OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes Ottawa’s decision to scrap the carbon tax but is concerned about some important outstanding carbon, capital and alcohol tax...
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SURREY BOARD OF TRADE APPOINTS NEW CEO
SURREY - The Surrey Board of Trade is delighted to announce the appointment of Joslyn Young as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective March 31, 2025. Ms. Young will also serve as the Acting...
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD ADVANCES INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
ABBOTSFORD - Renewed funding from the federal government’s Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF), has enabled the City of Abbotsford to advance several infrastructure improvement projects across...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 18, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Delta Liberal MP Carla Qualtrough has announced her resignation after a decade in politics. A revised Tsawwassen condo construction application at 1219...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 18, 2025
Location: Surrey (mixed-use dev) Address: 10420 City Pkwy - Condominiums - Commercial - Parkway Development - Intersect Description: New mixed use development - 2 structures - Building 1, 52 storeys...
OKANAGAN CAPACITY MITIGATION PROJECT GETS GREEN LIGHT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - On March 3, 2025, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) approved FortisBC Energy Inc.’s application for its Okanagan Capacity Mitigation Project. The project includes...
ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 1
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...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 14, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Surrey's Gate 22 Winery has officially acquired Adega on 45th Estate Winery in Osoyoos. The winery will be managed by the women-led leadership team which...
BCREA: BANK OF CANADA OVERNIGHT POLICY RATE CUT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Bank of Canada lowered its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points this morning from 3 per cent to 2.75 per cent. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted...
LANGLEY CHAMBER: 2025 BC BUDGET REVIEW
LANGLEY - The recently re-elected provincial government released its first budget. The Langley Chamber attended the private budget lock-up in Victoria today in person, getting a detailed, early look...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 11, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA The 42nd annual Women of Distinction Awards, presented by Scotiabank, have 105 outstanding nominees, including two from Delta: Opreet Kang, co-founder...
PACIFICAN $6.4 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT BUSINESS GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Seven BC organizations were the recipients of PacifiCan funding to further drive business growth and support economic development. Three of the organizations received a total of...
BCREA: TARIFF UNCERTAINTY SLOWS FEBRUARY HOUSING ACTIVITY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 4,947 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in February 2025, down 9.7...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 11, 2025
Location: City of Langley (multi-family new) Address: 20214 20224 54A Ave - Condominiums - Scale Description: New multi family development - 6 storeys - approx 75 condominium units including 17...
NAVIGATING TARIFFS WITH CONFIDENCE: HOW EXPORT NAVIGATOR SUPPORTS B.C. BUSINESSES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Expanding into international markets presents exciting opportunities for British Columbia businesses, but it also brings complex challenges—none more pressing than tariffs....
FIVE B.C. COMPANIES SEE AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR CLEAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Canadian Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food are funding 119 project across Canada to help keep farmers on the cutting edge with clean technologies through their...