BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts increased 21.6 per cent m/m to 335,200k units in March at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), after declining in February. Building activity was up...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
March 2021 Port Alberni and West Coast Movers
PORT ALBERNI Riverbend Store has been purchased by Chris Pouget and Alicia Puusepp. The extensive renovations give a nod to a vintage café and general store. They will off light meals at the café...
BC Chamber of Commerce Responds to Budget 2021
BRITISH COLUMBIA — The provincial government unveiled its 2021 budget that reflects the uncertainty of the environment that both the private and public sectors are operating in. The budget...
BCCPA: Ambitious 2021 Federal Budget Offers $101 Billion In New Spending Over Coming Years
Federal Programs Including CEWS/CERS Extension, Major Funding For New Programs BRITISH COLUMBIA - On April 19, 2021, the Government of Canada released its first budget since the pandemic began. It...
Butler Bros Supplies Wins 2021 Family Business Excellence Award
VICTORIA – Doug Wittich, President of Family Business Association (FBA) of Vancouver Island, is pleased to announce that Butler Bros Supplies and Pepper’s Food Store are the recipients the 2021...
Paper Excellence Closes Mackenzie Pulp And Will Focus on Investments On Vancouver Island
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Paper Excellence announced the permanent closure of the Mackenzie Pulp Mill located in Mackenzie, BC. Production at the mill was originally curtailed in June 2020 due to market...
From the Trenches with Fiona Famulak of the BC Chamber of Commerce
Episode 15 - Fiona Famulak: BC Chamber of Commerce APRIL 19TH, 2021 | 28:50 | E15 SHAREEMBEDRECASTSUBSCRIBE EPISODE SUMMARY Fiona Famulak is the new President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce,...
March 2021 Mid Island Movers
COWICHAN VALLEY + LADYSMITH/CHEMAINUS Based on information and updated flood maps provided by Northwest Hydraulic Consultants, the CVRD will apply for a federal grant of up to $200,000 to support...
Island Wide Inter-Generational Program Offered
CAMPBELL RIVER - One of the greatest resources a society can utilize is inter-generational education and experience. Getting older and wiser is great — but only if there is someone to share it with....
Will Cutting Income Tax Rates Create Jobs for Canadians?
CANADA - Job creation is often considered one of the most critical public-policy goals that governments seek to achieve. The recent significant job losses that the country has experienced during the...
Construction of Comox Valley Water Treatment Project Near Completion
COMOX VALLEY - Significant achievements in the first quarter of 2021 have now put the Comox Valley Water Treatment Project at nearly 90 per cent complete – on track to begin commissioning this...
Atlas Engineered Products Reports 2020 Year End Financial and Operating Results
NANAIMO - Atlas Engineered Products announced its financial and operating results for the year ended December 31, 2020. All amounts are presented in Canadian dollars. "2020 presented many challenges...
CFIB: Small Businesses Want A Fairer EI System, Not Higher Premiums
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Any move to make the Employment Insurance (EI) system fairer would see significant support from small business owners, says a new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent...
The Economy Needs To Be An Urgent Focus And Priority For Both Governments
No New Costs” Tops British Columbia Small Business Priority List For Both The Upcoming Federal And Provincial Budgets BRITISH COLUMBIA – Amid uncertainty around a third wave of the pandemic and slow...
Bennett Sheet Metal & Heating Hit Sixty Year Milestone Through Hardship And Success
Sixty Years In BC Is Marked With Loss, Hard Work, Family Pride, And Love Of Community COURTENAY - A third-generation, family-owned business, Bennett Sheet Metal & Heating was founded by...
Applications For Circuit Breaker Business Grant Open
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Eligible bars, breweries, wineries, gyms and fitness centres can apply for the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant to help support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
