BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia government should stop relying on volatile boom-and-bust resource revenues—like the Alberta government—and fundamentally change its fiscal approach, finds a...
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SEE RENEWED FUNDING
BRITISH COLUMBIA - UBCM, the Province of B.C. and the federal government have announced that a new administrative agreement has been signed to renew the delivery of the Canada Community-Building...
MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES (MSIS) DRIVING TIME-LOSS CLAIMS WITH WORKSAFEBC
MSIs have resulted in more than $2 billion in claim costs in the last five years BRITISH COLUMBIA — WorkSafeBC is drawing attention to the impact of musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs) in B.C....
BC’S EXPANDED HEAT-PUMP PROGRAM
BRITISH COLUMBIA – B.C.’s expanded heat-pump program is now taking applications with savinsg up to $24,000 when making the switch. The CleanBC Better Homes Energy Savings Program is open and is...
CITY OF SURREY PROJECT GRANTED EXEMPTION
SURREY - The minister of environment and climate change strategy has determined that the Mud Bay Nature-Based Foreshore Enhancement project will not require an environmental assessment certificate...
VANCITY FORMS NEW INDIGENOUS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancity recently announced its newly formed Indigenous Advisory Committee (IAC), an independent group dedicated to guiding Vancity’s Indigenous Banking Strategy. The group will...
JUNE 2024 LABOUR FORCE REPORT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In response to the June 2024 Labour Force Survey by Statistics Canada, a BCREA Report stated that Canadian employment was largely unchanged from the previous month, contracting by...
BCBC: BC SURVIVING, NOT THRIVING SAYS NEW PROSPERITY BENCHMARKING REPORT
By Braden McMillan, Business Council of British Columbia BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to the 2024 B.C. Prosperity Index, released today by the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC), B.C....
GOVERNMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR EV CHARGERS ACROSS CANADA
OTTAWA - The Government of Canada is taking action to make it more affordable for Canadians to purchase, charge and drive electric vehicles (EVs) across the country while driving toward a net-zero...
FRASER VALLEY HOME SALES FALL DESPITE BANK OF CANADA RATE CUT
SURREY - The policy rate cut of 25 basis points by the Bank of Canada on June 5 was not enough to rally home sales in the Fraser Valley last month. The Fraser Valley Real Estate Board recorded 1,317...
BCREA: LANDLORDS TAKE NOTICE – RECENT AMENDMENTS TO BC TENANCY LEGISLATION #574
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC residential rental market has been a very hot topic lately in many different business and social circles. Restrictions imposed on the short-term rental market have taken...
COFI: WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT
This article was published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Truck Logger BC Magazine By Linda Coady BRITISH COLUMBIA - A dramatic drop in harvest levels is putting the benefits created by BC’s forest...
ADVISORY: SENDING THE RIGHT MESSAGE TO BC’S GLOBAL CUSTOMERS
This article was published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Truck Logger BC Magazine BRITISH COLUMBIA - Following Canfor’s recent announcement, I find myself reflecting on my forestry career, which...
FRASER INSTITUTE: TOP 20% OF CANADIAN INCOME-EARNING FAMILIES PAY 54% OF ALL TAXES
OTTAWA - The top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay more than half (54.2 per cent) of total taxes including personal income, sales and property taxes, according to a new study published by...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES EXPECT TO INCREASE PRICES THIS YEAR
OTTAWA - Small businesses expect to increase prices by an average of 2.5% over the next 12 months, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer®....
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS EXPANDS FOOTPRINT WITH NEW FACILITY IN ABBOTSFORD
ABBOTSFORD - Univar Solutions LLC, a global solutions provider to users of specialty ingredients and chemicals, recently held their grand opening of the Company's Abbotsford distribution facility....