BRITISH COLUMBIA - Following announcement of the provincial election results on October 28, 2024, the BC Chamber of Commerce together with other business and industry associations released the...
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CRITICAL ISSUES OF PUBLIC SAFETY & COST OF DOING BUSINESS DEMAND URGENT RESPONSE FROM NEW NDP GOVERNMENT
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...
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...
CITY OF SURREY ACCELERATES HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITH NEW PILOT PROGRAM
SURREY– The City of Surrey is taking significant steps to expedite housing delivery and enhance the development approval process through innovative new initiatives. During the Regular Council...
LANGLEY CHAMBER: 2024 LANGLEY BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
LANGLEY - The Langley business community came together to celebrate the exceptional achievements of local businesses at the 2024 Langley Business Excellence Awards. Presented by the Greater Langley...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 29, 2024
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Kyndred, formerly Delta Community Living Society, has been selected by BC Housing to oversee the Canada-British Columbia Housing Benefit. This...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 29, 2024
Location: Mission (mixed-use dev) Address: 8423 Cedar St - Condominiums - Childcare Facility - Silver & Cedar Description: New mixed use development - approx 6 storeys - approx 95 condominium...
ZENTERRA DEVELOPMENTS: DRIVING GROWTH THROUGH STRATEGIC VISION IN THE FRASER VALLEY
SURREY - Zenterra Developments has established itself as a powerhouse in the Fraser Valley’s real estate market. With a focus on Surrey and Langley, the company has grown from managing a few...
OPTIONS COMMUNITY SERVICES BUILDING WINS FRASER VALLEY COMMERCIAL BUILDING AWARDS OCT. 24 IN SURREY
SURREY – The Options Community Services Habitat @ 81st building of Surrey was named the Judges’ Choice Best Overall Entry in the Sixth Annual Freedom Capital Fraser Valley Commercial Building Awards...
QAI AWARDED $1 MILLION GRANT TO LAUNCH QUANTUM COMPUTING COURSES
SURREY - The Quantum Algorithms Institute (QAI) has been awarded an up to $1 million grant by the National Cybersecurity Consortium for its training resources in the commercial quantum computing...
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...
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...