Central/North Vancouver Island
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 26, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND K'odi Nelson, Chief 'Maxwayalidzi of Alert Bay, has been granted the King Charles III Coronation Medal. The 14th annual Port McNeill...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 26, 2024
NANAIMO - 3360 Fairwinds Dr - Residential – Gracewood at Fairwinds Developer: Seacliff Properties Ltd – Vancouver Ph: 604-957-4220 georgia@seacliffgroup.com General Contractor: Turnbull Construction...
PROVINCE CANCELS SECONDARY SUITE PROGRAM
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Province has announced that the pilot secondary-suite incentive program will no longer be accepting applications after March 30, 2025 due to financial constraints, also...
BCREA: JANUARY 2025 RETAIL SALES REPORT AND MORTGAGE FORECAST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales decreased by 0.6 per cent to $69.4 billion in January from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are up by 4.2 per cent....
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION PLATFORM
OTTAWA - With the federal election underway, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is releasing its small business platform with 13 key recommendations on improving Canada’s...
BCBC: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL: DRIVING CANADIAN PROSPERITY THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Western Business Coalition has launched its first major initiative – Untapped Potential – Driving Canadian Prosperity Through Natural Resources – to unlock the economic...
South Vancouver Island
Protected: SAANICH PENINSULA CHAMBER INTRODUCES TRADE COMMITTEE
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 25, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Lesa Lacey was recently elected as the President of the Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC (CHBA BC) at the organization's Annual...
BCBC: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL: DRIVING CANADIAN PROSPERITY THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Western Business Coalition has launched its first major initiative – Untapped Potential – Driving Canadian Prosperity Through Natural Resources – to unlock the economic...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 25, 2025
ESQUIMALT - 621 Constance Ave (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: Waymark Architecture Inc – Victoria Ph: 888-206-0123 Graeme Velhulst – graeme@waymarkarchitecture.com Applicant: Village Walk...
CRACKDOWN ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS GUTTING CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
Move to curb international students is undermining post-secondary institutions and weakening the economy OTTAWA - Canada isn’t just facing bad news from the ever-changing chaos south of the border;...
VEGAIN SPORTS NUTRITION BRAND SIGNS NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
NANAIMO – A Vancouver Island-based vegan sports nutrition brand has signed a national distribution agreement to bring its 100 percent plant-based products across the country. VEGAIN Nutrition Inc.,...
Thompson Okanagan
KAMLOOPS CHAMBER WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the election of its 2025–2026 Board of Directors and the appointment of its new Board President, Sara Lawson of...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 20, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Patricia Jelinski, the former general manager of BC Place Stadium, has been appointed as the new vice president of sales, sports, and...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 20, 2025
Location: Oliver (multi-family new) Address: 6480 Park Dr - Condominiums Description: New condominium development - 3 storeys - 12 units - 1 to 3 bedroom unit - approx 16,845 sf total - board and...
ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 2
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, the following op-ed first ran in the Toronto Sun on March 4,2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA - It is hard to keep track of the on-again, off-again cross-border tariff...
FCC: CANADA’S FARMLAND VALUES CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2024, increasing by 9.3 per cent, slightly less than the 11.5 per cent increase reported in 2023, according to...
BCREA: HOUSING STARTS FALL IN FEBRUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell by 4 per cent to 229,030 units in February at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 12 per cent from the same month last year....
Fraser Valley
CHILLIWACK CHAMBER CELEBRATES BEING ONE OF FASTEST GROWING CHAMBER IN CANADA
CHILLIWACK - The Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada (CCEC) has announced The Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce as one of Canada’s Top 10 fastest growing Chambers. In CCEC’s new research report,...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 25, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA The Fraser River is now receiving wastewater from a new outfall at the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Delta. A new LED lighting system for...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 25, 2025
Location: Surrey (mixed-use dev) Address: 10955 City Pkwy and 10951 University Dr - Condominiums - Commercial - Emerald Gardens Description: New mixed use development - 3 structures - 33, 38 and 43...
BCBC: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL: DRIVING CANADIAN PROSPERITY THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Western Business Coalition has launched its first major initiative – Untapped Potential – Driving Canadian Prosperity Through Natural Resources – to unlock the economic...
EVERGEN ANNOUNCES SALE OF FRASER VALLEY BIOGAS REAL ESTATE PROPERTY
ABBOTSFORD - EverGen Infrastructure Corp. announces that its subsidiary, Fraser Valley Biogas Ltd., has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with 2065947 Alberta Ltd. and James Betts for the...
CRACKDOWN ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS GUTTING CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
Move to curb international students is undermining post-secondary institutions and weakening the economy OTTAWA - Canada isn’t just facing bad news from the ever-changing chaos south of the border;...
Northern BC
ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 2
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, the following op-ed first ran in the Toronto Sun on March 4,2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA - It is hard to keep track of the on-again, off-again cross-border tariff...
FCC: CANADA’S FARMLAND VALUES CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2024, increasing by 9.3 per cent, slightly less than the 11.5 per cent increase reported in 2023, according to...
BCREA: HOUSING STARTS FALL IN FEBRUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell by 4 per cent to 229,030 units in February at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 12 per cent from the same month last year....
CREA: TARIFF UNCERTAINTY KEEPING HOOME BUYERS ON THE SIDELINES
OTTAWA - Canadian home sales fell sharply from January to February, as home buyers remained on the sidelines in the first full month of the ongoing trade war with the United States. Sales activity...
FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN BC HYDRO PROJECTS ACROSS THE PROVINCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The federal government has announced it is investing more than $156.8 million in eight BC Hydro infrastructure projects across the province. The funding is provided through the...
CFIB: ANSWERS NEEDED BEOFRE ELECTION CALL
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes Ottawa’s decision to scrap the carbon tax but is concerned about some important outstanding carbon, capital and alcohol tax...