Central/North Vancouver Island
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES OPPOSE CAPITAL GAINS CHANGES UNLESS CRITICAL AMENDMENTS ARE MADE
OTTAWA – Nearly three-quarters (72%) of small business owners say the proposed changes to capital gains taxation will harm Canada’s climate for investment and growth, according to new data from the...
CROWNE PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STAYS TRUE TO ITSELF
By Tyler Nyquvest CAMPBELL RIVER – British Columbia has long been a desirable place to live. The rugged natural beauty of Vancouver Island has attracted residents for decades, but in the last 10...
ICBA ECONOMICS: FOCUS ON B.C. CONSTRUCTION LABOUR SUPPLY & DEMAND
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The availability and cost of qualified workers is a day-to-day concern for many ICBA members as well as for the construction industry...
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR FOOD PRODUCERS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Funding is now available for B.C. producers, food processors and seafood businesses to help them improve product tracing, to meet consumer demands for greater transparency and...
QUALICUM BEACH CLARIFIES VACATION RENTALS
QUALICUM BEACH - In 2023, the Province enacted Bill 35, the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act, aimed at addressing the housing crisis and regulating short-term rental listings. While Bill 35 will...
JOHN COOPER & ASSOCIATES GEAR UP WITH RENEWED FOCUS
By Mark MacDonald NANAIMO – While evaluating his real estate company, John Cooper heard over and over that his clients wanted to deal directly with him. Thus he streamlined his John Cooper &...
South Vancouver Island
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES OPPOSE CAPITAL GAINS CHANGES UNLESS CRITICAL AMENDMENTS ARE MADE
OTTAWA – Nearly three-quarters (72%) of small business owners say the proposed changes to capital gains taxation will harm Canada’s climate for investment and growth, according to new data from the...
CROWNE PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STAYS TRUE TO ITSELF
By Tyler Nyquvest CAMPBELL RIVER – British Columbia has long been a desirable place to live. The rugged natural beauty of Vancouver Island has attracted residents for decades, but in the last 10...
ICBA ECONOMICS: FOCUS ON B.C. CONSTRUCTION LABOUR SUPPLY & DEMAND
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The availability and cost of qualified workers is a day-to-day concern for many ICBA members as well as for the construction industry...
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR FOOD PRODUCERS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Funding is now available for B.C. producers, food processors and seafood businesses to help them improve product tracing, to meet consumer demands for greater transparency and...
EDITORIAL: RATHER THAN LOOK IN THE MIRROR, GOVERNMENT BLAMES PRIVATE SECTOR FOR INFLATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Socialist governments blame businesses for higher prices, when it is actually their own policies that drive up prices. One of the latest cases in point is Prime Minister Justin...
VICTORIA CHAMBER ANOUNCES 2024 BUSINESS AWARD RECIPIENTS
VICTORIA – The 2024 Greater Victoria Business Awards were presented Tuesday, May 7, in front of an audience of 300 at the Lecture Theatre in the Victoria Conference Centre. “It was an exhilarating...
Thompson Okanagan
TOLKO INDUSTRIES RECEIVES $8-MILLION FROM PROVINCE FOR EXPANSION
KAMLOOPS - The Government of B.C. is contributing up to $8 million, through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund (BCMJF), to help Tolko Industries expand its Heffley Creek operation, including...
ICBA ECONOMICS: FOCUS ON B.C. CONSTRUCTION LABOUR SUPPLY & DEMAND
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The availability and cost of qualified workers is a day-to-day concern for many ICBA members as well as for the construction industry...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 9, 2024
Location: Kelowna (multi-family new) Address: 438 Valley Rd - Rental Condominiums Description: New rental condominium development - 6 storeys - 154 units - studio to 2 bedroom units - common gym...
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR FOOD PRODUCERS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Funding is now available for B.C. producers, food processors and seafood businesses to help them improve product tracing, to meet consumer demands for greater transparency and...
ASSOCIATION OF INTERIOR REALTORS HOPES TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS
KELOWNA - Last week, the Association of Interior Realtors released their new report Breaking Down Barriers: Pathways to Modernizing Municipal Property Information in the British Columbia (B.C.)...
PENTICTON’S CAR 40 SHOWING DIVIDENDS, NEW PROGRAMS PLANNED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
PENTICTON - The latest statistics from Penticton RCMP show a slight decline in the overall crime rate, an increase in some types of property crimes and enough data to show the Mobile Integrated...
Fraser Valley
EXPANDED HEAT PUMP PROGRAM HELPS BRITISH COLUMBIANS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Federal government has announced an investment of up to $103.7 million from Canada's Low Carbon Economy Fund (LCEF) and the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) program to...
TELUS INVESTING $17 BILLION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA THROUGH 2028
BRITISH COLUMBIA - TELUS is investing $17 billion to significantly expand and improve its network infrastructure and operations across British Columbia over the next five years. This investment is...
COMMUNITY FUTURES BRITISH COLUMBIA RECEIVES $3.9M TO SUPPORT RURAL BUSINESSES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To mark Economic Development Week, The federal government announced their support of $3.9 million to Community Futures British Columbia, along with its 34 member offices....
MAJORITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIANS FEAR BEING VICTIMS OF CRIME: RESEARCH CO. SURVEY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A recent Research Co. public opinion survey confirms that more than half of British Columbians think crime has worsened in the past four years and 51 per cent fear they will be a...
COFI: STATEMENT ON RECENT MILL CLOSURES AND CURTAILMENTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Linda Coady, President & CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) made the following statement in response to ongoing mill closures and curtailments in BC:...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES OPPOSE CAPITAL GAINS CHANGES UNLESS CRITICAL AMENDMENTS ARE MADE
OTTAWA – Nearly three-quarters (72%) of small business owners say the proposed changes to capital gains taxation will harm Canada’s climate for investment and growth, according to new data from the...
Northern BC
ICBA ECONOMICS: FOCUS ON B.C. CONSTRUCTION LABOUR SUPPLY & DEMAND
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The availability and cost of qualified workers is a day-to-day concern for many ICBA members as well as for the construction industry...
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR FOOD PRODUCERS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Funding is now available for B.C. producers, food processors and seafood businesses to help them improve product tracing, to meet consumer demands for greater transparency and...
EDITORIAL: RATHER THAN LOOK IN THE MIRROR, GOVERNMENT BLAMES PRIVATE SECTOR FOR INFLATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Socialist governments blame businesses for higher prices, when it is actually their own policies that drive up prices. One of the latest cases in point is Prime Minister Justin...
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES UP 24%, BUT MORE ROOM TO GROW
BRITISH COLUMBIA - While the number of women getting involved in the construction industry has been increasing steadily, there’s still plenty of room to grow as opportunities continue to expand....
BCFSA: STRATA PROPERTY REGULATION CHANGES: STRATA DEPRECIATION REPORTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - BCFSA is issuing this Advisory to notify real estate licensees and developers of amendments to the Strata Property Regulation under the Strata Property Act. The amendments make...
SECONDARY SUITE PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN B.C.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Province of B.C. has launched a three-year pilot of the new Secondary Suite Incentive Program. As of May 2, 2024 homeowners in most B.C. municipalities and regional...