ABBOTSFORD - Joe Varing has dedicated the past 19 years to honing his craft and approach through the award-winning Varing Marketing Group, which has helped clients buy and sell real estate in the...
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CFIB: MANDATING A $20/HOUR LIVING WAGE COULD PUSH SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE BRINK OF CLOSURE
CFIB’s new report highlights flaws with minimum and living wage policies BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mandating a $20 per hour living wage in each province would cost the Canadian economy $44.9 billion in...
EMILIE DE ROSENROLL JOINS INNOVATE BC AS NEW BOARD CHAIR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Innovate BC is pleased to welcome Emilie de Rosenroll as the new Chair of its Board of Directors, effective May 14, 2024. With nearly two decades of leadership experience in...
BCREA: NEW LISTINGS BOUNCE HIGHER IN APRIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,569 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in April 2024, an increase...
BCREA: APRIL 2024 HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell 0.8 per cent to 240,229 units in April at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 8 per cent from the same month last year....
LANGLEY CHAMBER: SUPPORTING BC RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION AND LOCAL RESTAURATEURS
LANGLEY - On May 7th, the Langley Chamber held a discussion on the state of the hospitality sector featuring a presentation from Ian Tostenson, President of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices...
ADENTRA POSTS SOLID FIRST QUARTER NUMBERS
LANGLEY – Architectural building products distributors ADENTRA Inc. generated sales of $721.7 million and a gross margin of $118.2 million in the first quarter of 2024, the Langley-based firm...
CEO FROUDE LEADS FMI BY EXAMPLE IN MALE DOMINATED CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
By Mark MacDonald BRITISH COLUMBIA - In an industry steeped in tradition as construction is, Fereshteh Froude, CEO of Vancouver-based FMI (Froude Management Inc.) has chosen to lead by example. “I...
SURREY BOARD OF TRADE: MERGER FORMS SURREY & WHITE ROCK BOARD OF TRADE
SURREY - In a landmark decision signaling a united front for local businesses, the memberships of both the South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce and the Surrey Board of Trade have...
SURERUS MURPHY JV RECOGNIZED FOR COMMITMENT TO HIRING WOMEN
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Surerus Murphy Joint Venture constructs energy construction infrastructure projects throughout western Canada and is recognized in the industry for its commitment to hiring women...
MOVERS & SHAKERS FRASER VALLEY FOR MAY 14, 2024
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Applications for scholarships and bursaries in 2024 are currently being accepted by CFUW-South Delta. The 'California Dream,' a stunning West Coast Modern dream...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 14, 2024
Location: Surrey (mixed-use dev) Address: 15269 104 Ave - Condominiums - Commercial Description: New mixed use development - approx 280 condominium units - commercial, approx 236 sm - approx 5,218...
SURREY WINS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARD
SURREY - The City of Surrey has won a British Columbia Economic Development Association (BCEDA) Award recognizing achievement in initiatives that support economic development. The City won the...
PITT MEADOWS RECEIVES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
PITT MEADOWS - The City of Pitt Meadows is proud to be recognized with an Award of Excellence from the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) for exceptional work on the City’s Agricultural...
EXPANDED HEAT PUMP PROGRAM HELPS BRITISH COLUMBIANS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Federal government has announced an investment of up to $103.7 million from Canada's Low Carbon Economy Fund (LCEF) and the Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) program to...
TELUS INVESTING $17 BILLION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA THROUGH 2028
BRITISH COLUMBIA - TELUS is investing $17 billion to significantly expand and improve its network infrastructure and operations across British Columbia over the next five years. This investment is...