GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Location: Kamloops (multi-family new) Address: 1385 Rockcress Dr - Townhouses Description: New townhouse development - 3 storeys - 28 units - approx 90,768 sf total - vertical metal siding,...
ICBA ECONOMICS: CONSTRUCTION PRICES STILL RISING FASTER THAN OVERALL INFLATION
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Canadian construction industry has been forced to navigate fast-rising costs and a more complex operating environment over the past...
BCREA: OCTOBER EMPLOYMENT STATS SHOW SLOW AND STEADY RECOVERY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment rose by 0.1 percent from the previous month, growing by 15,000 jobs to 20.597 million in October. The employment rate fell by 0.1 points to 60.6 per cent,...
LOAN PROPELS QUA-YMN SOLAR PROJECT FORWARD NEAR KAMLOOPS
KAMLOOPS – BluEarth Renewables and the Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council (NNTC) have achieved financial close on a $35 million loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) towards quA-ymn Solar, a...
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY GROWING, BUT IDENTIFIES NEED FOR MAJOR PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To view the glass half full, construction in British Columbia continues to grow. If one is inclined to look at it half empty, declining investments in major projects and the...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 7, 2024
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA The Central Okanagan School Board has elected Julia Fraser as its new chairman and Lisa Guderyan as its vice-chair. Allison Young, the director...