PEACE CARIBOO SKEENA BUSINESS NEWS

BCREA: BANK OF CANADA MAINTAINS INTEREST RATE

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada maintained its overnight rate at 5 per cent this morning. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that economic growth is slow, wage pressures are...

CANADIAN ECONOMIC GROWTH Q4′ RESULTS

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP was largely unchanged in December, declining by 0.02 per cent, following two months of growth. Goods-producing sectors contracted by 0.2 per cent, while services...

NEW MANAGEMENT AT THE SOUTH CARIBOO RECREATION CENTRE

100 MILE HOUSE -  The Cariboo Regional District and the District of 100 Mile House have agreed to enter a partnership for the management and operation of the South Cariboo Recreation Centre. The...

BCREA: DECEMBER 2023 RETAIL SALES REPORT

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.9 per cent in December to $67.3 billion. Excluding volatile items, sales were up 0.5 per cent month-over-month. In volume terms, retail sales rose 0.8...

BCCA RESPONSE TO BC BUDGET 2024

BRITISH COLUMBIA - We share the Government’s commitment to building housing and infrastructure, but question how realistic this government’s policy strategy really is given workforce shortages and...

SITE C DECEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

NORTHERN BC - The latest employment statistics show that there were 3,153 total workers on the Site C project in December 2023. Of the total workers, 2,373 were from British Columbia, or 75%. There...