BCREA 2024 THIRD QUARTER HOUSING FORECAST UPDATE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Third Quarter Housing Forecast Update. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast...
BC CHAMBER UNVEILS POLL AHEAD OF OCTOBER ELECTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As British Columbia prepares for its provincial election this October, the BC Chamber of Commerce is shedding light on the economic and policy concerns that matter most to voters....
ICBA ECONOMICS: DIGGING INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA’S LOPSIDED JOB MARKET
The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, in his role as a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute, was first published in the Toronto Sun on August 7, 2024. BRITISH COLUMBIA - July...
MOTOR VEHICLE & PARTS DEALERS SHOW GREATEST DECREASE IN JUNE RETAIL SALES
OTTAWA - Canadian retail sales decreased 0.3% to $65.7 billion in June. Sales were down in four of nine subsectors and were led by decreases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. In volume terms,...
IN GOOD TIME LAGERS MAKING A SPLASH FOR HOYNE BREWING COMPANY
VICTORIA – Timing is everything. Especially in craft brewing, and Hoyne Brewing Company owner Sean Hoyne points out that the length of fermentation and aging a beer has a direct impact in the...
HOSPITAL AT HOME PROGRAM EXPANDS TO COWICHAN
COWICHAN VALLEY - The Hospital at Home (HaH) program at Cowichan District Hospital has expanded to the Cowichan Valley. The HaH model is recognized internationally and designed to improve patient...