PARKSVILLE – If there’s one constant in this world, it’s change. And that’s the focus of Maigus Group Inc, which has been offering internationally recognized programs to equip leaders and teams to...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
NANAIMO COLUMN: FIVE NANAIMO FINALISTS FOR BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TORCH AWARDS
Former Nanaimo Manager Appointed Home Depot CEO NANAIMO - Congratulations to Nanaimo companies that have been named finalists for the Better Business Bureau’s 2024 Torch Awards, which will be held...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 2, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce awards nominations are now open. The awards gala dinner is on Friday, October 25th. A new primary care...
VANCOUVER ISLAND SPRING REAL ESTATE MARKET ARRIVES IN THE FALL
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 637 unit sales and 4,465 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in September 2024, up 16 per cent and 24...
EDITORIAL: FREE ENTERPRISE HAS A REAL CHANCE IN UPCOMING PROVINCIAL ELECTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It wasn’t too many months ago when British Columbians – and specifically the province’s business community – was resigned to the fact the NDP would waltz into another term of...
NEW FOREST POLICY: THE PREDICTABLE DECLINE OF THE FOREST INDUSTRY
By Jim Girvan From Fall 2024 Truck Loggers Association Magazine BRITISH COLUMBIA - Forestry, by its nature, is a slow moving, long-term game. Timber supply models used to set the allocated an-nual...
96% OF TELEVISION NEWS COVERAGE OF OTTAWA’S CHILD CARE, DENTAL CARE AND PHARMA CARE PROGRAMS FAILED TO REPORT ON COSTS
OTTAWA - Roughly four per cent of CBC (3.7 per cent) and CTV’s (4.1 per cent) coverage of the federal government’s child care, pharma care and dental care programs reported the costs to taxpayers,...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 1, 2024
LOCATION: Victoria - Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing - Service Building - Design Build Install Address: 100 Cook St Tender Authority: City of Victoria - Purchasing - Victoria, Ph:...
OPINION: WADING THROUGH THE NOISE OF POLITICAL PROMISES
VANCOUVER ISLAND - “Say it seven times and people will remember it.” This is the communications advice given time and time again to politicians of all stripes. The reality is regardless if it’s...
ICBA ECONOMICS: CANADA SHOULD PLAY TO ITS TRADE STRENGTHS
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and the Business Council of British Columbia’s David Williams first appeared in the Sept. 25, 2024 edition of the Globe and Mail. BRITISH...
EDITORIAL: HYBRID WORK IS HERE TO STAY: REGIONAL TRENDS SHAPING CANADA’S NEW NORMAL
OTTAWA - Canadians are settling into new work-from-home patterns, but regional disparities reveal different experiences across the country, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Kerry Brown has assumed the position of Strategic Advisor – Chair Recruiting at MacKay CEO Forums. Stephen Toth has been appointed Vice...
BALLENAS HOUSING SOCIETY TEAM LEADS WAY FOR PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
NANAIMO – While the Ballenas Housing Society is busy securing housing properties for low to moderate income renters on Vancouver Island, Ballenas’ front-line staff are doing all the heavy lifting....
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The Community Futures Mount Waddington has revealed its newly upgraded sign, created in collaboration with Love Local Marketing and...
EDITORIAL: CANADA’S CAPITAL CRISIS
OTTAWA – Persistently weak business investment is driving a significant drop in Canadian productivity and living standards, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Underequipped: How Weak...
MOSAIC HONOURS SAFETY EXCELLENCE AND WORKPLACE ACHIEVEMENTS
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Mosaic Forest Management recognized forestry contractors for their exceptional achievements in health and safety, environmental performance, Indigenous relations, diversity,...