West Coast Hoverlink Holds Patents For Hovercraft-Style Vessels That Could Serve Route And Create Jobs NANAIMO – West Coast Hoverlink Incorporated wants to provide more than just a fast foot...
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C.D. Howe: Permanently Higher Federal Spending Threatens GST Hike
BRITISH COLUMBIA – A GST hike could be looming on the horizon if Ottawa starts down the road of permanent post-pandemic spending increases, warns a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. The...
Twin City Brewing Wins Best Brewery Experience Award
PORT ALBERNI – Twin City Brewing has just won the BC Ale Trail’s third annual Best Brewery Experience Award. Located in Port Alberni on the Vancouver Island Part II Ale Trail, Twin City Brewing...
City of Nanaimo Implements New Council Voting Record Dashboard
Now You Can See How Council Votes NANAIMO - It is now possible to track how Council votes quickly and easily on the City website. The Council Voting Record Dashboard makes it easier for the public...
Don’t Let Lockdowns Stop You From Supporting Small Business Saturday This Weekend
152,000 Canadian Small Businesses Have Jumped Into Ecommerce Since March And Many Offer Curbside Options BRITISH COLUMBIA – As the second wave of the pandemic threatens the critical holiday shopping...
Comox Valley Chamber Awards Virtual Gala Around The Corner
COMOX VALLEY - Christmas is coming and so are the Chamber’s plans for our Chamber Awards Virtual Gala in January! We had 101 nominations this year! What a wonderful response from our...
Building Permits Rebound, Island-Wide
Construction Activities Will Continue To Play A Significant Role In Vancouver Island’s Economy Recovery VANCOUVER ISLAND - The total value of building permits issued on Vancouver Island during the...
UA Local 324 Focused On Construction Site Clean Up
Union Applauds Recent Steps, Encourages More Sanitary Stations VICTORIA – One of the tasks of the United Association Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 324 is to monitor a “clean up” the...
Alberta Oil And Gas Critical To BC’s Economy
BRITISH COLUMBIA - How much do the oil and natural gas industries contribute to British Columbia’s economy? One way to see the impact is to look at those of Indigenous ancestry. Their employment...
BCREA: New Commercial Rent Assistance Program
CERS Will Subsidize Up To 65 Per Cent Of Rent Or Commercial Mortgage BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian businesses, non-profits and charities experiencing financial hardship from COVID-19 may be eligible...
Despite COVID – Survey Shows Similar Holiday Spending Patterns
Despite The COVID-19 Pandemic, Canadians Are Planning To Spend About The Same As Last Year On Holiday Season Gifts BRITISH COLUMBIA - This holiday season is different, as the ongoing pandemic...
Daiya Foods Veteran Joins The Very Good Food Company
VICTORIA – The Very Good Food Company Inc. announced that veteran plant-based food production executive, Ana Silva, will join VGF as president commencing in January 2021. Silva has spent the past...
Seafood Processor Sees Bright Future From Port Alberni
Flurer Smokery Ltd. Relocated From Campbell River To Process And Smoke West Coast Product PORT ALBERNI – Flurer Smokery Ltd. has landed on the Port Alberni waterfront after over 10 years in...
BC Lumber Trade Council Speaks Out
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Susan Yurkovich, President of the BC Lumber Trade Council made the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) issuance of new countervailing (CVD)...
Ottawa’s New Budget Presentation Would Bury Employee Pension Costs
CANADA - In Under the Rug: The Pitfalls of an “Operating Balance” Approach for Reporting Federal Employee Pension Obligations authors Alexandre Laurin and William B.P. Robson examine a proposed...
CRA Opens Applications For The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy
The New Rent Subsidy Supports Businesses, Charities, And Non-Profits That Have Suffered A Revenue Drop By Providing Support Up To A Maximum Of 65 Per Cent Of Eligible Expenses BRITISH...
