BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales fell 0.8 per cent to $66.1 billion in May. Excluding volatile items, sales were down 1.4 per cent on a month-over-month basis. In volume terms, adjusted for...
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BC HYDRO COMPLETES FOUR EV FAST CHARGING HUBS IN SURREY
SURREY - BC Hydro opened four fast charging hubs in Surrey over the past six weeks, which feature a total of 20 new 180-kilowatt chargers, adding 40 charging ports across the city. These are BC...
UNLOCKING SME SUCCESS: FOCUS ON SALES, CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS AND EFFICIENCY
Running an SME (small to medium sized enterprise/business) comes with unique challenges and opportunities. As a business owner, you might often find yourself juggling multiple roles, from managing...
ICBA ECONOMICS: A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD OF THE B.C. BUSINESS COMMUNITY
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - If one listens closely to what provincial government ministers and many other politicians have to say about the place of business in...
MACALONEY WHISKEY TOURS BECOME VICTORIA TOURIST ATTRACTION
VICTORIA – Whiskey is now a tourist attraction in Victoria. Macaloney’s Brewers & Distillers Ltd. owner and founder Dr. Graeme Macaloney has championed the Northwest Whiskey Trail, the first...
MOVERS & SHAKERS BC EDITION – JULY 18, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Caroline Séguin has been appointed as the senior vice president of industry advancement and corporate secretary at Destination Canada. John Douglas Jevning,...
JANI-KING FRANCHISES AVAILABLE TO HELP KEEP B.C. WORKPLACES BEAUTIFUL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Jani-King is keeping B.C. offices clean, and they’re looking to add more customers and franchisees to their growing team. Nathan Oxford, Vice-President of Strategic Growth and...
MERCER MASS TIMBER FUNDING INJECTION MEANS JOBS, INCREASED PRODUCTION
OKANAGAN FALLS – Mercer Mass Timber has received $7 million from the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund that will enable them to modernize their glulam plant and boost production by 25 percent. The CLT...
CANUCKS ANNOUNCE 2024 TRAINING CAMP IN PENTICTON
PENTICTON - The Vancouver Canucks announced that their 2024 Training Camp will be held in Penticton, BC, from Thursday, September 19th to Sunday, September 22nd. All on-ice sessions will take place...
CREA: CANADIAN HOUSING ACTIVITY SHOW SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT IN JUNE
OTTAWA - Activity in Canada’s housing market saw some early signs of renewed life in June 2024, following the Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut at the beginning of the month. Home sales activity...
CANADIAN MANUFACTURING SALES INCREASE IN MAY 2024
OTTAWA - In May 2024, Canadian manufacturing sales increased by 0.4% to reach $71.4 billion, following a 1.4% rise in April. The growth was driven by higher production in the aerospace product and...
BC WINERIES TO RESUME DIRECT SALES TO ALBERTA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A new agreement between British Columbia and Alberta allows B.C. wineries to once again ship their products directly to Alberta consumers, reopening an essential sales and tourism...
MISSION’S LARGEST EVER INDUSTRIAL PROJECT BREAKS GROUND
MISSION – A four-building, 400,000 square foot business park by developer Cedar Coast and builder Orion Construction that will be Mission’s largest-ever industrial project has officially broken...
PROVINCE, SURREY REACH AGREEMENT ON POLICE TRANSITION
SURREY - The B.C. government and the City of Surrey have reached an agreement that will complete the transition to the Surrey Police Service (SPS) by providing oversight, accountability and cost...
TELUS ANNOUNCES PUREFIBRE SERVICES COMING TO TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY
LANGLEY - TELUS PureFibre services will soon be available in the Township of Langley, Kwantlen First Nation's McMillan Island 6 and Katzie First Nation's Katzie 2 communities. To date, more than 1.9...
MAJOR INVESTMENT TO SUPPORT CRITICAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT IN NORTHWEST BC MADE IN SURREY
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Federal Government has announced a joint investment of $195 million to upgrade key highway infrastructure in B.C.'s northwest needed to support critical minerals development...