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LlamaZOO Signs Historic Deal
LlamaZOO's TimberOps Software Will Support The Use Of Technology For Improving Land Management & Stewardship For First Nations VICTORIA - LlamaZOO, a Spatial Business Intelligence provider with...
Northern Development Approves Over $900,000 In Projects Across Its Service Region
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Development announced that it has approved funding for six projects totalling $919,643 throughout central and northern BC. At their July 22 meeting, the Trust’s board of...
Viking Renews Support Contract with Peru Air Force
VICTORIA - Viking Air Limited and the Fuerza Aerea del Peru (FAP) have renewed their comprehensive Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft support contract originally initiated in 2016 for a further...
CRadvantage Streams Ahead In Campbell River
More High Speed Internet Available For Local Businesses In Downtown Campbell River CAMPBELL RIVER - The City of Campbell River has expanded Vancouver Island’s first open-access fibre optic municipal...
Economic Development And Tourism Service Agreement Renewed In Comox Valley
COMOX VALLEY - The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and the Comox Valley Economic Development Society (CVEDS) recently signed a revised service agreement to deliver economic development and...
StoneCroft Engineering Expand Their Repertoire With BC-Bred Talent
Talented Firm Adds Structural Engineering To Already Expansive List Of Services CAMPBELL RIVER - For over thirty years, StoneCroft Engineering Ltd. has served BC as a specialist consulting...
Be Smart About Goal Setting
Setting goals and objectives for your business is incredibly important for success. Goals enable you to decide the direction of your business, provide motivation towards a goal/image and is an...
Cowichan Businesses Making Local Products Can Get A Free Marketing Boost From The VIEA Island Good Program
COWICHAN VALLEY - Economic Development Cowichan and Community Futures have partnered with the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance (VIEA) to offer local producers a free Island Good licence. VIEA...
Service Commitment Drives 360 Comfort Systems Growth
Heating And Cooling Systems Company One Of The Cowichan Valley’s Fastest Growing Businesses DUNCAN – A solid commitment to customer service has helped 360 Comfort Systems become one of the fastest...
Comox Valley Chamber’s Corporate Partner – Ecofish Research
COMOX VALLEY - Ecofish Research (Ecofish) is a recognized leader in environmental assessment and monitoring, offering key services to industry, government, and First Nations. Their success is...
Nanaimo’s Innovation Island Project To Expand
Helping small/medium businesses enter or expand into the Digital Economy NANAIMO - In April 2020, in partnership with Island Coastal Economic Trust (ICET), Innovation Island Technology Association...
Community Relationships Help Us Weather The Storm
Our existence has been forever changed by COVID-19. Most people acknowledge we will not be returning to our ‘life’ pre-COVID. There are many quotes from Mother Teresa to Mahatma Gandhi about...
Wheatcroft Becomes Owner/Broker At Re/Max Camosun
VitaCare Natural Health Clinic Welcomes Chiropractor, Dr. Megan Yim To Family Firm NANAIMO - Nanaimo native Braden Wheatcroft is now an Owner/Broker at RE/MAX Camosun, as he is a minority...
CFIB Report Estimates 21,116 Small Businesses At Risk Of Closure In BC
One in seven small businesses in Canada are at risk of going under as a result of COVID-19 in addition to the ones that have already closed, warns the Canadian Federation of Independent Business...
Kelowna’s Landmark District Selected For New Aerospace Marketing Centre Of Excellence
KELOWNA — Kelowna's Landmark District will be the home to a new Centre of Excellence (CoE) for aerospace. SKYTRAC, a global leader in intelligent connectivity and satellite communications, founded...
The BC Regional Council Of Carpenters Create A Home For Female Ingenuity
Women Play Increasingly Vital Role In Future Of Construction In Canada VICTORIA - Kristine Byers was in middle school when she asked her parents for a scroll saw for her birthday. It was the first...
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