By Mark MacDonald BRITISH COLUMBIA - Although women have made some strong strides into the construction industry in recent years, some of the typical challenges of entering a traditionally...
startup stories BUSINESS NEWS
BCREA: SHELTER COSTS HIGH IN APRIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.7 per cent on a year-over-year basis in April, down from a 2.9 per cent increase in March. Month-over-month,...
SURREY BOARD OF TRADE: DEMANDS URGENT REVIEW OF DANGEROUS SEX OFFENDER POLICIES
SURREY - The Surrey Board of Trade joins Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke in urgently calling for a comprehensive review of the laws and protocols concerning the sentencing, release, and monitoring of...
MOVERS & SHAKERS FRASER VALLEY FOR MAY 21, 2024
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Steve Daniel of Ladner will be honoured with an induction into the Media Wing of the CFL Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place during Grey Cup week...
GLOBAL PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION SURGES, DEFYING ENERGY TRANSITION EFFORTS
By Jock Finlayson and Denise Mullen A data gift arrived in our inboxes the other day. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) just released an update on all things energy-related. The...
HONEST COMMENTARY ON BRITISH COLUMBIA’S EFFORTS TO GROW VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING
An Editorial Opinion – View From The Stump, April, 2024 BRITISH COLUMBIA - Premier Eby and his Ministers Ralston and Mercier are often heard saying “more jobs from trees harvested” when...
FRASER INSTITUTE: CANADIANS EXPERIENCING DECLINE IN LIVING STANDARDS
OTTAWA - From 2019 to 2023, Canadian living standards declined—and as of the end of 2023, the decline had not yet ended, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent,...
NOBLE BC EXPANDS, NOW HAS NEW LOCATION IN KELOWNA
KELOWNA – Noble BC provides products that help their customers grow and expand, and as they’ve done that for over 20 years, the company has grown as well. They now have seven locations in...
VARING MARKETING GROUP FOCUSED ON TARGET MARKETING, STRATEGIC ADVICE
ABBOTSFORD - Joe Varing has dedicated the past 19 years to honing his craft and approach through the award-winning Varing Marketing Group, which has helped clients buy and sell real estate in the...
CFIB: MANDATING A $20/HOUR LIVING WAGE COULD PUSH SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE BRINK OF CLOSURE
CFIB’s new report highlights flaws with minimum and living wage policies BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mandating a $20 per hour living wage in each province would cost the Canadian economy $44.9 billion in...
EMILIE DE ROSENROLL JOINS INNOVATE BC AS NEW BOARD CHAIR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Innovate BC is pleased to welcome Emilie de Rosenroll as the new Chair of its Board of Directors, effective May 14, 2024. With nearly two decades of leadership experience in...
BCREA: NEW LISTINGS BOUNCE HIGHER IN APRIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,569 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in April 2024, an increase...
BCREA: APRIL 2024 HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell 0.8 per cent to 240,229 units in April at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 8 per cent from the same month last year....
LANGLEY CHAMBER: JOB STATS BEAT EXPECTATIONS FOR APRIL
LANGLEY - Canada saw employment growth of 90,000 new jobs, far exceeding estimates of 25,000. These gains were split between part-time (50K) and full-time (40K), and BC in particular saw an...
ADENTRA POSTS SOLID FIRST QUARTER NUMBERS
LANGLEY – Architectural building products distributors ADENTRA Inc. generated sales of $721.7 million and a gross margin of $118.2 million in the first quarter of 2024, the Langley-based firm...
CEO FROUDE LEADS FMI BY EXAMPLE IN MALE DOMINATED CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
By Mark MacDonald BRITISH COLUMBIA - In an industry steeped in tradition as construction is, Fereshteh Froude, CEO of Vancouver-based FMI (Froude Management Inc.) has chosen to lead by example. “I...