Central/North Vancouver Island
GOVERNANCE CRISIS ADVERSELY AFFECTING B.C.’S HOUSING SUPPLY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada is facing a crisis in governance that is adversely affecting the housing supply, a point Casey Edge, Executive Director of the Victoria Residential Builders Association,...
BC CHAMBER RESPONDS TO BILL 7 – ECONOMIC STABILIZATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In response to the Government’s recent introduction of Bill 7 - Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act, 2025, our President and CEO, Fiona Famulak, penned a letter to...
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND COMMERCIAL BUILDING AWARDS
NANAIMO – 49 Projects and 12 Company Finalists have been announced for the 18th Annual Commercial Building Awards: Central/North Vancouver Island, which will take place on April 17, 2025, at the...
FUNDING BOOST FOR RAVENSONG EXPANSION PROJECT
QUALICUM BEACH - The Ravensong Aquatic Centre Expansion project has received up to $7 million through the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program, as announced by the Federal government....
BC FERRIES RATE INCREASE, SAVER FARES AND NEW SAILING
NANAIMO – BC Ferries has announced that, starting June 19, the Queen of Alberni will sail one way to Departure Bay on its final sailing of the day, departing Tsawwassen at 4:30 pm. Bookings for this...
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...
South Vancouver Island
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...
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...
Thompson Okanagan
KELOWNA CHAMBER SEES GROWING MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS AMID ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Chamber of Commerce is experiencing unprecedented membership growth in the first quarter of 2025, despite the continuing uncertainty being felt by businesses in the Okanagan....
KELOWNA CHAMBER PROMOTES POSITIVE CHANGE FOR BC’S DISTILLERY INDUSTRY
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Chamber has amped up its call to the B.C. Government to make some long-awaited changes to its regulations around the production and sale of distilled spirits. The tariffs...
CITY OF VERNON LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE MAP TO TRACK DEVELOPMENTS
VERNON - The City of Vernon has launched a new interactive online tool that gives the public an opportunity to view active development applications, including Official Community Plan (OCP)...
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...
Fraser Valley
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;...
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.,...
Northern BC
OKANAGAN CAPACITY MITIGATION PROJECT GETS GREEN LIGHT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - On March 3, 2025, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) approved FortisBC Energy Inc.’s application for its Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project. The project includes...
ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 1
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...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 14, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Surrey's Gate 22 Winery has officially acquired Adega on 45th Estate Winery in Osoyoos. The winery will be managed by the women-led leadership team which...
BCREA: BANK OF CANADA OVERNIGHT POLICY RATE CUT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Bank of Canada lowered its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points this morning from 3 per cent to 2.75 per cent. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted...
PACIFICAN $6.4 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT BUSINESS GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Seven BC organizations were the recipients of PacifiCan funding to further drive business growth and support economic development. Three of the organizations received a total of...
BCREA: TARIFF UNCERTAINTY SLOWS FEBRUARY HOUSING ACTIVITY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 4,947 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in February 2025, down 9.7...