KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops & District Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Executive Director Acacia Pangilinan has been awarded the Executive of the Year for Chambers with 500 - 999...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN BUSINESS NEWS
ASSOCIATION OF INTERIOR REALTORS WELCOMES NEW CEO
OKANAGAN - The Association of Interior Realtors welcomes Mohamed Ladak as its new Chief Executive Officer. His leadership background and in-depth knowledge of member-based organizations will play a...
BCFNJC ANNOUNCES THE LOCATIONS OF 6 NEW INDIGENOUS JUSTICE CENTRES IN BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC First Nations Justice Council (BCFNJC) is excited to announce that it has been working with First Nations to open new Indigenous Justice Centres (IJCs), by December 2024,...
TRU’S REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACT SURPASSES $885 MILLION
KAMLOOPS – Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is a significant economic driver for the B.C. Interior, injecting $2.2 billion into the provincial economy and $885.2 million into the regional economy...
CITY OF KELOWNA OCTOBER 2024 UPDATES
KELOWNA - A new active transportation corridor (ATC) is coming to downtown Kelowna and the proposed concept design is ready for review online and in-person. The Bertram ATC will connect the...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 17, 2024
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Ross Wise MW, the former Director of Winemaking for Andrew Peller Limited, overseeing wine production at five BC wineries, and leading winemaking...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 24, 2024
Location: Kelowna (mixed-use dev) Address: 1405 St Paul St - Commercial - Residential - One Varsity Description: New mixed use development - 35 storeys - level 1, to include approx 7,256 sf...
CFIB: LOWER VISA AND MASTERCARD FEES FOR SMALL BUSINESS, STRIPE NOT ON BOARD
OTTAWA - After years of advocacy work, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) welcomes this week’s significant reduction in Visa and Mastercard merchant fees for small businesses....
BCREA: REGIONAL HOUSING DISPARITIES AND CANADIAN HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 5,579 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in September 2024, up a...
GLOBAL MARKET GLOOM, BUT CHANGES (AND POTENTIAL DISRUPTIONS) ARE COMING
As seen in Truck LoggerBC Fall 2024 OTTAWA - At the end of August, there continues to be general gloom in global wood products markets. Many European countries continue to be squeezed between rising...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 11, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Lauren Savoie, P.Eng, PMP has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada by the Board of...
ICBA ECONOMICS: BC RESOURCE SECTOR ON NDP LAND RESTRICTIONS
The following op/ed was first published in Business in Vancouver on Sept. 27, 2024. BRITISH COLUMBIA - Picture a BC where we no longer harness the power of water to generate clean electricity. A BC...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 10, 2024
Location: Vernon (multi-family new) Address: 7501 Brooks Lane - Condominiums - Brooks Landing Description: New condominium development - 5 storeys - 17 units - 2 to 4 bedroom units - 1,802 sf to...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 10, 2024
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Will Davis has been appointed as the new president and CEO of the BC Electrical Association, effective October 1, 2024. Dean Neufeld, General...
CITY OF VERNON ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2024 COUNCIL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS
VERNON - The City of Vernon is now accepting applications for the fall 2024 intake of the Council Discretionary Grant program. These grants are available to non-profit organizations and registered...
REFORMING CANADA’S BUSINESS TAXES COULD IMPROVE INVESTMENT CRISIS AND RAISE LIVING STANDARDS
OTTAWA - Canada has an opportunity to change the way it taxes businesses and in doing so, could vastly improve the country’s attractiveness for investment, improving economic growth and raising...