COWICHAN VALLEY - Economic Development Cowichan recently released the Spring 2024 edition of the State of the Cowichan Economy Report. This comprehensive report provides the latest data and...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
MOVERS & SHAKERS JULY 17, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Roland Le Fort has been promoted from Utility Operator to Chief Utility Operator and Tony Defreitas has taken on the new role of...
ADVISORY: ARE YOU PROTECTED AGAINST A CYBER-ATTACK?
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Most businesses today have a digital footprint. As organizations continue to transform digitally, news headlines show that cyber criminals have upped their game. Business owners...
FEDS COULD BALANCE BUDGET AND REDUCE TAX RATES WITH 2.3% SPENDING REDUCTION OVER TWO YEARS
OTTAWA - If the federal government reduced program spending by only 2.3 per cent over two years and eliminated a host of tax expenditures, it could balance the budget and reduce personal income tax...
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON NEW ISLAND CLASS VESSELS
VICTORIA – BC Ferries passengers to and from the Island are now one step closer to being served by the new Island Class vessels, as construction has officially started on the first two of the four...
BCREA: JUNE HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell 9 per cent to 241,672 units in June at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 14 per cent from the same month last year....
IRON & WOOD OFFERS FORE – NO 10 – OPTIONS FOR VIRTUAL SPORTS
By Mark MacDonald SAANICH – When people play at PGA Professional Derek Orr’s golf course, there’s no wind, rain or scorching sunshine. That’s because his Iron & Wood Golf Simulators is an indoor...
LARGEST GROUP OF FARMWORKERS IN CANADIAN HISTORY JOIN UNION UFCW 1518
LANGLEY - Nearly 400 workers at five Highline Mushrooms farms in British Columbia have joined United Food and Commercial Workers 1518. On July 8, the B.C. labour board certified the latest group of...
MNP AND SIX LEADING AGRONOMY COMPANIES JOIN FORCES
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Professional Services firm, MNP, has announced that it will join forces with six leading agronomy companies (4R Agronomy, Annex Agro, Arrow Crop Management, Elite Ag, Max Ag...
BCREA: HOME SALES CONTINUE BELOW AVERAGE PACE FOR JUNE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,082 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in June 2024, a 19 per...
CPABC: HOUSING AFFORDABILITY A MAJOR CHALLENGE TO BUSINESS SUCCESS IN B.C.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to BC Check-Up: Live, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on demographic and affordability trends across the province,...
WAITING IS THE THEME OF VIREB’S SUMMER HOUSING MARKET
NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 737 unit sales board-wide (all property types) on the MLS® System in June 2024. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and...
ICBA ECONOMICS: MID-YEAR UPDATE
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - Economic developments have unfolded largely as we predicted in our end-of-2023 outlook and 2024 forecast. Global economic conditions remain...
NANAIMO COLUMN: NESVOG MEATS GROWING BY TAKING OVER DUDINKS GARDEN
Steve Marshall Group Buys Kamloops Dealership, Parksville Chrysler Sold NANAIMO - Nesvog Meats & Sausage Company Ltd., which has locations in Terminal Park and on Bowen Road, has recently taken...
MOVERS & SHAKERS JULY 10, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Parallel 50 Realty and Property Management has moved to its new location at 7125A Market Street. Akvafuture, a Norwegian salmon...
VMAC INTRODUCES NEW ELECTRIC AIR BRAKE UNIT
NANAIMO – VMAC’s next step into the future was announced June 27 as the company unveiled its new High-Voltage Electric Vehicle (HVEV) air brake unit. Their new electric air brake compressor system...