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Winners Announced for Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards
VMAC Wins Business of the Year VICTORIA – VMAC Global Technology Inc. of Nanaimo was named Business of the Year at the 20th Annual Grant Thornton LLP Vancouver Island Business Excellence...
Finalists Announced for 2025 Thompson Okanagan Business Excellence Awards
KELOWNA – The stage is set for an evening of celebration and recognition as the Thompson Okanagan Business Excellence Awards unveils the list of finalists for its highly anticipated 2025 edition....
GORMAN GROUP BUYS WEYERHAEUSER LUMBER MILL IN PRINCETON
WEST KELOWNA – Weyerhaeuser’s lumber mill in Princeton has been purchased by the Gorman Group, which owns the West-Kelowna based Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. wood products manufacturing facility, for...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 22, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Paula Quinn has been named the new executive director at Downtown Kelowna Association. Dr. W. Stephen McNeil, an associate professor at UBC...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 22, 2025
Location: Kelowna (multi-family new) Address: 1021 Lawson Ave - Rental Condominiums Description: New multi family development - 5 storeys - 20 rental condominium units - studio to 2 bedroom units -...
IRON MASK INDUSTRIAL PARK PROGRESSING
KAMLOOPS – Progress is being made on the new 190-acre Iron Mask Industrial Park. Within city limits, Iron Mask is 15 minutes west of downtown Kamloops and 30 minutes from the Kamloops Airport,...
FRASER INSTITUTE: CANADA HAD THIRD-LARGEST INCREASE IN TOTAL GOVERNMENT DEBT
Debt (relative to te economy) among 40 high-income countries OTTAWA - Since 2014, Canada’s total government debt—including federal, provincial and local governments—has exploded, finds a new study...
SUPPORTIVE, COMPLEX-CARE HOMES PLANNED FOR NANAIMO
NANAIMO - Work is underway to bring approximately 20 complex-care homes with robust health and social supports to people with complex mental-health and substance-use challenges in Nanaimo. BC...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 21, 2024
NANAIMO – 1870 East Wellington Rd (tenant improvements) Kirby’s Source For Sports Developer: Zack Gilbey, for Brittain Enterprises LtdGeneral Contractor: Island West Coast Developments Ltd – Nanaimo...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 21, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The Port Hardy Water treatment plant's powerline needs repair, and the District of Port Hardy is seeking bids for the job. Tasks needed...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 20, 2025
Location: Surrey (industrial new) Address: 12900 87 Ave - Industrial - Office - MA Stewart Description: New industrial development - 3 storeys - single tenant industrial building - industrial,...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 20, 2025
VICTORIA – 1885 Government St (mixed-use dev) Apartments – Commercial Architect: Cascadia Architects – Victoria Ph: 250-590-3223 greg@cascadiaarchitects.ca Developer: Nicola Wealth Management –...
TLA STATEMENT ON NEW PROVINCIAL FOREST ADVISORY COUNCIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - For 82 years, the TLA’s long history of supporting the forward movement of BC’s forest sector with the core objective of ensuring the ongoing prosperity of the contracting...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 20, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Jill McKnight, a Delta MP, has been appointed as the new minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence in Canada. The Ladner...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 20, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Dave's Hot Chicken will be opening a new location at University Heights in Victoria. The 21-story structure located at 926-930 Pandora...
FERRO BUILDING SYSTEMS LTD. ENTERS INVIGORATED NEW ERA AS SECOND GENERATION BUSINESS
SURREY – When Maxime Spakowski took on the role of Principal and CEO of Ferro Building Systems Ltd. five years ago, she knew she was stepping into some big shoes. However, in this instance they were...
LANGLEY CHAMBER: UNEMPLOYMENT RISES TO 6.9% NATIONALLY, 6.2% IN BC
LANGLEY - Data for Business’ is an effort of the Langley Chamber, in partnership with the Canadian Chamber’s Business Data Lab, to bring our members reports, stats, and analysis on economic and...
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