By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner LAKE COWICHAN – Greg Adams loves a challenge. As a former National Hockey League player, the Duncan native thrives on it, and he’s poured all of that energy,...
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BCREA: BANK OF CANADA HOLDS RATE NOTING UNCERTAINTY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Bank of Canada held its overnight policy rate at 2.75 per cent this morning. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that pervasive uncertainty makes it...
CONSTRUCTION ICONS KNAPPETT, MATCON MERGE
VICTORIA – Construction industry icons Knappett Group of Companies and the Matcon Group have officially merged. The merger brings together two industry leaders, and both Matcon and Knappett will...
MEI-IPSOS POLL: 56 PER CENT OF CANADIANS SUPPORT INCREASING ACCESS TO NON-GOVERNMENTAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
OTTAWA - Canadians are increasingly in favour of breaking the government monopoly over health care by opening the door to independent providers and cross-border treatments, an MEI-Ipsos poll...
BCREA: TARIFF FEARS SIDELINE BUYERS IN MARCH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 5,917 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in March 2025, down 9.6...
NORTHERN BC REAL ESTATE STABLE IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2025
NORTHERN BC - The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) reported 917 sales with a value of $368,280,839 through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the first quarter of 2025. This compares with...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 11, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC The Truck Loggers Association has appointed Peter Lister as their new Executive Director as of May 15, 2025. Shoppers Drug Mart opened the first of seven...
HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF PROPERLY FITTING PPE
WorkSafeBC guideline addresses the issue of ill-fitting PPE, which can compromise worker safety By WorkSafeBC Personal protective equipment (PPE) has protection built into its name. But when PPE...
SMALL INCREASE EXPECTED IN RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Residential construction has been declining since its peak in 2021, although a report from BuildForce Canada is calling for a modest increase in the foreseeable future, to offset...
NCDA: TARIFFS ON NEW VEHICLES HURT CANADIAN CONSUMERS AND THREATEN A KEY ECONOMIC ENGINE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada’s trading relationship with the United States has, until recently, been defined by partnership and mutual benefit. But that relationship is now under significant strain....
BC CREDIT UNION TRIO ANNOUNCES MERGER, WOULD BECOME THE NATION’S LARGEST
SURREY – A trio of B.C. based credit unions have announced they intend to merge and create Canada’s largest national purpose-driven credit union. Prospera Credit Union, Coast Capital Savings Federal...
EDITORIAL: MARK CARNEY DOUBLES DOWN ON TRUDEAU’S FAILED ECONOMIC PATH
OTTAWA - Forget the noise from south of the border—Canada has its own crisis at home. After a decade of poor economic choices, declining incomes and leaders more focused on ideology than prosperity,...
CPABC: 7 PRACTICAL WAYS TO GROW YOUR MONEY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Now is a good time as ever to buckle down and build your savings. To help you increase your wealth, here are seven practical ways to double your savings and work smarter, not...
ICBA: MARK CARNEY’S VOW TO KEEP ANTI-PIPELINE LAW WEAKENS CANADA IN FIGHT AGAINST TRUMP
SURREY – The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA), Canada’s largest construction association, today condemned Liberal leader Mark Carney’s stated intention to keep the Liberal...
BCREA: CANADIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH IN JANUARY 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP increased by 0.4 per cent in January, following a 0.3 per cent increase in December. Service-producing industries grew by 0.1 per cent, while goods-producing...
TLA: TRUMP TARIFFS THREATEN GLOBAL WOOD PRODUCTS TRADE
As seen in Truck LoggerBC Spring 2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA - President Trump's threatened use of tariffs on its key trading partners has started to turn much of the world upside down and what could...