As seen in Truck LoggerBC Fall 2024 OTTAWA - At the end of August, there continues to be general gloom in global wood products markets. Many European countries continue to be squeezed between rising...
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BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 11, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Lauren Savoie, P.Eng, PMP has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada by the Board of...
ICBA ECONOMICS: BC RESOURCE SECTOR ON NDP LAND RESTRICTIONS
The following op/ed was first published in Business in Vancouver on Sept. 27, 2024. BRITISH COLUMBIA - Picture a BC where we no longer harness the power of water to generate clean electricity. A BC...
REFORMING CANADA’S BUSINESS TAXES COULD IMPROVE INVESTMENT CRISIS AND RAISE LIVING STANDARDS
OTTAWA - Canada has an opportunity to change the way it taxes businesses and in doing so, could vastly improve the country’s attractiveness for investment, improving economic growth and raising...
ADVISORY: GET IT IN WRITING
BRITISH COLUMBIA - You’ve probably heard a lawyer say, “get it in writing”. This is often the response when dealing with employment relationships. It’s common for companies, particularly those...
IMPORTANCE OF VALUATING YOUR COMPANY
As seen in Truck LoggerBC Fall 2024 BRITISH COLUMBIA - Logging contractors are facing numerous challenges—whether they operate in BC’s Interior or coastal regions. Low log and lumber prices, policy...
BCREA: CANADIAN RETAIL SALES REPORT FOR JULY 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to $66.4 billion in July, both month-over-month and year-over-year. Excluding volatile items, sales were up 0.6 per cent month-over-month....
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD LISTEN TO CANADIANS AND TRIM THE BUREAUCRACY
OTTAWA - Under the Trudeau government, the number of federal government employees has grown substantially, and new polling shows that many Canadians would prefer to see that number decline. This...
FCC REPORT: CANADIAN FARMLAND VALUES RISE 5.5% IN FIRST HALF OF 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian cultivated farmland values rose by an average of 5.5 per cent in the first half of 2024, according to the mid-year farmland values review by Farm Credit Canada (FCC)....
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 8, 2024
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Andrew Jackson has been appointed board chair for the Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation. Jason McCormick has announced his candidacy for...
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 FRASER VALLEY COMMERCIAL BUILDING AWARDS
SURREY – The 2024 Fraser Valley Commercial Building Award Finalists have been announced! 41 Finalist projects, selected from 219 total nominations, will be competing for awards in 14 categories,...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 8, 2024
Location: Maple Ridge (multi-family new) Address: 23682 Dewdney Trunk Rd - Townhouses - SFDs Description: New multi family development - 3 structures - 16 townhouse units - 3 bedroom units - double...
PLURILOCK ANNOUNCES US $1.7 MILLION CYBERSECURITY SALE
VICTORIA/VANCOUVER - Plurilock Security Inc. (TSXV: PLUR), a global cybersecurity services and solutions provider, announces that it has secured a new US$1.7 million sale with an existing client, a...
SUPERION INC. – YOUR TRUSTED IT PARTNER IN CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION
SURREY – In today’s digital world, businesses must navigate an increasingly dangerous landscape. While the internet offers opportunities, it also brings the threat of AI-powered cyberattacks....
BCREA URGES COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF BC HOUSING TAXES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - With the British Columbia election less than two weeks away, the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) is calling for major housing tax reform aimed at increasing affordability and...
MEI-IPSOS POLL: TWO IN THREE CANADIANS SAY BANNING CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES BY 2035 IS “UNREALISTIC”
OTTAWA - More than half of Canadiens are against the federal mandate forcing all new cars sold in Canada to be electric by 2035, shows a new MEI-Ipsos survey released this morning. “Across the...