Central/North Vancouver Island
BCREA: BC STANDARDS NEEDED FOR REMEDIATING HOMES USED IN DRUG PRODUCTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As British Columbia continues to deal with a housing shortage, a new research study conducted by the University of the Fraser Valley Centre for Public Safety and Criminal Justice...
CARFAX CANADA REPORTS 25% INCREASE IN CAR THEFT IN 2024
OTTAWA - CARFAX Canada has released its highly anticipated, Year in Rear View 2024 report, showcasing key insights from millions of its Vehicle History Reports conducted over the past year. By...
CFIB: WELCOMES TAX CUTS BUT CONCERNED WITH ADMINISTRATIVE HEADACHE
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes any tax cutting measure, but adds that narrow, temporary sales tax holidays can add confusion and administrative complexity...
EDITORIAL: GREEN ENERGY HYPE ISN’T BACKED BY THE DATA
By Denise Mullen & Jock Finlayson BRITISH COLUMBIA - A common narrative these days holds that the world is in the midst of an epic energy transition. However, the data don’t support this view....
BCREA: BC HOME SALES JUMP IN OCTOBER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,119 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in October 2024, up 33.5...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 25, 2024
VICTORIA - 1703 Fernwood Rd (multi-family new) Townhouses - Missing Middle Architect: dHKarchitects - Victoria Ph: 250-658-3367 crk@dhk.ca Developer: Frame Properties - Shelbourne Dev Corp -...
South Vancouver Island
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS DECEMBER 3, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce's chief executive, Bruce Williams, has announced that he will leave his role next year when his...
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...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: DECEMBER 3, 2024
OAK BAY - 1318 Transit Rd (multi-family new) Townhouses Architect: Carolynn Wilson Architect Inc - Victoria Ph: 250-514-7578 carolynnwilson@me.com Developer: Matthew and Diana Weymar - Victoria Ph:...
UCLUELET ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF REVITALIZATION PROJECT
UCLUELET - The District of Ucluelet announced the completion of Phase 1 of the Peninsula Road Safety & Revitalization Project, an initiative aimed at enhancing safety, mobility, and community...
ONE BEAR MOUNTAIN WINS AT CAPITAL REGION COMMERCIAL BUILDING AWARDS
VICTORIA – One Bear Mountain won the Judges’ Choice Best Overall Entry in the third annual Capital Region Commercial Building Awards held Thursday night at the Delta Ocean Pointe Resort, presented...
ADVISORY: THE IMPORTANCE OF TERMINATION CLAUSES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A termination clause is a term of an employment agreement that sets out how an employment relationship can be terminated as well as the parameters on what happens when termination...
Thompson Okanagan
CENTRAL & NORTH OKANAGAN REAL ESTATE VOLUMES JUMP
KELOWNA - Real estate sales volumes in both the North and Central Okanagan jumped in October, statistics announced by the Association of Interior Realtors reveal. The Central Okanagan saw a total of...
CONSTRUCTION LABOUR FORCE LEVELS MAINTAINED
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada’s construction labour force decreased minimally in September, down slightly from 1.73 million in August, 2024 to just under 1.7 million. The Labour Market Corner, presented...
KAMLOOPS CHAMBER: BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the winners of the 38th annual Business Excellence Awards presented by MNP. The extravagant awards ceremony, held on...
NEW TECHNOLOGY INCREASES ACCESSIBILITY TO PENTICTON COUNCIL INFORMATION
PENTICTON - A new system to access Council agenda, reports and meetings will increase accessibility for users in a variety of ways. “The City’s Accessibility Plan lays out a pathway for us to create...
WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS RELEASES THIRD QUARTER FINANCIALS
LADYSMITH - Western Forest Products Inc. (WFP) posted a net loss of $19.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, $2.2 million more than the same quarter in 2023. The forestry company had a...
MORE LOCAL SUPPORT FOR HOME ENERGY RETROFITS NOW AVAILABLE IN KAMLOOPS
KAMLOOPS - In response to the growing demand for more comfortable, energy-efficient homes, the City of Kamloops is now offering residents an innovative and award-winning Retrofit Assist program....
Fraser Valley
BCREA: BC HOUSING STARTS BELOW OCTOBER 2023 LEVELS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association reports that Canadian housing starts rose 8 per cent to 240,761 units in October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Location: Chilliwack (multi-family new) Address: 45639 Spadina Ave - Condominiums Description: New multi family development - 4 storeys - 44 condominium units - u/g parking Status: Construction...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 15, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Brynn Nheiley has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC), with effect from November 12, 2024....
CONSTRUCTION LABOUR FORCE LEVELS MAINTAINED
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada’s construction labour force decreased minimally in September, down slightly from 1.73 million in August, 2024 to just under 1.7 million. The Labour Market Corner, presented...
WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS RELEASES THIRD QUARTER FINANCIALS
LADYSMITH - Western Forest Products Inc. (WFP) posted a net loss of $19.6 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, $2.2 million more than the same quarter in 2023. The forestry company had a...
REPORT FORCASTS WINTER RECREATIONAL MARKETS IN BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to the recently released Royal LePage Winter Recreational Property Report, home prices in Canada's popular ski regions1 remained virtually flat year over year in the...
Northern BC
TRIGON PACIFIC TERMINALS CONTINUES TO ADVANCE LPG PROJECT
PRINCE RUPERT - Trigon Pacific Terminals Ltd. continues to advance site development activities for its proposed Trigon Pacific LPG project (Trigon LPG), and in parallel is calling on the Board of...
ECLIPSE GEOMATICS AN ASSET FOR NATURAL RESOURCES SECTOR
SMITHERS – Ever since Johanna Pfalz founded Eclipse Geomatics in 2006, she has focused on building a team of experts that today provide spatial solutions and information management services to the...
NORTHERN BC MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 4, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in Northern BC Terri McConnachie, the head of the Canadian Home Builders' Association of Northern BC, will be stepping down as Executive Officer, effective October...
EDITORIAL: FREE ENTERPRISE HAS A REAL CHANCE IN UPCOMING PROVINCIAL ELECTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It wasn’t too many months ago when British Columbians – and specifically the province’s business community – was resigned to the fact the NDP would waltz into another term of...
NEW FOREST POLICY: THE PREDICTABLE DECLINE OF THE FOREST INDUSTRY
By Jim Girvan From Fall 2024 Truck Loggers Association Magazine BRITISH COLUMBIA - Forestry, by its nature, is a slow moving, long-term game. Timber supply models used to set the allocated an-nual...
96% OF TELEVISION NEWS COVERAGE OF OTTAWA’S CHILD CARE, DENTAL CARE AND PHARMA CARE PROGRAMS FAILED TO REPORT ON COSTS
OTTAWA - Roughly four per cent of CBC (3.7 per cent) and CTV’s (4.1 per cent) coverage of the federal government’s child care, pharma care and dental care programs reported the costs to taxpayers,...