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Challenges Getting Canadians Back To Work
Small business owners are eager to get back to work, but face significant barriers hiring or recalling staff, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). To get Canada’s economy...
McPherson Cabinetry Continues To Serve BC In The Face Of Adversity
DUNCAN - Global pandemic has forced many businesses to rethink everything from staffing and production, to safety protocols and growth. Companies have adapted on the fly to keep themselves and...
Waymark Architecture Wins National Green Building Award for Charter’s Headquarters
VICTORIA - Waymark Architecture, wins 2020 Canadian Green Building award for Charter’s headquarters, poised to be Western Canada’s first Passive House commercial office building. Passive House...
Majority To Local Contractors For New RCMP Detachment Construction
City of Fort St John Council Awards 70 Per Cent Of Contracts to Local Contractors FORT ST JOHN - At the June 8, 2020 Regular Council Meeting, Council awarded $2.9 million in contracts for the first...
North Island College Is Collaborating With The Kwiakah First Nation In Wild Kelp Bed Research
CAMPBELL RIVER - NIC’s Centre for Applied Research, Technology And Innovation (CARTI) is collaborating with the Kwiakah First Natio to conduct wild kelp bed research. Kwiakah First Nation is the...
Sandler Training Returns To Lower Mainland
KELOWNA – Sandler Training, an international training organization dedicated to improving sales, sales management and customer service skills, is returning to the Lower Mainland effective June 2020....
Island West Coast Business News For May
A Freezer Trawler To Operate At Port Alberni Port Authority PORT ALBERNI Kevin Osberg opened Bike Wizard by Ozz on Gertrude Street at the beginning of April. Osberg provides repairs and bicycle...
Campbell River Movers and Shakers for May
CAMPBELL RIVER Erica Benson has begun her role as the new Health coordinator for the Strathcona Community Health Network. She began the role on March 30th and previously served as a public health...
Supporting The Small Business Community In Port Alberni
Our small business community has been hammered over the past year…the sport fishing constraints of last summer, the long forest industry strike, an interruption in our paper mill’s operations, and...
Ride Hailing Services Approved For Vancouver Island
Nanaimo Business News LTG Technologies Ltd. and Ripe Holdings Inc. (dba Ripe Rides) have been granted approvals for their applications to provide ride hailing services on Vancouver Island. LTG was...
Cuboh Hires New Chief Technology Officer
VICTORIA - Cuboh, an online ordering manager for modern restaurants, continues to grow with the appointment of Brandon Ellis as their new Chief Technology Officer. The Canadian...
Vernon’s Piscine Energetics Launches ‘Save Your Aquarium’ Across North America
VERNON - Piscine Energetics, a Canadian technology company that transforms an invasive shrimp species (Mysis Shrimp) in BC into sustainable fish food, announces the launch of its ‘Save Your...
D&D Services Welding & Fabricating Build Community Ties As Tough As Steel
The Family-Owned-And-Operated Business Applies Historical Perseverance To Business Ethos COURTENAY - Dan Dilks, owner of D&D Services Welding & Fabricating, brings a do-it-yourself...
Designed To Thrive – Nanaimo Based Alair Homes Builds A Foundation For Growth
NANAIMO - Who remembers the story of the “Three Little Pigs”? The one where three little pigs try and hide from the Big Bad Wolf in the shelters they make. The Big Bad Wolf huffs and puffs and blows...
BC Homes Sales to Post Strong Recovery in 2021
BCREA 2020 Second Quarter Housing Forecast The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2020 Second Quarter Housing Forecast today. Multiple Listing Service (MLS) residential...
Summer Operations Kick-Off at SilverStar Mountain Resort on July 9
POWDR's SilverStar Mountain Resort Announces Plan to Launch Summer Operations Starting Thursday, July 9. SilverStar, one of the largest bike parks in Canada is thrilled to announce it will open to...
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