Fraser Valley Business News
KUBO Greenhouse Projects announced the completion of a new 24 acre greenhouse facility for Windset Farms®, located in Delta. Windset Farms is one of North America’s largest vertically integrated producers and marketers of greenhouse grown produce, selling and marketing over 2,500 acres of greenhouse vegetable production.
DELTA – Windset Farms and KUBO Greenhouse Projects have recently concluded the construction of a state-of-the-art 24-acre greenhouse facility in Delta developed to support sustainable agriculture.
Kristine Hui
Kristine Hui, known as Miss Brewbird on YouTube, presented the “Just Ferment It” seminar workshop at the George Mackie Library on Saturday (March 2). The upcoming season of Moonshiners: Master Distiller, which airs on Discovery Channel, will feature Hui, a professional distiller and trained brewer, as the first-ever Canadian contestant.
The Immigrant Employment Council of BC has announced the launch of the inaugural MentorConnect cohort in collaboration with a new partner, the City of Delta. The MentorConnect program facilitates connections between skilled immigrants and experienced professionals for occupation-specific mentoring.
Intelligent City has commenced commercial volume production at their Delta factory, manufacturing mass timber Passive House panels for their first housing project – The BC Indigenous Housing Society‘s Iconic Khupkhahpay’ay Building in East Vancouver.
Oliver Lang, CEO and Co-Founder of Intelligent City, will be a keynote speaker at the 2024 Rising Economy Conference in Victoria from March 6th to 8th.
WHITE ROCK
White Rock Gymnastics Athletics Society has opened its new Ocean Side location at 3091 152 St, Unit #305, Surrey.
The Body Shop Canada Limited, the Canadian subsidiary of the global beauty brand with 105 stores across the country, announced that it has commenced restructuring proceedings by filing a Notice of Intention to Make a Proposal pursuant to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. As part of the NOI process, The Body Shop Canada is immediately commencing liquidation sales at 33 closing stores. Those located in BC are Semiahmoo– White Rock, Hillside Shopping Centre-Victoria and Village Green Vernon.
SURREY
Hamilton Duncan Law Corporation has merged with the law firm of Peterson Stark Scott. Starting February 1, 2024, all of Peterson Stark Scott’s lawyers will practice under the Hamilton Duncan name from its current offices in Surrey City Centre.
Industra Construction Corporation welcomes George Garcia, BCE, as their new new Estimator, working with the Surrey team.
Dress for Success Vancouver is pleased to welcome Amanda Sayfy to the organisation as Executive Director, effective March 4, 2024. Amanda comes to Dress for Success Vancouver after six years with Family Services of Greater Vancouver, one of the province’s largest social service agencies providing specialized counselling and social work programs for children, youth, and families.
Dr. Robert Halpenny has been named as the new chair of Interior Health’s board of directors.
Charles Wiebe, Marty Peters, and Katharine Johnson have been named as the newest Broker/Owners of RE/MAX Commercial Advantage in Lower Mainland, BC, according to an announcement by RE/MAX Canada.
The BC Securities Commission and the Board of Trade will launch a new short course on mining on April 8 for industry professionals and capital-raisers, at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
A minimum of $237 million will be invested by the province of British Columbia to guarantee that the nurse-to-patient ratios set for various hospital settings are met. There will be signing bonuses for urban nursing vacancies that are difficult to fill and nearly $170 million in one-time funding to increase rural retention incentives.
The BC Chamber of Commerce AGM and Conference 2024 will take place from May 28 to 30 at the Coast Capri Hotel located at 1171 Harvey Ave in Kelowna.
An increase from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour will be implemented for workers earning the minimum wage in British Columbia as of June 1, 2024. Agricultural piece rates will rise on December 31 to prevent wage disruptions during harvesting season, although most wage rates will go up every year.
In February, 1,235 transactions were recorded on the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board‘s Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®). This was a 32 per cent increase from January, but it was still 21 per cent lower than the region’s sales average over the past decade. February saw 2,797 new listings, an increase of 18 per cent from January and 4 per cent higher than the 10-year average. Active listings increased by 14 per cent from January to February and by 26 per cent from February 2023, reaching 5,561. Overall, the market is trending toward a seller’s market, with a sales-to-active listings ratio of 22 per cent. Once the ratio reaches twelve percent, the market is deemed balanced.
Cineplex Inc. announced that it has closed its previously announced private placement offering of $575 million aggregate principal amount of 7.625 per cent senior secured notes due March 31, 2029, as well as the other aspects of its comprehensive refinancing originally announced on February 8, 2024.
The Centre for Child Development has been granted over $500,000 in federal funding for Sophie’s Place over a five-year period (2023- 2028) to aid the Centre’s efforts at Sophie’s Place, a child advocacy centre in Surrey focused on assisting children who have experienced physical, mental, or sexual abuse.
