B.C. BUILDING PERMITS
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA -Despite the B.C. NDP Government’s promises to ramp up housing supply, the latest building permit data tell a different story—planned...
BROADSTREET PROPERTIES EARNS TOP ENTERPRISE AWARD AT 24TH ANNUAL TD VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner VICTORIA – Broadstreet Properties of Campbell River was named the Enterprise Business of the Year at the sold-out 24th Annual TD Vancouver Island Business...
Thompson Okanagan
ICBA ECONOMICS: WHAT IS AND HOW BIG IS THE “CLEAN/GREEN” ECONOMY?
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - There appears to be a widespread view in some political, policy and academic circles that the economy is undergoing a fundamental and rapid...
FEDS ANNOUNCES DEFERRAL IN IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGE TO CAPITAL GAINS INCLUSION RATE
OTTAWA - Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the federal government is deferring—from June 25, 2024 to January 1, 2026—the date...
CREA: BANK OF CANADA LOWERS ITS POLICY RATE, NOTES UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING POTENTIAL U.S. TRADE TARIFFS
OTTAWA - On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, the Bank of Canada reduced its target for the overnight lending rate 25 basis points from 3.25% to 3%. The cut was widely expected by financial markets in...
PENTICTON CHAMBER: THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS WITH MAYOR
PENTICTON - The Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the annual State of the City Address with Mayor Julius Bloomfield, presented by Cascades Casino Penticton....
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 30, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Jasmine Somal joins the Pushor Mitchell team as an Associate Lawyer. The 2024 BC Food & Beverage Rise Awards have recognized Binny...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: JANUARY 30, 2025
Location: Kamloops (mixed-use dev) Address: 560 and 562 Tranquille Rd - Social Housing - Offices - Katherines Place Description: New affordable housing development - 5 storeys - 39 units - 25...
Fraser Valley
SEVERAL BC PROJECTS WIN SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES AWARD
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Several BC projects will be recognized at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) 2024 Sustainable Communities Awards which will be held in Fredericton, New Bruncswick on...
$35 MILLION CASH INJECTION ARRIVES FOR MANGROVE LITHIUM REFINING FACILITY
DELTA – Mangrove Lithium has secured $35 million in strategic financing from a group of recognized investors to construct the first electrochemical lithium refining facility in North America....
ABBOTSFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CELEBRATES MILLION PASSENGER
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford is pleased to announce Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) has surpassed the one million passenger mark for the second year in a row – a first in the airport’s...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 29, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA After closing a $35 million financing from a group of investors that includes Mitsubishi Corp., Asahi Kasei Corp., InBC Investment Corp., Orion...
SURREY SURVEY GATHERING POTENTIAL IMPACT OF U.S. TARIFFS
SURREY – A follow-up survey to gather critical insights from businesses regarding possible U.S. tariffs is being launched by the Surrey Board of Trade. The announcement arrives in light of American...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: JANUARY 28, 2025
Location: Surrey (industrial new) Address: 12945 12935 Anvil Way - Industrial - Offices - Anvil Description: New industrial development - 2 storeys - 8 units - industrial - offices - approx 91,911...
Northern BC
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...
CPABC: CARIBOO’S GOODS-SECTOR LOSES WORKERS IN 2024
PRINCE GEORGE - The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) recently released BC Check-Up: Work, an annual report on labour market trends across the province. In the Cariboo...
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...