Central/North Vancouver Island
BCREA: B.C. RETAIL SALES UP SLIGHTLY IN MARCH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales increased by 0.9 per cent to $72.7 billion in March compared to the previous month. Retail sales were 3.4 per cent higher compared to the same time last...
CHBA ENCOURAGING MORE WOMEN TO ENTER CONSTRUCTION TRADES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Increasing the number of women in the residential construction sector is one of the main current focuses of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA). The CHBA had that as...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 26, 2026
Projects across the South Island are moving firmly into delivery, with mixed-use developments nearing completion, building renewals underway, and new townhouse phases advancing through construction....
BCREA: RISING ENERGY COST DRIVES INFLATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis in April, following a 2.4 per cent increase in March. On a seasonally...
CASCADIA SEAWEED PARTNERSHIP TO OPEN ADVANCED SEAWEED PROCESSING FACILITY
PORT EDWARD - Cascadia Seaweed announced the official opening of an advanced seaweed processing facility in Port Edward, British Columbia, marking a major milestone in the Company’s development as a...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 20, 2026
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Supreme Convenience will close at the end of May and is set to reopen as a Costco re-sell store in mid-June. The Port Hardy...
South Vancouver Island
CHBA ENCOURAGING MORE WOMEN TO ENTER CONSTRUCTION TRADES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Increasing the number of women in the residential construction sector is one of the main current focuses of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA). The CHBA had that as...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 26, 2026
Projects across the South Island are moving firmly into delivery, with mixed-use developments nearing completion, building renewals underway, and new townhouse phases advancing through construction....
BCREA: RISING ENERGY COST DRIVES INFLATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis in April, following a 2.4 per cent increase in March. On a seasonally...
CASCADIA SEAWEED PARTNERSHIP TO OPEN ADVANCED SEAWEED PROCESSING FACILITY
PORT EDWARD - Cascadia Seaweed announced the official opening of an advanced seaweed processing facility in Port Edward, British Columbia, marking a major milestone in the Company’s development as a...
MAY 2026 WHO IS SUING WHOM
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SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 19, 2026
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Kathryn Pascuzzo joins the Think Local First Victoria team, focusing on marketing and development initiatives. Don Coleman has accepted a...
Thompson Okanagan
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 21, 2026
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KAMLOOPS The City of Kamloops has awarded a contract to Precise ParkLink Inc. for the management of pay parking services in the area. In addition, the...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 21, 2026
Location: North Okanagan Reg Dist (industrial new) Address: Hwy 97 near Meadowlark Rd - Multi Tenant Industrial - Wiebe Business Park Description: New industrial development - 2 structures - 1...
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BC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARD WINNERS FOR 2026 ANNOUNCED
PENTICTON – The British Columbia Economic Development Association (BCEDA) announced the winners of the 2026 BC Economic Development Awards during the 2026 BC Economic Summit in Penticton, British...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 15, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Lawrenson has stepped into the role of Vice President, Development at JA British Columbia. George Abbott has been appointed as the new Chief Treaty...
Fraser Valley
STARFISH MEDICAL RECEIVING PACIFICAN FUNDING FOR AI PLATFORM
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Starfish Medical has received $620,000 from PacifiCan to support the purchase of computing equipment and hire Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialists to develop an AI platform...
BCREA: MARKET ACTIVITY ENDURES THROUGH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC HEADWINDS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 6,311 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service (MLS) Systems in April 2026, down 1.8 per...
RAISING AN EXTRA DOLLAR OF BUSINESS TAX REVENUE COSTS THE BRITISH COLUMBIA ECONOMY $2.37
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Every additional ($1) dollar of business income tax revenue collected by the provincial government costs the British Columbia economy $2.37 by discouraging private investment,...
MERGER COMPLETE, COAST CAPITAL SAVINGS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMERGES
SURREY – A merger between Prospera, Coast Capital and Sunshine Coast Financial has created the Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union family, effective May 6. The merger follows the completion...
MINING PROJECT APPROVALS WOULD BOOST B.C. ECONOMY
BRITISH COLUMBIA – A study released by the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) has identified 31 proposed mines and mine extension projects that, if approved, would prove to be of great...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 8, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Kimberlee Alexander will be joining Panavision's Vancouver office as Director of Sales and Market Development. Panavision is a leading producer of production...
Northern BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 15, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Lawrenson has stepped into the role of Vice President, Development at JA British Columbia. George Abbott has been appointed as the new Chief Treaty...
BCREA: MARKET ACTIVITY ENDURES THROUGH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC HEADWINDS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 6,311 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service (MLS) Systems in April 2026, down 1.8 per...
RAISING AN EXTRA DOLLAR OF BUSINESS TAX REVENUE COSTS THE BRITISH COLUMBIA ECONOMY $2.37
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Every additional ($1) dollar of business income tax revenue collected by the provincial government costs the British Columbia economy $2.37 by discouraging private investment,...
SEEING THE IMPACT OF HOTEL DEVELOPMENT ON OUR STREETS AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES
VICTORIA - Destination Greater Victoria recently released the recommendations of the Greater Victoria Hotel Development Working Group. While the report outlines the policies and partnerships needed...
MERGER COMPLETE, COAST CAPITAL SAVINGS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION EMERGES
SURREY – A merger between Prospera, Coast Capital and Sunshine Coast Financial has created the Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union family, effective May 6. The merger follows the completion...
MINING PROJECT APPROVALS WOULD BOOST B.C. ECONOMY
BRITISH COLUMBIA – A study released by the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC) has identified 31 proposed mines and mine extension projects that, if approved, would prove to be of great...