BRITISH COLUMBIA - In response to the June 2024 Labour Force Survey by Statistics Canada, a BCREA Report stated that Canadian employment was largely unchanged from the previous month, contracting by...
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BCBC: BC SURVIVING, NOT THRIVING SAYS NEW PROSPERITY BENCHMARKING REPORT
By Braden McMillan, Business Council of British Columbia BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to the 2024 B.C. Prosperity Index, released today by the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC), B.C....
GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR EV CHARGERS ACROSS CANADA
OTTAWA - The Government of Canada is taking action to make it more affordable for Canadians to purchase, charge and drive electric vehicles (EVs) across the country while driving toward a net-zero...
NORTHERN BC BRIEFS – JULY 4, 2024
Events in Northern BC this July Tatlow Paddling Festival, July 5-7 – Tatlow Falls, Bulkley River, Smithers Summer Cruise, July 12-14 – Dawson Creek Kispiox Valley Music Festival, July 26-28 –...
BCREA: LANDLORDS TAKE NOTICE – RECENT AMENDMENTS TO BC TENANCY LEGISLATION #574
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC residential rental market has been a very hot topic lately in many different business and social circles. Restrictions imposed on the short-term rental market have taken...
COFI: WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT
This article was published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Truck Logger BC Magazine By Linda Coady BRITISH COLUMBIA - A dramatic drop in harvest levels is putting the benefits created by BC’s forest...
ADVISORY: SENDING THE RIGHT MESSAGE TO BC’S GLOBAL CUSTOMERS
This article was published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Truck Logger BC Magazine BRITISH COLUMBIA - Following Canfor’s recent announcement, I find myself reflecting on my forestry career, which...
FRASER INSTITUTE: TOP 20% OF CANADIAN INCOME-EARNING FAMILIES PAY 54% OF ALL TAXES
OTTAWA - The top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay more than half (54.2 per cent) of total taxes including personal income, sales and property taxes, according to a new study published by...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES EXPECT TO INCREASE PRICES THIS YEAR
OTTAWA - Small businesses expect to increase prices by an average of 2.5% over the next 12 months, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer®....
SIGNED FID GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO CEDAR LNG
KITIMAT – The partners in Cedar LNG have announced a positive Financial Investment Decision (FID), the final step of determining whether to move forward on the massive liquified natural gas project....
COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE REMEDIATION OF FORMER MINE
NORTHERN BC – The Province of British Columbia, Teck Resources Limited (Teck) and the Taku River Tlingit First Nation (TRTFN) are taking a collaborative approach to jointly advance remediation of...
CARIBOO REGIONAL DISTRICT CELEBRATES BROADBAND INTERNET UPGRADE FUNDING
WILLAIMS LAKE – The Cariboo Regional District is celebrating commitments made by the Province of BC and Government of Canada for internet upgrades in rural areas of the Cariboo. The June 13...
NORTHERN BC MOVERS & SHAKERS – JUNE 27, 2024
PRINCE GEORGE Alyssa Leier has been appointed as the new executive director of The Exploration Place. BC Cancer is hiring a temporary, part-time secretary in Prince George. Neotech Metals Corp. is...
CFIB: HALF OF SMALL FIRMS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY CAPITAL GAINS INCLUSION RATE HIKE
OTTAWA - Half of Canada’s small business owners will be hit by the new 66.7% inclusion rate hike coming into effect on June 25, warns the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). Despite...
BCREA: MAY 2024 CANADIAN INFLATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in May, up from a 2.7 per cent increase in April. Month-over-month, on...
BCREA: MORTGAGE RATE FORECAST
Mortgage Rate Outlook BRITISH COLUMBIA - Now that the Bank of Canada is lowering its policy rate, there is some expectation that fixed mortgage rates should also fall. However, the impact on fixed...