BRITISH COLUMBIA - In September, sales, new listings and housing starts in BC all declined somewhat from August, extending the calming trend relative to peaks in March. While MLS® sales rose...
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Report Shows Strong Agriculture And Food Exports In 2020
CANADA – Despite a global contraction in agriculture exports, 2020 was a relatively good year for Canadian agriculture and food exporters, according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) latest trade...
Are Outdated Forest Policies Encouraging Forest Fire Disasters?
BRITISH COLUMBIA - During hot summers like we’ve just endured, again, temperatures rise – and we’re not just talking about the thermometers. Conversations swirl about the impacts of global...
Fraser Institute: Canadian Climate Policy And Its Implications For Electricity Grids
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Along with many western developed countries, Canada has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40–45 percent by 2030 from 2005 emissions levels, and to achieve Net Zero...
Innovate BC Supports Online Training Initiative To Help You Get Hired Faster
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Innovate BC announced a contribution of $300,000 to Palette Skills, whose program is designed to help Canadians land a job in B2B or tech sales quickly. Their SalesCamp program...
INWIL Links Employers With University Students, Funding
KELOWNA - A trio of universities are working together to help employers connect with students through co-operative education and work-integrated learning pathways throughout northern and...
Province Of BC To Invest in Merritt Electro Fuels Project
MERRITT – Canadian clean energy company, Huron Clean Energy (Huron) with its partners, The Upper Nicola Band, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures and Carbon Engineering (CE), announced that preliminary...
Two International Awards For Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission
KELOWNA - Central Okanagan Economic Development Commission (COEDC) and partners Tourism Kelowna and Accelerate Okanagan won two International Economic Development Council (IEDC) awards for its OKGo...
CFIB: Small Businesses Petition For Extension Of Federal Business Support Programs
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The federal government will put an end to crucial wage and rent subsidies for small businesses in less than two weeks on October 23, despite increasing uncertainty around ongoing...
F&M Installations Ltd. Wins Big Site C Dam Contract
NANAIMO – F&M Installations Ltd. has been awarded a $128 million contract for the electrical work at BC Hydro’s Site C Dam power generation project near Fort St. John. F&M, with its head...
Half Of Family Business Owners Concerned The Next Generation Isn’t Ready Or Willing To Take Over
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The big wealth transition is now underway, with ownership of more than 60 per cent of family enterprises expected to be handed off within the next decade, according to new...
Market Conditions Tight In September
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 9,164 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in September 2021, a...
CFIB: Small Business Outlook Takes A Sharp Drop In September
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Small business confidence fell steeply in September according to CFIB's Business Barometer. Anxieties fueling the drop in confidence include labour shortages, supply chain...
BCREA: Way Out of Balance Housing Supply and Demand
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) has published a report quantifying the imbalance between supply and demand in the BC housing market during the COVID-19...
Vernon Chamber Business Excellence Awards Gala
VERNON – Greater Vernon residents have an opportunity to honour the entrepreneurs, visionaries and leaders who make the North Okanagan a great place to live, work and play. On Oct. 29, the Greater...
Penticton Green-Lights Creation Of North Gateway Redevelopment
PENTICTON - During its regular meeting held October 5, 2021, Penticton City Council supported a recommendation to proceed forward with the creation of a redevelopment strategy for a key area in the...
