Central/North Vancouver Island
VIREB: CLOSING YEAR ON A GOOD NOTE
NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 566 unit sales and 3,478 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in November 2024, up 17 and three per...
NANAIMO COLUMN: BUSINESSES HONOURED WITH AWARDS
Hais Returns As Chair of Port Nanaimo NANAIMO - Better Business Bureau Vancouver Island announced its 2024 Torch Award winners in November. Winners included The Bride’s Closet of Nanaimo in Customer...
SASCO CONTRACTORS POWERING THROUGH EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY ON ISLAND
VICTORIA – Sasco Contractors Ltd. celebrated their eighth anniversary on Vancouver Island in the grandest style by completing the massive Canada Food Inspection Agency Labs Canada project in Sidney...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS DECEMBER 4, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Conservative Party leader John Rustad appointed North Island MLA Dr. Anna Kindy as Health Critic on November 20. The Marine Education...
BC HOTEL ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD
BRITISH COLUMBIA — The BC Hotel Association (BCHA) is pleased to introduce several new Board of Directors, following the official announcement at their Annual General Meeting on November 19th at the...
ICBA ECONOMICS: MEASURING THE HOUSING CAPITAL STOCK
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada is sitting on $7.4 trillion worth of fixed assets, yet we’re still grappling with a housing crisis and sluggish productivity. With...
South Vancouver Island
RE•FLECTIONS PODCAST REFLECTS ON WHEATCROFT’S REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCES
VICTORIA - Braden Wheatcroft has been in the real industry for many years, and he’s had time to reflect on his experiences. The Director of Business Development and Broker Owner of RE/MAX Camosun...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: DECEMBER 9, 2024
SAANICH - 4464 Markham St (industrial new) Warehouse Architect: Number Ten Architectural Group - Victoria Ph: 250-360-2106 rhalliday@numberten.com Developer: University of Victoria - Property...
BGC SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND WANTS TO HELP YOU HELP OTHERS
VICTORIA – A lot of people want to do good in their community, but it can often be hard to know what to do and where to do it. When communities come together to help each member flourish, a greater,...
OPINION: AN END OF YEAR SALUTE
VANCOUVER ISLAND - As we move towards the holidays, I’d like to take a moment to thank the Business Examiner for providing me with this platform to express opinions on the hot topics of the day. As...
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,...
BIABC ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT
KAMLOOPS – Business Improvement Areas of British Columbia (BIABC), the organization that represents 70 business districts and more than 55,000 businesses across our province, today announced a long...
Thompson Okanagan
SITE C RESERVOIR FILLING COMPLETED
FORT ST.JOHN - Reservoir filling for the Site C project has been safely completed after 11 weeks, with the water level at the dam site increasing by about 43 metres. While reservoir filling is...
CARIBOO GOLD MINE ISSUED OPERATING PERMIT
Photo QUESNEL – Osisko Development Corporation has been granted an operating permit under the Mines Act for its Cariboo Gold Mine in nearby Wells. Cariboo Gold is an underground mine that will...
KELOWNA CHAMBER WELCOMES NEW CEO
KELOWNA - Following an extensive search, the Kelowna Chamber is thrilled to announce the appointment of George Greenwood as its Chief Executive Officer effective November 25, 2024. In a competitive...
KOT GROUP BUYS OKANAGAN DODGE
KELOWNA – Okanagan Dodge is the latest addition to the Kot Auto Group. It is the second Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler dealership that is now under the Kot Group, as they acquired Nanaimo’s Woodgrove...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Location: Lake Country (multi-family new) Address: 10385 Long Rd - Townhouses - Lakestone Duplexes Description: New townhouse development - 8 units Status: Development Permit Application - in...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 21, 2024
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Jason Guyitt and Ahmad Taher Saleh have been selected by Argus Properties to oversee two renowned hotels in Kelowna. Ahmed will now be the...
Fraser Valley
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Location: Chilliwack (industrial new) Address: 45786 Hocking Ave - Warehouses - Offices Description: New industrial development - 2 storeys - 10 units - mezzanine space - accessory office space -...
BCBC: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SPENDING DISCIPLINE TO SECURE B.C.’S FINANCIAL FUTURE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) has released a new report that underscores the pressing need to strengthen B.C.’s public finances. Titled B.C.’s Deteriorating...
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER RANKS AS MOST STOLEN VEHICLE OF 2023
CANADA - Équité Association, Canada’s national authority on insurance crime and fraud prevention, today unveiled their annual 'Top 10 Most Stolen Vehicles in Canada' for 2023. After two consecutive...
TRAINE & MAINLINE LIVING: BUILDING COMMUNITIES AND RENTAL DEVELOPMENTS
KELOWNA – For many years, Traine built apartment buildings for clients. With their property management arm, Mainline Living, they’ve transitioned into building communities, and the future for both...
SBOT: METRO VANCOUVER’S FOREIGN INVESTMENT SURGE HIGHLIGHTS SURREY’S POTENTIAL
SURREY - Metro Vancouver is gaining momentum as a leading destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Canada, with strong employment growth across the region’s foreign multinational...
BCREA: OCTOBER STATS SHOWS CPI INCREASE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.0 per cent on a year-over-year basis in October, up from a 1.6 per cent increase in September....
Northern BC
GLOBAL MARKET GLOOM, BUT CHANGES (AND POTENTIAL DISRUPTIONS) ARE COMING
As seen in Truck LoggerBC Fall 2024 OTTAWA - At the end of August, there continues to be general gloom in global wood products markets. Many European countries continue to be squeezed between rising...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 11, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Lauren Savoie, P.Eng, PMP has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada by the Board of...
ICBA ECONOMICS: BC RESOURCE SECTOR ON NDP LAND RESTRICTIONS
The following op/ed was first published in Business in Vancouver on Sept. 27, 2024. BRITISH COLUMBIA - Picture a BC where we no longer harness the power of water to generate clean electricity. A BC...
REFORMING CANADA’S BUSINESS TAXES COULD IMPROVE INVESTMENT CRISIS AND RAISE LIVING STANDARDS
OTTAWA - Canada has an opportunity to change the way it taxes businesses and in doing so, could vastly improve the country’s attractiveness for investment, improving economic growth and raising...
ADVISORY: GET IT IN WRITING
BRITISH COLUMBIA - You’ve probably heard a lawyer say, “get it in writing”. This is often the response when dealing with employment relationships. It’s common for companies, particularly those...
SMALL DESERT TOWNS OF THOMPSON-NICOLA REGION TO HIT THE BIG SCREEN
KAMLOOPS – The Thompson-Nicola Film Commission (TNFC) welcomed a feature film production to Cache Creek, Ashcroft, and Spences Bridge in recent weeks, which utilized various local businesses and...