NANAIMO – Nominations are now open for the 2025 Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards. The nomination deadline is December 20, 2024, with winners announced in person at the Delta Ocean Pointe...
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VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
NEW PARTNERSHP WITH PRIZM HEATING AND VENTILATION MAKES GREEN COAST HEAT PUMPS INC. A ONE-STOP-SHOP
VICTORIA – A recent chance encounter has blossomed into a mutually beneficial partnership for South Vancouver Island heating company Green Coast Heat Pumps Inc. and Prizm Heating and Ventilation,...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 12, 2024
COLWOOD - 3145 Metchosin Rd (multi-family new) Townhouses Architect: MJM Architect Inc - Victoria Ph: 250-661-5492 michael@mjmarchitect.ca Designer: Zebra Design - Victoria Ph:...
BCREA: OCTOBER EMPLOYMENT STATS SHOW SLOW AND STEADY RECOVERY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment rose by 0.1 percent from the previous month, growing by 15,000 jobs to 20.597 million in October. The employment rate fell by 0.1 points to 60.6 per cent,...
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY GROWING, BUT IDENTIFIES NEED FOR MAJOR PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To view the glass half full, construction in British Columbia continues to grow. If one is inclined to look at it half empty, declining investments in major projects and the...
OPINION: OWN THE DIRT: THE NUMBER ONE RULE OF BUSINESS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - “The number one rule of business is own the dirt.” Bruce Alexander, the former owner of Parksville Chrysler and a good friend of mine, told me that more than once. With that in...
ADVISORY: CUSTOMER CONVERSATION
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In today’s dynamic business landscape, small and medium sized businesses face a host of challenges. If you’re a budding business owner, you’re wearing a lot of hats while...
ENTREPRENEUR’S EVENTS MAKING WOMEN FEEL WORTHY
By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner PARKSVILLE –Kelsey Pringle, Jordan Sandhu and Suzanne Hedges want women to feel Worthy. That’s the goal of events that are filling venues on Vancouver Island and...
BDC AND EQUIFAX LAUNCH CANADIAN SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INDEX
OTTAWA - The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Equifax Canada have partnered to launch the Canadian Small Business Health index. By combining actual business data and industry sentiment,...
VIREB: BALANCED MARKET OFFERS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS
NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 722 unit sales and 4,015 active listings (all property types) board-wide on the MLS® System in October 2024, up 42 per cent and 12...
NANAIMO COLUMN: CHURCH PICKARD CPA JOINS DOANE GRANT THORNTON LLP
Leadership Changes At Alair Homes NANAIMO - Church Pickard Chartered Professional Accountants has joined Doane Grant Thornton LLP, effective November 1. Grant McDonald is the principal of Church...
BCREA: BC HOME SALES BUILDING MOMENTUM HEADING INTO 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 6, 2024
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce is celebrating their Business Awards Gala on November 22nd at the Kwqa'lilas Hotel. The finalists...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 4, 2024
LANGFORD - 825 Orono Ave (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: WA Architects Victoria - Langford Ph: 250-391-4933 dwong@wa-arch.ca Developer: Orono Holdings Ltd - Victoria Ph:...
OPINION: WHAT DOES BETTER LOOK LIKE AFTER PROVINCIAL ELECTION
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In the wake of the provincial election, Premier David Eby has sounded conciliatory. He acknowledges that many British Columbians didn’t vote for him and he’s promising to do...
ECABC: GOVERNMENT POLICY IMPACT ON CONTRACTORS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The provincial government has an enormous impact on the construction sector’s operating environment. As a non-partisan industry association, the Electrical Contractors Association...