BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadians are facing a housing dilemma. We must build 5.8 million affordable homes by 2030, triple our current building capacity. And while party leaders and voters across the...
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Fraser Health to Leverage Generative AI for Clinical Documentation
SURREY - Fraser Health Authority will be one of the first health systems globally to deploy generative AI to assist with clinical documentation in MEDITECH’s Expanse EHR, using Google Cloud’s Vertex...
Bank of Canada Holds at 5%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today held its target for the overnight rate at 5%, with the Bank Rate at 5¼% and the deposit rate at 5%. The Bank is continuing its policy of quantitative tightening....
EverGen Infrastructure Renews Contract with the City of Abbotsford
ABBOTSFORD - EverGen Infrastructure Corp. (TSXV: EVGN) (OTCQX: EVGIF), announced that it has been awarded a new 5-year agreement with the City of Abbotsford to process all of the City’s organic...
Russel Metals to Expand Western Canadian Footprint
SURREY - Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, a metals distributor and industrial products manufacturer, announced the initiation of an agreement to sell its Western Canadian and U.S. carbon plate...
2024 Marks 20 Years of Dine Around and Stay in Town Promotion in Victoria
VICTORIA – One of Greater Victoria’s favourite food festivals returns in 2024, providing locals and visitors alike an opportunity to enjoy the region’s world-class culinary scene and make a night of...
CFIB: Labour Shortages Cost Canadian Small Businesses Over $38 Billion in Lost Revenue Opportunities
OTTAWA – Small businesses in Canada missed over $38 billion in revenue opportunities last year because they had to turn down or postpone contracts or sales due to labour shortages, finds a new...
Fraser Valley Real Estate Market Continues Cooling Trend
SURREY - The Fraser Valley real estate market continues to cool heading into the holiday season as buyers and sellers maintain the holding pattern seen over the latter half of this year. The Fraser...
Eight New Station Names Announced for Surrey Langley Skytrain
LANGLEY – The new Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension is one step closer with the announcement of the official names of eight stations. The new station names are: Green Timbers Station (140 Street and...
BCREA: Q3′ 2023 Canadian Economic Growth Stats
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP rose 0.1 per cent from the prior month in September, following contractions in the prior three months. Manufacturing jumped 0.9 per cent in September as...
Highway 1 Expansion Through the Fraser Valley has Begun
ABBOTSFORD – The next phase of Highway 1 expansion through the Fraser Valley to the Sumas Prairie has begun, which will relieve traffic congestion and accommodate more sustainable transportation...
Surrey’s New 3km Riverfront Park Phase One Approved
SURREY - Surrey City Council has approved the final concept plan for the first phase of a new 80-acre park along the Nicomekl River that balances the environment, recreation and culture. “We are...
BC Chamber Survey: Need People? Hire Youth with Disabilities
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Calling all employers! Young people (aged 15-30) with disabilities want to work, yet they remain an under-utilized part of the labour force. In 2022, CanAssist at the University...
Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce 2023 Business Excellence Award Winners
ABBOTSFORD - On Thursday, November 16th, the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Abbotsford News, recognized 12 winners at the 27th annual Abbotsford Business Excellence Awards....
SURREY BOARD OF TRADE: BC Carbon Tax Revenue Needs to Fund Transit
SURREY - Transportation stands as one of the foremost challenges for cities and businesses today, especially in Surrey. Given the pressing need to tackle climate change and promote sustainable...
Paul Quinn: Paper, Packaging & Forest Products
OTTAWA - Lumber and OSB up w/w. According to Random Lengths (“RL”), the Framing Lumber Composite increased $3 w/w to $376 and the OSB Composite increased $5 w/w to $419. For next week,...