By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner PARKSVILLE –Kelsey Pringle, Jordan Sandhu and Suzanne Hedges want women to feel Worthy. That’s the goal of events that are filling venues on Vancouver Island and...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN BUSINESS NEWS
BDC AND EQUIFAX LAUNCH CANADIAN SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INDEX
OTTAWA - The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Equifax Canada have partnered to launch the Canadian Small Business Health index. By combining actual business data and industry sentiment,...
BCREA: BC HOME SALES BUILDING MOMENTUM HEADING INTO 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
ECABC: GOVERNMENT POLICY IMPACT ON CONTRACTORS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The provincial government has an enormous impact on the construction sector’s operating environment. As a non-partisan industry association, the Electrical Contractors Association...
MEI: THINK TANK TAKES INSPIRATION FROM GERMAN AND NETHERLANDS HEALTH SYSTEMS
OTTAWA - Taking inspiration from German and Dutch health systems could help improve access to primary care providers such as family doctors, according to an MEI publication released this morning....
BCREA: CANADIAN GDP UNCHANGED IN AUGUST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP was essentially unchanged in August, following a 0.1 per cent increase in July. Service-producing industries grew by 0.1 per cent, while goods-producing...
WEST KELOWNA WASTE WATER PROJECT WINS PROJECT OF THE YEAR
WEST KELOWNA - West Kelowna Council celebrated winning the prestigious Project of the Year award by the Public Works Association of British Columbia (PWABC) for the City’s Rose Valley Water...
CPABC: THOMPSON-OKANAGAN’S EMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO LOWEST IN B.C.
KELOWNA - According to this year's BC Check-Up: Work, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on employment trends across the province, the...
KELOWNA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES CATEGORY FINALISTS IN 2024 BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Chamber has announced category finalists for the 37th Annual Business Excellence Awards, and the 15 award categories now move to the finish line. This annual program is jointly...
MBA: FINANCIAL QUARTERBACKS FOR CLIENTS, NOT ONLY NUMBERS
KELOWNA – When business owners visit their accountants, they typically need more than just number crunching to meet the Canada Revenue tax deadlines. They might not know what to ask, and sometimes...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 31, 2024
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Mohamed Ladak has been named the new Chief Executive Officer at the Association of Interior REALTORS® . Nicole Lightheart has joined the team at...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 31, 2024
Location: Kelowna (multi-family new) Address: 815 to 865 Clement Ave - Condominiums Description: New multi family development - 6 storeys - 15 townhouses - 182 condominiums - 197 units total - 327...
RECENT B.C. GOVERNMENT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT GREW BY 22% VS 0.5% GROWTH IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - BC’s net job creation from 2019-23 has been driven almost exclusively by growth in government employment rather than the private sector, at 22 per cent and 0.5 per cent over the...
BC CHAMBER ISSUES LETTER TO LEADERS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Following announcement of the provincial election results on October 28, 2024, the BC Chamber of Commerce together with other business and industry associations released the...
CRITICAL ISSUES OF PUBLIC SAFETY & COST OF DOING BUSINESS DEMAND URGENT RESPONSE FROM NEW NDP GOVERNMENT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Business Improvement Areas of BC (BIABC) are calling on the newly elected NDP Government to move with urgency to address a number of critical issues impacting public safety and...
BCREA: AUGUST RETAIL SALES SHOW POSITIVE SIGNS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $66.6 billion in August from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are also up by 1.4 per cent. However,...