BRITISH COLUMBIA - MNP and BDO, two of Canada’s leading professional services firms, announced today that MNP will acquire a select number of BDO’s Canadian offices, partners and team members,...
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YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: DECEMBER 31, 2024
VICTORIA - 1006 St Charles St (institutional add/alter) St Charles Manor - Expansion and Upgrade Architect: Continuum Architecture - Victoria Ph: 250-388-4261 jeremy@continuumarchitecture.ca...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS DECEMBER 27, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, a Governor of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, has been appointed as the next Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Sharon...
12.2024 WHO IS SUING WHOM
The contents of Who’s Suing Whom is provided by a third-party resource and is accurate according to public court documents. Some of these cases may have been resolved by publication date. DEFENDANT:...
BCREA: RETAIL SALES UP .9% IN BC FOR OCTOBER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.6 per cent to $67.6 billion in October from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are up by 1.5 per cent. Furthermore,...
NORTH COWICHAN AND COWICHAN TRIBES REACH DEAL FOR SALE OF MUNICIPAL PROPERTY
VALLEY – North Cowichan and Cowichan Tribes have reached a deal for the purchase of the 1.7 hectare (2.9 acre) site at 6060 Canada Avenue (the former RCMP detachment property) for $1,200,000....
BCREA: MORTGAGE RATE FORECAST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Prior to the US presidential election, the outlook for Canadian mortgage rates seemed relatively clear. The Bank of Canada’s overnight policy rate was on a glide path to reach...
COMOX STRATHCONA WASTE MANAGEMENT SIGNS LANDFILL GAS PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH FORTISBC
COMOX VALLEY - The Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) recently announced the signing of a Landfill Gas Purchase Agreement (Agreement) with FortisBC Energy Inc. that intends to upgrade landfill...
INTEGRATED MARKETPLACE INITIATIVE FUNDS SUPPORT BC INDUSTRIES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Through the Province’s Integrated Marketplace program delivered by Innovate BC, Prince Rupert-based Gitxaala Environmental Services (GES) has been awarded $448,355 in funding to...
EMPOWERING GROWTH: HOW THE COWICHAN CHAMBER CHAMPIONS BUSINESS
COWICHAN VALLEY - The Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce is set to guide the region’s business community into 2025 with renewed focus and purpose. At its Annual General Meeting on November 26, the...
COMOX VALLEY CHAMBER: 2024 YEAR IN REVIEW
COMOX VALLEY - As we reflect on 2024, the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce is proud to celebrate a year of growth, innovation, and impactful engagement. Together with our members and partners, we’ve...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS DECEMBER 18, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The town council of Port McNeill has been consulted over the possible closure of Cheslakees Elementary School, which would take...
SOLID THIRD QUARTER FOR NANAIMO-BASED ATLAS
NANAIMO - Atlas Engineered Products posted third quarter revenue of $16.5 million, which represents a 15 percent year over year increase. Wall Panel revenue increased 120 percent year over year, and...
BIGFOOT CRANE ACADEMY TRAINING CRANE OPERATORS ACROSS WESTERN CANADA
On the ground: students learn with hands-on instruction at Bigfoot Crane Academy ABBOTSFORD – Bigfoot Crane Academy is providing boots on the ground training to help crane operators get a better...
CAR GROUP ASKING PROVINCE TO SLOW DOWN ON ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE TARGETS
BRITISH COLUMBIA – There’s a collision coming when radical government policy concerning the electrification of vehicles meets the marketplace in 2026. Ultimately, it will be consumers that will...
BCREA: NOVEMBER CANADIAN INFLATION REPORT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 1.9 per cent on a year-over-year basis in November, down from a 2.0 per cent increase in October....