BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales decreased by 0.6 per cent to $69.4 billion in January from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are up by 4.2 per cent....
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CITY OF SURREY APPROVED FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR HOUSING ACCELERATOR FUND
SURREY - The City of Surrey has been approved for additional funding of $5.1 million from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) as part of the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). This...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES 2025 FEDERAL ELECTION PLATFORM
OTTAWA - With the federal election underway, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is releasing its small business platform with 13 key recommendations on improving Canada’s...
LANGLEY CHAMBER: CANEXPORT GRANTS OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
LANGLEY - Exporting your goods or services outside Canada can be a major growth opportunity — but entering new markets can come with significant costs. To help offset those early-stage expenses, the...
CHILLIWACK CHAMBER CELEBRATES BEING ONE OF FASTEST GROWING CHAMBER IN CANADA
CHILLIWACK - The Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada (CCEC) has announced The Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce as one of Canada’s Top 10 fastest growing Chambers. In CCEC’s new research report,...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 25, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA The Fraser River is now receiving wastewater from a new outfall at the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant in Delta. A new LED lighting system for...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 25, 2025
Location: Surrey (mixed-use dev) Address: 10955 City Pkwy and 10951 University Dr - Condominiums - Commercial - Emerald Gardens Description: New mixed use development - 3 structures - 33, 38 and 43...
BCBC: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL: DRIVING CANADIAN PROSPERITY THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Western Business Coalition has launched its first major initiative – Untapped Potential – Driving Canadian Prosperity Through Natural Resources – to unlock the economic...
EVERGEN ANNOUNCES SALE OF FRASER VALLEY BIOGAS REAL ESTATE PROPERTY
ABBOTSFORD - EverGen Infrastructure Corp. announces that its subsidiary, Fraser Valley Biogas Ltd., has entered into a purchase and sale agreement with 2065947 Alberta Ltd. and James Betts for the...
CRACKDOWN ON INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS GUTTING CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
Move to curb international students is undermining post-secondary institutions and weakening the economy OTTAWA - Canada isn’t just facing bad news from the ever-changing chaos south of the border;...
VEGAIN SPORTS NUTRITION BRAND SIGNS NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
NANAIMO – A Vancouver Island-based vegan sports nutrition brand has signed a national distribution agreement to bring its 100 percent plant-based products across the country. VEGAIN Nutrition Inc.,...
ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 2
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, the following op-ed first ran in the Toronto Sun on March 4,2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA - It is hard to keep track of the on-again, off-again cross-border tariff...
FCC: CANADA’S FARMLAND VALUES CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2024, increasing by 9.3 per cent, slightly less than the 11.5 per cent increase reported in 2023, according to...
BCREA: HOUSING STARTS FALL IN FEBRUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell by 4 per cent to 229,030 units in February at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 12 per cent from the same month last year....
CREA: TARIFF UNCERTAINTY KEEPING HOOME BUYERS ON THE SIDELINES
OTTAWA - Canadian home sales fell sharply from January to February, as home buyers remained on the sidelines in the first full month of the ongoing trade war with the United States. Sales activity...
FEDERAL INVESTMENT IN BC HYDRO PROJECTS ACROSS THE PROVINCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The federal government has announced it is investing more than $156.8 million in eight BC Hydro infrastructure projects across the province. The funding is provided through the...