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NANAIMO COLUMN: TROTMAN GROUP PURCHASES NANAIMO TOYOTA
Indigenous Trucking Company Starts Rolling in Nanaimo The Trotman Auto Group has purchased Nanaimo Toyota from Robert and Gary Eaves. The Trotman organization also owns Abbotsford Chrysler,...
BCREA: TARIFF UNCERTAINTY DRIVES BUYERS TO SIDELINE
BCREA 2025 Second Quarter Housing Forecast BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2025 Second Quarter Housing Forecast today. Multiple Listing Service®...
PENTICTON TAKES NEXT STEP TO BUILDING HOUSING FOR WORKING PROFESSIONSALS
PENTICTON - The City of Penticton has taken a critical step forward with its goal to create more housing options for working professionals and families in the community. The New Vista Society is the...
SURREY ANNOUNCES OVER $500 MILLION IN MAJOR CAPITAL PROJECTS
SURREY – Over $500 million in major capital projects were announced by the City of Surrey for three community recreation centres on May 1. A new, 190,000 square foot Newton Community Centre will...
ABBYPD HEADQUARTERS EXPANSION COMPLETED
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford, and the Abbotsford Police Department announced they have successfully completed Phase 1 of the Abbotsford Police Department Headquarters (AbbyPD HQ) expansion...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 6, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Dr. Jana-Lea Davidson, a resident of Delta, is one of the 42nd Annual Women of Distinction Award recipients at YWCA Metro Vancouver this year. Choices...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 6, 2024
QUALICUM BEACH – 230 Second Ave W (mixed-use dev) Commercial – Residential – The Agora Architect: Carsten Jensen Architect – Qualicum Beach Ph: 250-752-0292 | carsten@carstenjensenarchitect.com...
VICTORIA REAL ESTATE ACTIVITY TEMPERED BY POLITICAL & ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
VICTORIA - A total of 642 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this April, 5.3 per cent fewer than the 678 properties sold in April 2024 but 4.7 per cent more than in March...
GREATER VICTORIA RESIDENTS SHOW STRONG SUPPORT FOR TOURISM AND VISITOR ECONOMY
VICTORIA - At our recent Annual General Meeting in April, Destination Greater Victoria (DGV) and member businesses and stakeholders gathered to review our tourism sector’s performance over the past...
ECONOMIC EMERGENCY SUPPORTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As Emergency Preparedness Week every May reminds us, being ready for the unexpected is more than a best practice—it’s a necessity. For rural communities and the small businesses...
OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND FOR WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Over and over, and for years, the construction industry has decried the need for more skilled trade workers. Slowly but surely, women have identified the opportunities that trades...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 5, 2025
VICTORIA - 1701 Richardson St (multi-family new) Townhouses Architect: Colin Harper Architect – Victoria Ph: 778-584-0582 | info@charch.ca Developer: Gillespie Land Management – Victoria Ph:...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 5, 2025
Location: City of Langley (mixed-use dev) Address: 19991 49 Ave - Rental Condominiums - Childcare Facility - Church - Offices - Retail Description: New mixed use development - 2 structures - 6...
CPABC: INCENTIVIZING GROWTH IN B.C. A TOP PRIORITY AS TRADE WAR KICKS OFF
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) released BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report on investment trends across the province. The report highlights...
DESPITE INCREASE IN LISTINGS AND STABLE PRICES MARKET PROVES SLUGGISH
SURREY - Home buyers in the Fraser Valley are enjoying a selection of homes for sale not seen in more than a decade. The growing inventory of more than 10,000 active listings means, in many cases,...
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: 25 YEARS OF COWICHAN’S BLACK TIE AWARDS
COWICHAN VALLEY - What happens when a small-town business community gets dressed to the nines and comes together to celebrate its finest? Magic. On April 11, the Chemainus Theatre Festival came...
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