BRITISH COLUMBIA - Business Improvement Areas of BC (BIABC) are calling on the newly elected NDP Government to move with urgency to address a number of critical issues impacting public safety and...
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BCREA: AUGUST RETAIL SALES SHOW POSITIVE SIGNS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $66.6 billion in August from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are also up by 1.4 per cent. However,...
OTTAWA’S PLAN TO DECARBONIZE CANADA’S ELECTRICITY WOULD REQUIRE EQUIVALENT OF 23 SITE C HYDROELECTRIC DAMS
OTTAWA —The federal government’s plan to make all electricity generation in Canada carbon-free by 2035 is impractical and highly unlikely, given physical, infrastructure, financial and regulatory...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 24 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Steve Mackie will take over as Canfor Pulp's president and chief executive officer on November 1, 2024. In his role as Canfor Corporation's...
BERRY & SMITH KEEPING ON TRUCKING FOR 70 YEARS
By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner PENTICTON – Berry & Smith Trucking Ltd. has been on the road for countless miles over the years, but the company’s ability to change gears has been...
QUALITY SPACES IN CONVENIENT PLACES
Advertising Feature BRITISH COLUMBIA - Marcus Lowe is the President and Co-founder of Pockit Self Storage. Launched in 2017 in partnership with Hungerford Properties, one of Western Canada’s leading...
TOURMALINE AND CLEAN ENERGY BUILDING CNG STATIONS ACROSS WESTERN CANADIAN HIGHWAYS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Natural gas producer, Tourmaline Oil Corp. (TSX: TOU) and Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) announced the opening of two new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations in...
CFIB: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CALLING ON FEDS TO SCRAP CAPITAL GAINS TAX INCREASE
OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) and 20 other industry organizations have sent a letter to Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, calling on the federal government to...
KPMG SURVEY: CROSS-BORDER CONCERNS WITH LOOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
OTTAWA - As the U.S. election approaches, most (87 per cent) Canadian business leaders fear that the Canadian economy could become ‘collateral damage’ from growing American protectionism that would...
BANK OF CANADA RATE REDUCED TO 3.75%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 3¾%, with the Bank Rate at 4% and the deposit rate at 3¾%. The Bank is continuing its policy of balance sheet...
BC RESTAURANTS SEE BIGGEST DROP IN EMPLOYMENT OF ANY PROVINCE IN CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia’s restaurant industry is shedding jobs at an alarming rate and has experienced the largest year-over-year drop in employment of any province, warns Restaurants...
C.D. HOWE CALLS FOR BANK OF CANADA TO CUT OVERNIGHT RATE
Monetary Policy Council Calls for Bank of Canada to Cut Overnight Rate to 3.75 Percent Next Week, 3.00 by Spring, 2.50 Percent in a Year OTTAWA – The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy...
TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE EXPANSION BRINGS RELIEF AT THE PUMP FOR BC DRIVERS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia drivers can expect to see lower gas prices thanks to the recently completed Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX), according to economist Dr. G. Kent Fellows,...
CREA: CANADIAN HOME SALES EDGE UP AGAIN FOLLOWING THIRD INTEREST RATE CUT
OTTAWA - Following the Bank of Canada’s third interest rate cut of the year, national home sales increased slightly in September compared to August. This follows a similar pattern of gains recorded...
NORTHERN BC REAL ESTATE SEES INCREASE IN SALES
NORTHERN BC - The BC Northern Real Estate Board reports 3605 properties worth $1.5 billion sold through the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in the first nine months of 2024. At this time last year,...
CITY OF QUESNEL ANNOUNCES JOEL MCKAY AS NEW CITY MANAGER
QUESNEL - The City of Quesnel has announced the appointment of Joel McKay as the new City Manager. McKay has served as the Chief Executive Officer for the past eight years at Northern Development...