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Future School Site Purchased To Serve Westshore Families
LANGFORD – A new south Langford school site has been purchased to ensure land is available for a new 500-seat elementary school on the Westshore. The site is located north of the intersection of...
BC Businesses have Fragile Economic Forecast
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC Chamber of Commerce published findings from a survey it conducted on the health of BC businesses as the province enters phase three of the Provincial Government's Restart...
Local Organizations Allocate $1.6-million in Community Support Funding
VICTORIA - United Way Greater Victoria and the Victoria Foundation are investing $1.6 million into local charities to help them adapt their frontline services to support vulnerable citizens during...
Small Business COVID-19 Debt Totals $117 Billion
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Three quarters of Canadian small businesses have taken on debt as a result of COVID-19 and a majority of those with debt (68 per cent) estimate it will take more than a year to...
Summerland Grassroots Project Giving Grants To Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19/
SUMMERLAND - Small business owners, Susie and Bryan Gay, whose seasonal business was being affected by COVID-19, started an initiative 'This Bag Helps' to support others in the same position. The...
CSN Cowichan Collision Earns Official Certification
DUNCAN ‐ CSN Cowichan Collision has been officially certified by Certified Collision Care, a non-profit consumer advocacy organization for maintaining the right tools, equipment, training,...
City of Kelowna Receives Federal Funding for Peer Navigator Program
KELOWNA - The City of Kelowna, in partnership with Urban Matters CCC and PEOPLE Employment Services, has received funding from Health Canada to establish a peer navigator program for community...
BC’s First Online Business Resilience Program For Entrepreneurs Launched
Launched With Six Community Partners To Bolster Critical Need For Free Small Business Support CAMPBELL RIVER - Spring Activator Inc, a global incubator and accelerator that empowers entrepreneurs...
SendtoNews Joins the IRIS.TV Contextual Video Marketplace
IRIS.TV, a video intelligence platform, announced the introduction of SendtoNews to the company’s Contextual Video Marketplace. With this integration, STN’s online video platform of premium content...
BC Housing Markets Bounce Back in June
The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 8,166 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in June 2020, an increase of 16.9 per...
WestJet Expands July And August Schedule
Schedule Highlights Airline's Continued Service To 39 Canadian Cities From Coast-To-Coast VICTORIA - WestJet released its updated August schedule featuring more than 200 daily flights to 48...
WestJet Expands July And August Schedule
Schedule Highlights Airline's Continued Service To 39 Canadian Cities From Coast-To-Coast NANAIMO,COMOX - WestJet released its updated August schedule featuring more than 200 daily flights to 48...
Cost Saving Measures Assist Industry Stakeholders In Thompson Okanagan
The Thompson Okanagan Tourism Resiliency Program has now been in place for just over two months. Our team has worked with over 700 stakeholders since the program launched on April 27th. Through that...
Canadian Chamber Speak to Current Economic Snapshot
Today Our Net National Debt Is 768 Billion Dollars - And Will Reach 1 Trillion Dollars This Year BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s President and CEO, Perrin Beatty, released the...
Business Restart And Revenue Expansion Projects Receive Small Capital Grants
The Comox Valley, The Town Of Ladysmith And Downtown Duncan Latest Funding Recipients COMOX VALLEY,LADYSMITH,DUNCAN - The Sid Williams Theatre Society, the Town of Ladysmith and the Downtown Duncan...
Nanaimo To Get 120 Affordable Rental Homes
NANAIMO - Middle-income families and individuals in Nanaimo will soon have access to 120 new, affordable rental homes in their community as construction gets underway on two new apartment buildings....
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