BRITISH COLUMBIA – FortisBC Energy Inc. has submitted its 2026 long-term gas resource plan to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), and it includes projects like the Hartland Landfill...
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VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: APRIL 7, 2026
South Island builds continue to advance, with a major apartment project well underway, a townhouse development nearing completion, and a large affordable housing project now breaking ground....
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 2, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Cari Watson has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Client Experience and Digital at Westland Insurance Group Ltd. Jody Bellefleur has been named...
ICBA ECONOMICS: THE SHIFTING SANDS OF INTERPROVINCIAL MIGRATION TRENDS IN B.C. AND ALBERTA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Recently released data from Statistics Canada show that in the final quarter of 2025, B.C. recorded a net inflow of about 1,200 interprovincial migrants. While modest, this marks...
PORT OPERATOR DP WORLD MARKS 20 YEARS IN CANADA
VANCOUVER – DP World marks 20 years of operations in Canada with the acknowledgement that it has spent over $1.7 billion since 2006 to build, expand, and modernize critical supply chain...
BUSINESS COALITION CALLS ON BC NDP TO SCRAP ADDED PST
VANCOUVER – A group of prominent and influential business leaders has called on the NDP government to eliminate the recently announced expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax to a wide range of...
FEDS ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR ESQUIMALT, COMOX ARMED FORCES PROJECTS
ESQUIMALT – Canada has bumped up its funding of the Canadian Armed Forces, and has achieved the NATO spending target of two percent of GDP this year. It also announced spending for the Esquimalt...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: APRIL 1, 25, 2026
North Island builds are advancing across institutional and healthcare projects, with facilities moving through permitting, design completion, and pre-construction toward 2026 starts. NORTH COWICHAN...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 1, 2026
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Rodrigo Morales has begun a new business venture, Pikhoyo Jewellery, which specializes in the production of jewelry from...
KOT GROUP OPENS NEW DEALDERSHIP IN LANGFORD
LANGFORD – Kot Auto Group has announced the opening of its new Hyundai dealership in Langford, now recognized as the largest Hyundai facility in Canada. The 75,000-square-foot building includes an...
BCREA: CANADIAN ECONOMY EXPERIENCED MODEST GROWTH IN JANUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew by 0.1 per cent in January after increasing by 0.2 per cent in December. Goods-producing sectors rose by 0.2 per cent, while service-producing industries...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 31, 2026
South Island builds continue to move forward, with townhouse, condominium, and institutional projects advancing through development permit review, tendering, and pre-construction stages. VICTORIA...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 27, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Brandon Craig will assume the roles of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of BHP Group Limited on July 1, 2026. Chip Bergh, the former President and...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 25, 2026
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Patricia Rusch is celebrating 20 years of service with the Sayward Fire & Rescue Department. The Province, Island...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 25, 2026
North Island development continues to move ahead, with supportive housing, healthcare upgrades, and patient-focused accommodation projects progressing through pre-construction and active builds....
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES URGE GOVERNMENTS TO KEEP MOMENTUM ON REDUCING INTERNAL TRADE BARRIERS
OTTAWA - With federal, provincial, and territorial ministers set to meet next week for the Committee on Internal Trade (CIT), the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on...