BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) is excited to announce that it has been working with First Nations to open new Indigenous Justice Centres (IJCs), by December 2024,...
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CFIB: LOWER VISA AND MASTERCARD FEES FOR SMALL BUSINESS, STRIPE NOT ON BOARD
OTTAWA - After years of advocacy work, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes this week’s significant reduction in Visa and Mastercard merchant fees for small businesses....
BCREA: REGIONAL HOUSING DISPARITIES AND CANADIAN HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 5,579 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in September 2024, up a...
CEO APPOINTED FOR MISSION BRIDGEHEAD INVESTMENT CORPORATION
MISSION - The City of Mission has announced the appointment of the inaugural Chief Executive Officer for Mission Bridgehead Investment Corporation. After an extensive competitive process, the...
CITY OF SURREY CALLS FOR UPDATED TRANSIT PLAN TO ACCOMODATE GROWTH
SURREY - The City of Surrey is urgently calling for a transit plan for the city’s projected growth to one million residents within the next 20 years The population has increased from 400,000 to more...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 15, 2024
Location: Delta (multi-family new) Address: 4726 4740 4752 60B St 6100 Ladner Trunk Rd - Townhouses - SKYE Description: New townhouse development - 13 structures - 3 storeys - approx 56 units -...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 15, 2024
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Apex Glass will relocate to a new home starting November 1st. They are moving to a new space at 7927 River Road but are still at 4946 Chisholm Street,...
GLOBAL MARKET GLOOM, BUT CHANGES (AND POTENTIAL DISRUPTIONS) ARE COMING
As seen in Truck LoggerBC Fall 2024 OTTAWA - At the end of August, there continues to be general gloom in global wood products markets. Many European countries continue to be squeezed between rising...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 11, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Lauren Savoie, P.Eng, PMP has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada by the Board of...
ICBA ECONOMICS: BC RESOURCE SECTOR ON NDP LAND RESTRICTIONS
The following op/ed was first published in Business in Vancouver on Sept. 27, 2024. BRITISH COLUMBIA - Picture a BC where we no longer harness the power of water to generate clean electricity. A BC...
REFORMING CANADA’S BUSINESS TAXES COULD IMPROVE INVESTMENT CRISIS AND RAISE LIVING STANDARDS
OTTAWA - Canada has an opportunity to change the way it taxes businesses and in doing so, could vastly improve the country’s attractiveness for investment, improving economic growth and raising...
ADVISORY: GET IT IN WRITING
BRITISH COLUMBIA - You’ve probably heard a lawyer say, “get it in writing”. This is often the response when dealing with employment relationships. It’s common for companies, particularly those...
IMPORTANCE OF VALUATING YOUR COMPANY
As seen in Truck LoggerBC Fall 2024 BRITISH COLUMBIA - Logging contractors are facing numerous challenges—whether they operate in BC’s Interior or coastal regions. Low log and lumber prices, policy...
BCREA: CANADIAN RETAIL SALES REPORT FOR JULY 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.9 per cent to $66.4 billion in July, both month-over-month and year-over-year. Excluding volatile items, sales were up 0.6 per cent month-over-month....
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD LISTEN TO CANADIANS AND TRIM THE BUREAUCRACY
OTTAWA - Under the Trudeau government, the number of federal government employees has grown substantially, and new polling shows that many Canadians would prefer to see that number decline. This...
FCC REPORT: CANADIAN FARMLAND VALUES RISE 5.5% IN FIRST HALF OF 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian cultivated farmland values rose by an average of 5.5 per cent in the first half of 2024, according to the mid-year farmland values review by Farm Credit Canada (FCC)....