BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Federal Government has announced a joint investment of $195 million to upgrade key highway infrastructure in B.C.'s northwest needed to support critical minerals development...
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FEDS COULD BALANCE BUDGET AND REDUCE TAX RATES WITH 2.3% SPENDING REDUCTION OVER TWO YEARS
OTTAWA - If the federal government reduced program spending by only 2.3 per cent over two years and eliminated a host of tax expenditures, it could balance the budget and reduce personal income tax...
BCREA: JUNE HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell 9 per cent to 241,672 units in June at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 14 per cent from the same month last year....
LARGEST GROUP OF FARMWORKERS IN CANADIAN HISTORY JOIN UNION UFCW 1518
LANGLEY - Nearly 400 workers at five Highline Mushrooms farms in British Columbia have joined United Food and Commercial Workers 1518. On July 8, the B.C. labour board certified the latest group of...
MNP AND SIX LEADING AGRONOMY COMPANIES JOIN FORCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Professional Services firm, MNP, has announced that it will join forces with six leading agronomy companies (4R Agronomy, Annex Agro, Arrow Crop Management, Elite Ag, Max Ag...
BCREA: HOME SALES CONTINUE BELOW AVERAGE PACE FOR JUNE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,082 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in June 2024, a 19 per...
CPABC: HOUSING AFFORDABILITY A MAJOR CHALLENGE TO BUSINESS SUCCESS IN B.C.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to BC Check-Up: Live, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on demographic and affordability trends across the province,...
BLACK DIAMOND BUYS KITIMAT SPACE RENTAL UNITS
KITIMAT – Black Diamond Group has announced they have purchased 329 space rental units for $20.45 million that are primarily located in Kitimat. In connection with the asset purchase, which is...
NORTHERN BC MOVERS & SHAKERS – JULY 11, 2024
PRINCE GEORGE Candace Laing has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Two new judges, Paul Pearson and Parveen Nijjar, have been...
SALES UP BUT LISTING DOWN IN NORTHERN BC
PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB) reports 2286 properties sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the first six months of 2024, up from the 2023 sales reported...
ICBA ECONOMICS: MID-YEAR UPDATE
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - Economic developments have unfolded largely as we predicted in our end-of-2023 outlook and 2024 forecast. Global economic conditions remain...
TLA EDITORIAL: RESILIENCE: A BUZZWORD OR TRUE PATH TO PROSPERITY?
This article was published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Truck Logger BC Magazine BRITISH COLUMBIA - Every few years, we witness new vocabulary emerge into the BC forest sector’s world. The most...
EDITORIAL: PROVINCE SHOULD STOP RELYING ON BOOM-AND-BUST NATURAL GAS REVENUES TO FUND ONGOING PROGRAMS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia government should stop relying on volatile boom-and-bust resource revenues—like the Alberta government—and fundamentally change its fiscal approach, finds a...
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SEE RENEWED FUNDING
BRITISH COLUMBIA - UBCM, the Province of B.C. and the federal government have announced that a new administrative agreement has been signed to renew the delivery of the Canada Community-Building...
MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES (MSIS) DRIVING TIME-LOSS CLAIMS WITH WORKSAFEBC
MSIs have resulted in more than $2 billion in claim costs in the last five years BRITISH COLUMBIA — WorkSafeBC is drawing attention to the impact of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) in B.C....
BC’S EXPANDED HEAT-PUMP PROGRAM
BRITISH COLUMBIA – B.C.’s expanded heat-pump program is now taking applications with savinsg up to $24,000 when making the switch. The CleanBC Better Homes Energy Savings Program is open and is...