BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Province of BC is now offering standardized designs for people building small-scale, multi-unit housing to enable time and cost savings. Most of the 10 designs are based on...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
BUILDING THE FUTURE: UNLOCKING THE PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF BC’S HOUSING SECTOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Despite recent government attempts to address BC's ongoing housing crisis, a new economic report from the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) indicates that even the current,...
STICKER SHOCK: THE RISING PRICE OF EVERYTHING IN B.C.
Written By David Williams BRITISH COLUMBIA –British Columbians are worried about the rising cost of living, and rightly so. For example, in a May 24-30 poll of 1,203 British Columbians by Angus...
MORNINGSTAR WELCOMES NEW CHEF TO GOLF CLUB RESTAURANT
PARKSVILLE – A new Executive Chef means there are more than ‘fore’ good reasons for players to choose to dine and play a round at the championship caliber Morningstar Golf Club in Parksville General...
TOWN OF LADYSMITH MOVES AHEAD WITH DECOMISSIONING OF ABANDONED DAM
LADYSMITH – The Town of Ladysmith is set to begin decommissioning the abandoned Mackie Dam on September 4. The project is expected to be completed by mid to late October. During this period, a...
NEW CEO ANNOUNCED FOR GREATER VICTORIA’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE
VICTORIA - South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP), Greater Victoria’s economic development alliance, announced Aaron Stone as its new CEO. Stone, who announced this week that he will step down...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS SEPTEMBER 4, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Jonathan Richardson, Vice President of Customer and Commercial at Pacific Coastal Airlines, announced the return of Saturday flights on...
BANK OF CANADA REDUCES POLICY RATE BY 25 BASIS POINTS TO 4¼%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada today reduced its target for the overnight rate to 4¼%, with the Bank Rate at 4½% and the deposit rate at 4¼%. The Bank is continuing its policy of balance sheet...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Location: Victoria (multi-family new) Address: 1574 Bay St - Townhouses Description: This project consists of two 3-storey buildings with a total of 8 townhouse units. The development...
B.C.’S NEW STUDENT ‘ASSESSMENTS’ VASTLY INFERIOR TO PREVIOUS EXAMS IN MEASURING STUDENT AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia government’s new student “assessments” in high schools are much less valuable and useful than the previous exams in measuring student and school performance,...
RUMBLE ROOM VODCAST HOSTS TACKLING TOUGH ISSUES
VICTORIA - Robin Adair and John Juricic looked at each other one day in 2001 and decided: “Let’s Get Ready To Rumble!” And just like that, Victoria’s top online vodcast – video podcast - was born....
OPINION: FALCON’S FLIGHT GOOD REASON FOR NDP FRIGHT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Now that’s leadership. Kevin Falcon’s surprise decision to suspend the BC United campaign and throw his weight behind John Rustad’s upstart BC Conservatives not only gives British...
CHARTWELL ANNOUNCES VANCOUVER ISLAND ACQUISITIONS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Chartwell Retirement Residences (TSX: CSH.UN) announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for acquisitions of three modern retirement residences on Vancouver Island...
BEBC: MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 29, 2024 – BRITISH COLUMBIA
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Beth McMahon has been appointed as the new president and CEO of the Hotel Association of Canada (HAC), effective September 16, 2024. McMahon, an award-winning...
KOT AUTO GROUP ACQUIRES 10TH DEALERSHIP
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Kot Auto Group’s acquisition of its 10th dealership, Sunrise Ford in 100 Mile House, continues their goal of reaching 15 dealerships by 2029. The new and used Ford dealership,...
KEVIN FALCON TO SUSPEND CAMPAIGN, ENCOURAGE BC UNITED SUPPORTERS TO GET BEHIND CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Today, BC United Leader Kevin Falcon announced that he is suspending his party’s campaign and encouraging all BC United supporters to unite behind John Rustad and the Conservative...