Central/North Vancouver Island
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Empowering Growth through Workshops from Community Futures BC BRITISH COLUMBIA - In the fast-paced world of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), the need for continuous professional development is...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: FEBRUARY 4, 2025
VICTORIA - 3910 Cedar Hill Rd (institutional new) Cedar Hill Middle School Replacement Owner: School District 61 Major Projects - Ph: 250-920-3402 mCunningham@sd61.bc.ca Architect: KMBR Architects...
ADVISORY: CUTTING COSTS BY RETAINING TALENT
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Tired of the endless cycle of hiring and training? By treating retention as a deliberate strategy, you can break free from this costly and time-consuming loop. In 2018, LinkedIn...
OPINION: CANADA’S TARIFF RETALIATION IS A LOSING STRATEGY
Canada Needs to Retool its Economy, Not Chase Self-Defeating Tariffs OTTAWA - On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian imports and a 10 per cent tariff...
OPINION: TRADE WAR BLUES
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Canada remains on the doorstep of a bitter trade war with the United States. That dangerous bully, President Donald Trump, who threatened our economy with crippling 25% tariffs...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 31, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Elizabeth Dutton has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at Innovate BC. Wendy Cocchia, CM, OBC, LLD (Hon), was appointed the 31st Lieutenant...
South Vancouver Island
VREB: 2025 HOUSING MARKET KICKS OFF WITH GOOD BALANCE OF INVENTORY AND STABLE PRICING
VICTORIA - A total of 422 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this January, 23.8 per cent more than the 341 properties sold in January 2024 and 0.2 per cent more than in...
ADVISORY: CUTTING COSTS BY RETAINING TALENT
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Tired of the endless cycle of hiring and training? By treating retention as a deliberate strategy, you can break free from this costly and time-consuming loop. In 2018, LinkedIn...
OPINION: CANADA’S TARIFF RETALIATION IS A LOSING STRATEGY
Canada Needs to Retool its Economy, Not Chase Self-Defeating Tariffs OTTAWA - On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian imports and a 10 per cent tariff...
INITIATIVE TO BOLSTER LOCAL AGRICULTURE SET TO OPEN
VICTORIA – The Blenkinsop Community Agricultural Centre, a pioneering project on Vancouver Island and a one-of-a-kind concept in Canada, is poised to open as early as March 1st. This transformative...
OPINION: TRADE WAR BLUES
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Canada remains on the doorstep of a bitter trade war with the United States. That dangerous bully, President Donald Trump, who threatened our economy with crippling 25% tariffs...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 31, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Elizabeth Dutton has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at Innovate BC. Wendy Cocchia, CM, OBC, LLD (Hon), was appointed the 31st Lieutenant...
Thompson Okanagan
PENTICTON SAW STRONG YEAR FOR HOUSING IN 2024
PENTICTON - A focus on creating more attainable and accessible housing saw Penticton have a strong year with more than 600 units receiving development permit approval in 2024. “We have placed an...
KELOWNA AIRPORT REACHES NEW MILESTONE
KELOWNA - Kelowna International Airport (YLW) has reached a new milestone, welcoming a record-breaking 2,133,582 million passengers in 2024. In 2024, YLW also reached a record high for monthly...
KELOWNA CHAMBER: CHEERS DIRECT TO HOME WINE SALES TO ALBERTA
KELOWNA - Almost a year after the 2024 chapter in the Alberta-BC wine wars got underway, the battle is over. Direct to consumers wine sales resumed last week, nearly six months after an MOU was...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: JANUARY 23, 2025
Location: Kamloops (mixed-use dev) Address: 520 530 556 576 5 Ave - Condominiums - Commercial - City Gardens Description: New mixed use development - 6 structures - 6 to 24 storeys - approx 525...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 23, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Dr. Lincoln Smith has been appointed as a Provincial Appointee to the Board of Directors of Economic Trust of the Southern Interior BC. Mark...
VIGILANTE MARKETING INC. DOUBLES SIZE, MERGES WITH SAYVEE CREATIVE INC.
KELOWNA – Vigilante Marketing Inc. has been welcoming challenging situations and correcting the course of their client’s marketing challenges for over four years. They have now doubled their...
Fraser Valley
VIGILANTE MARKETING INC. DOUBLES SIZE, MERGES WITH SAYVEE CREATIVE INC.
KELOWNA – Vigilante Marketing Inc. has been welcoming challenging situations and correcting the course of their client’s marketing challenges for over four years. They have now doubled their...
CHILLIWACK PARTNERSHIP BRINGS RENEWABLE PROPANE
CHILLIWACK - The City of Chilliwack has formed a partnership with Superior Propane in efforts to shift from traditional propane to renewable propane. Superior Propane marked the first step in the...
UFV CO-LEADS NATIONAL AG-TECH PROJECT
CHILLIWACK - The University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is playing a key role in the just-launched Sustainable Food Systems for Canada (SF4C) Platform and will share in $16.2 million in federal...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 21, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA The Government of Canada and the City of Delta have reached an agreement to accelerate the construction of 424 new homes in the next three years, paving...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: JANUARY 21, 2025
Location: Mission (mixed-use dev) Address: 8423 Cedar St - Condominiums - Childcare Facility - Silver & Cedar Description: New mixed use development - approx 6 storeys - approx 95 condominium...
BCREA: DECEMBER 2024 CANADIAN INFLATION ROSE 1.8 PER CENT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 1.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis in December, down from a 1.9 per cent increase in November....
Northern BC
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...
CPABC: NAVIGATING PROPOSED CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES CHANGES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A lot has changed over the past year, including the proposed capital gains tax changes in Canada, which took effect on June 25, 2024 and saw the capital gains inclusion rate...
MEI: OTTAWA HAS LOST CONTROL OF ITS SPENDING
OTTAWA – By announcing that it will not respect one of its main fiscal anchors this year, the federal government is showing a lack of rigour, says an MEI researcher. “Once again, the federal...
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...