Innovate BC and The BC Government Deliver Aquaculture Innovation Awards BRITISH COLUMBIA - On May 5, 2021 The BC government and Innovate BC will...
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BCREA: BC Government Proposes Changes to Real Estate Services Act Paving Path for Single Regulator
BRTISH COLUMBIA – On March 2, Bill 8: Finance Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 was introduced in the BC Legislature. With its introduction, the BC Government’s intention to create a single financial...
Business Recovery Grant Program Extended
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC government has extended the deadline for the Small and Medium Sized Business Recovery Grant program to ensure businesses have the time they need to apply. One of the main...
BCREA: COMMERCIAL INDICATOR REACHES HIGH IN Q4 2020
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BCREA Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) reached a new high since the start of the series in 1999. The CLI rose from 139 to 144 in the fourth quarter of 2020, representing the...
CEWS and CERS Extension Announcement
Wage and Rent Subsidy Amounts to Remain Unchanged Through to June BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Government of Canada announced that it intends to extend the current rate structures for the Canada Emergency...
Let Charities Care For The Needy in Society
Governments Inevitably Make A Mess Of Social Welfare Programs, Wasting Money, Discouraging Work And Encouraging Dependence Long before the COVID-19 recession, the generosity of Canadians,...
New Food Hub To Strengthen Food Security In Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Food and beverage producers will soon have more opportunities to grow their businesses while increasing food security with the development of a new food hub in Kamloops. “BC food hubs...
Central 1: Employment Steady As Canadian Employment Declines Sharply
January employment numbers highlight K-shaped economic recovery BC sees small employment gain in January; unemployment rate up from 7.2 per cent to 8.0 per cent Full-year goods exports contracted...
Kamloops TRU Industrial Training And Technology Centre Strikes LEED Gold
KAMLOOPS - TRU’s Industrial Training and Technology Centre (ITTC) has been recognized with Gold certification by the Leadership Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Canada Rating System....
Special Events Are The Focus At The Vernon Chamber This Week
VERNON – Education and advocacy will be the priority as the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce celebrates Chamber of Commerce Week. The provincial government has proclaimed Feb. 15 to 19, 2021 as...
Central 1: Investment In Building Construction Declines To Lowest Level Since 2015
BRITISH COLUMBIA - December building investment data highlighted the drag of construction on BC’s real economy in 2020. The combination of soft demand for pre-sale condominiums in recent years and...
Small And New Farmers In BC Receive Support Through Pilot Program
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Successful applicants of the new Small Farm Business Acceleration Pilot Program are receiving funding for farm infrastructure and equipment to help them grow their farm businesses...
C.D. Howe: Canada Badly Lags U.S., OECD in Business Investment
BRITISH COLUMBIA - After improving against international competitors during the 2000s and early in the 2010s, business investment in Canada has slipped badly, lagging investment in the United States...
BCREA: A Record-Setting Start to 2021
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 7,169 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in January 2021, an...
Infrastructure Canada Announcement: A Plan to Permanently Fund Public Transit and Support Economic Recovery
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Since 2015, the Government of Canada has invested more than $13 billion for public transit projects through the Public Transit Infrastructure Fund, the Investing in Canada...
C.D HOWE: COVID Highlights Acute Shortage of Healthcare Workers
BRITISH COLUMBIA – COVID-19 highlights a shortage of nurses and doctors in Canada that dates from before the crisis and hampers patient access to healthcare, says a new report from the C.D. Howe...