LANGLEY
Michael Forbes resigned as CEO, Director, and Corporate Secretary of Adastra Holdings Ltd. on February 29, 2024, effective March 29, 2024. Forbes will focus on Ageless Living, longevity-based interdisciplinary clinics, and other cannabis and health initiatives.
Adastra Holdings Ltd., a leading cannabis processor and producer of two top Canadian concentrates brands, is pleased to announce that it has received a Purchase Order (“PO”) for over $1 million from Alberta Gaming, Liquor & Cannabis.
The Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce welcomes its newest members, Angel Rock VA and the Nerdy Architect.
OEB Breakfast Co. opened a new location at Willowbrook Shopping Centre, located at 19705 Fraser Hwy #545, Langley.
The Rotary Club of Langley Central will host an International Women’s Day luncheon at the Langley Golf Centre on March 9.
The 6th annual Home Renovation Contest has been announced by Centra Windows and Centra Cares. Through the donation and installation of new, energy-efficient windows and doors, the initiative gives deserving families the gift of home comfort and efficiency.
ABBOTSFORD
Rona Plus celebrates its grand opening at 1225 Sumas Way in Abbotsford on Thursday, February 29.
The University of the Fraser Valley Career Fair will take place on March 14 at Evered Hall on the Abbotsford Campus.
An authorized Bell 505 dealership servicing western Canada was granted to Chinook Helicopters of Abbotsford.
The Robert Bateman Open golf tournament is back at Abbotsford’s Ledgeview Golf Club on Monday, June 10.
Fraser Valley Prosthetics at 2627 West Railway St. in Abbotsford is celebrated its 30-year anniversary with an open house on March 2nd.
Firehouse Subs will shortly open in the former Starbucks location at 32500 South Fraser Way.
The unveiling of the Fraser Valley Business Coalition, a pioneering alliance formed by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce, the Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce is scheduled on March 6th at the Abbotsford Centre, 33800 King Rd, Gate 1 Entrance.
To celebrate International Women’s Day (2024), the Abbotsford campus of UFV will present a distinguished panel of speakers on Friday, March 8, as part of the President’s Leadership Lecture Series. Dr. Alisa Webb of UFV will serve as the facilitator, while Drs. Shahana Alibhai, Eryn Braley, and Ray Kelly will be joined by the BC Provincial Health Officer as panelists.
Victoria’s Legislative Assembly members honoured UFV‘s Community Health and Social Innovation (CHASI) Hub for their efforts to promote student-centered and community-engaged research.
CHILLIWACK
Rocio Zelinski
Rocio Zelinski, General Manager of Stó:lō Community Futures received the Community Futures Excellence and Innovation Award in February, for the Amplify Voices with Digital Literacy Project presented at the Community Futures Pan West Network Conference – Focus On The Future in Kelowna.
The Cheam First Nation has acquired the Bridal Falls Golf Course in order to expand its land holdings and establish enterprises that are in harmony with its principles of cultural preservation and environmental protection.
Brigida Crosbie‘s Tydel Foods will shortly open a second location in District 1881, located in the heart of Chilliwack.
PITT MEADOWS
Pitt Meadows city council unanimously approved a letter of recommendation for the Pitt Meadows Regional Airport‘s application to Canada Borders Services Agency (CBSA) for a reclassification to AOE/15, making it more convenient for corporate aircraft.
MAPLE RIDGE
Navjoat Dhaliwal, CPA, CGA
Navjoat Dhaliwal has been appointed as the latest partner at Empire CPA.
The FIRST LEGO League Challenge BC/Yukon Championship is coming to Meadowridge School on March 9, where more than 200 students from all over the province will be there to demonstrate their creativity through the construction of incredible LEGO models. The Meadowridge School STEM club has been getting together every year for a while now to build and race LEGO robots in an effort to earn spots in the Texas World Championship and other international contests.
The Fuller family has teamed up with Fred Formosa of Falcon Homes, a Maple Ridge builder, to redevelop a large portion of the commercial block at the intersection of Lougheed Highway and 224th Street. The current tenants of Fuller Watson and Home Hardware, two prominent Maple Ridge businesses, will be replaced by 250 new apartments and approximately 35,000 square feet of street-level commercial space.
MISSION
The Mission Regional Chamber of Commerce‘s AGM is scheduled on March 13th at the Copper Hall, 33129 Railway Ave, Mission.
Beautiful U‘s second location, located at Wren & Raven in Outlook Village, has officially opened.
Original Joe is currently accepting franchise applications for the upcoming restaurant in Mission, which is set to open this year.
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