The Carbon Trust Certifies Mosaic’s First Organizational Carbon Footprint NANAIMO - Mosaic Forest Management announced another step forward in its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
Advisory: How To Take The Right Exit With Your Business
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Have you thought about your exit strategy for your business? Businesses are selling quickly these days, yet many operate without the end in mind, and fewer than 10 per cent have a...
ADVISORY: Bankruptcies in 2020 – A Year in Review
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To say 2020 has been a unique year would be somewhat of an understatement. In fact, it could be called the year of the roller coaster. This time last year I was preparing...
The US Is Increasingly Dependent On Overseas Lumber Supply As Canadian Softwood Lumber Production Continues To Decline
BRITISH COLUMBIA - During the first ten months of 2020, US importation of overseas softwood lumber was 39 per cent higher than during the same period in 2019. By year-end, 2020's import volume will...
C.D. Howe: Bank of Canada Should Hold Overnight Rate at 0.25 Percent, Maintain Government Bond Purchases
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) recommends that the Bank of Canada keep its target for the overnight rate, its benchmark policy interest rate, at 0.25...
Atlas Engineered Products Acquires Assets from ZyTech Building Systems LP of Langley
NANAIMO - Atlas Engineered Products Ltd. has reached an agreement with ZyTech Building Systems LP to acquire the bulk of ZyTech's manufacturing assets from its former Langley location in the Lower...
BCREA: BC Residential Permits Up
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts decreased by 12.6 per cent m/m to 228,279 units in December at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), following a strong increase of 14 per cent in the...
Tourism Coalition Urges Province Not To Pursue Domestic Travel Ban
Industry Looking to Work With Government on Other Options BRITISH COLUMBIA - BC’s beleaguered tourism and hospitality industry says a ban on inter- provincial, non-essential travel not only goes...
Expanding West Coast General Hospital’s Emergency Department
PORT ALBERNI – A $6.25-million emergency department redevelopment will support improvements to patient care and privacy at West Coast General Hospital according to a press release from the...
Webb World Developments Builds Communities
Cowichan Valley Company Keeps Natural Landscapes Within Its Projects COWICHAN VALLEY – Building communities and keeping natural landscapes. Those are the goals at the forefront of Webb World...
BC Chamber of Commerce and ACE-WIL Launch Student Talent Program
Program to Support BC Businesses in Recovery and Future Growth BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Chamber of Commerce and Association for Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning BC/Yukon...
December Campbell River & Comox Valley Movers and Shakers
CAMPBELL RIVER Campbell River’s Cascadia Air has begun flights from Campbell River to Pitt Meadows on the Lower Mainland, with three daily flights scheduled during weekdays and two flights a day on...
Province Increases Cleanbc Rebates For Commercial EVs
BRITISH COLUMBIA – BC businesses wanting to reduce air pollution and save on fuel costs can access more in provincial rebates through the CleanBC Specialty-Use Vehicle Incentive (SUVI) and...
Strategic Mechanical Positions Itself For The Future
Growing Mechanical And Plumbing Company Moves To New Location NANAIMO – Strategic Mechanical is growing and they’re on the move. President Todd Ross, who started the commercial mechanical and...
BC Homesales Closing Out an Unprecedented Year
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 93,953 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in 2020, an increase...
Project Aims To Keep Employment And Businesses In Local Communities
Initiative Will Enable Social Purpose Organizations To Convert Existing Businesses Into Social Enterprises VANCOUVER ISLAND – A recently approved Business Legacies Incubator project will help hold...
