RICHMOND – Clean energy and green futures cannot be reached without first embracing the mining industry. At least, that’s what Gary Agnew, CEO and Co-Founder of mining technology company Ideon...
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BOEING INVESTMENT LANDS AT COTA AVIATION
PARKSVILLE – Indigenous-owned aerospace and defence company COTA Aviation is receiving $13 million for Indigenous skills training and equipment to increase component production, as part of Boeing’s...
FCC ANALYSIS: BIOFUEL EXPANSION PROMISING FOR CANADIAN PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS
OTTAWA – As Canadians fill up their fuel tanks this summer, they are also powering a growing biofuel sector. According to Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Canada’s oilseed producers are set to benefit from...
ICBA ECONOMICS: A MIX OF CANADIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STATISTICS
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - Construction is a big and unusually visible segment of our economy, one that in some of the industry’s busiest years accounts for more than...
EDITORIAL: TRUDEAU’S CARBON TAX FORCEFULLY LINKS THE ECONOMY TO CLIMATE CHANGE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Prior to Justin Trudeau becoming Prime Minister of Canada, he proclaimed that Canada’s economy is intricately linked to climate change. Or as some others call it: The weather....
BCREA: BC GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO INDUSTRY FEEDBACK ON RESIDENTIAL TENANCY ACT CHANGES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In the immediate wake of publicly voiced concern from the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA), the BC Government has reversed course on two recent changes to the Residential...
HOUSING TARGET SET FOR CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE
PRINCE GEORGE - The Province of British Columbia has issued a Housing Target Order under the Housing Supply Act, aiming to spur the completion of 1,803 net new housing units in the City of Prince...
SKEENA INDUSTRIAL PARK SIGNS MOU TO COLLABORATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SKEENA CLEAN HYDROGEN HUB
TERRACE - Source3 Energy X Inc. (Source3X) and the Skeena Industrial Development Park (SIDP) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the development of the Skeena Clean...
MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 1, 2024 – NORTHERN BC
News Influencing Decision Makers in Northern BC PRINCE GEORGE Ann Marie Hak is joining the Northern BC Tourism Association as a marketing coordinator. The Prince George Chamber of Commerce is...
STATS CAN RELEASES SURVEY OF INNOVATION & BUSINESS STRATEGY 2022 RESULTS
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada recently released the results of the Innovation and Business Strategy survey, 2022. Innovation activities encompass all developmental, financial, and commercial efforts...
FORTISBC PROPOSES SHORT-TERM SOLUTION FOR EXPECTED GAS SHORTFALL IN OKANAGAN
KELOWNA - FortisBC Energy Inc. recently filed an application with its regulator, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), for the Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project (OCMP). This project...
THE VERDICT ON VACANT HOME TAXES
OTTAWA – The verdict is in: Vacant home taxes can improve housing availability, but not affordability, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Ripple Effects: The Impact of an Empty-Homes...
CAPITAL GAINS TAX HIKE: LESS REVENUE THAN ANTICIPATED, AT THE EXPENSE OF ENTREPRENEURS AND THE MIDDLE CLASS
OTTAWA – The increase in the capital gains inclusion rate will bring in less money for Ottawa than the government had projected, points out a researcher at the Montreal Economic Institute in...
OPINION: IT’S TIME TO FIND A PIN AND POP OTTAWA’S BALLOONING BUREAUCRACY
Trudeau Has Added Over 108,000 Bureaucrats To The Federal Payroll Since Becoming Prime Minister OTTAWA - Bureaucrats love to think of themselves as “public servants,” but who is really serving who...
BCREA: MAY ECONOMIC GROWTH DRIVEN BY GOODS PRODUCING INDUSTRIES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew 0.2 per cent in May, following a 0.3 per cent increase in April according to a report released by the BC Real Estate Association. The growth was driven by...
FORMER MOSAIC SENIOR VP JOINS INDIGENOUS-OWNED SNRC
CAMPBELL RIVER – The largest Indigenous-owned natural resource consulting firm in British Columbia has a new Chief Executive Officer. Strategic Natural Resource Consultants (SNRC) has hired Domenico...