NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announced an agreement with TELUS Communications Inc. and Rogers Communications has been reached to provide land at the Greater Nanaimo Pollution...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
HOSPITAL AT HOME PROGRAM EXPANDS TO COWICHAN
COWICHAN VALLEY - The Hospital at Home (HaH) program at Cowichan District Hospital has expanded to the Cowichan Valley. The HaH model is recognized internationally and designed to improve patient...
TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT FOR BC FARMERS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The B.C. On-Farm Technology Adoption Program is now open for applications. With up to $2 million available for farmers from the Federal and Provincial Government, funding is...
CITY OF DUNCAN RECEIVES OVER $2.6 MILLION THROUGH THE CMHC HOUSING ACCELERATOR FUND
DUNCAN – The City of Duncan is excited to announce that it has reached an agreement with the Government of Canada through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to accelerate the delivery 313...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 21, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The North Island Community Health Centre in Port Hardy celebrated its 1st anniversary. Emma Robertson is currently searching for a...
ROGERS SOCIETY OFFERING STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAMS
VICTORIA – When Rogers Society was founded 33 years ago, its goal was to build the community around Rogers Elementary School. In providing childcare and children's camp services for over 31 years,...
BCREA: LIKELIHOOD OF RATE CUT FROM BANK OF CANADA IN SEPTEMBER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to a press release from the BC Real Estate Association, Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.5 per cent on a year-over-year basis in...
HEALTH-CARE COSTS FOR TYPICAL CANADIAN FAMILY WILL REACH ALMOST $18,000 THIS YEAR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A typical Canadian family of four will pay an estimated $17,713 for public health-care insurance this year, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an...
CAPITAL GAINS: MEI CORRECTS THE RECORD ON OMISSIONS FROM A RECENT STUDY
OTTAWA – Contrary to the claims espoused in a recent joint publication from IRIS and the Centre for Future Work, middle-class Canadians are the main group impacted by the increase in the capital...
BC AUTO MARKET UPDATE: USED CAR PRICES DROP, NEW CAR PRICES STABILIZE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The automotive market in British Columbia has been experiencing significant shifts in recent months, with used car prices continuing to decline and new car prices showing signs of...
WILL YOU EVER REACH YOUR PERSONAL GOALS?
BRITISH COLUMBIA - When the economy starts heading south and becomes more uncertain, most companies fell into one of two categories characterized by their reactions to and strategies for dealing...
CREA: FLEDGLING CANADIAN HOUSING MARKET MOMENTUM HITS PAUSE IN JULY
OTTAWA - While there were early signs of renewed momentum in June following the Bank of Canada’s first interest rate cut since 2020, activity in Canada’s housing market took a pause in July. Home...
ADVISORY: MAXIMIZE YOUR BUSINESS’S POTENTIAL
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, navigating the choppy waters of business can be tricky. To stay on course, there’s one resource you shouldn’t...
2024 BRITISH COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE DATA CALL HIGHLIGHTS BALANCED MARKET TRENDS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Financial Services Authority (BCFSA) has released its 2024 Real Estate Brokerage Data Call and Home Buyer Rescission Period (HBRP) Reporting Summary. This...
ICBA ECONOMICS: CORPORATE HEAD OFFICES ARE FLEEING CANADA
The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson, in his role as a Senior Fellow of the Fraser Institute, was first published in the Toronto Sun on August 7, 2024. BRITISH COLUMBIA...
FORTIS SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH VULCANX SUPPORTING HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY
SURREY - FortisBC Energy Inc. has signed an agreement with VulcanX Energy Corp. (VulcanX) to support the development of hydrogen pyrolysis technology that would see zero-emission hydrogen and solid...