NANAIMO – Island Health and BC Cancer have now issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a construction manager for the new BC Cancer centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH). Submissions...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
MOVERS & SHAKERS JUNE 19, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Port Hardy Recreation has two new Community Outreach Coordinators, Sara Klatt and Katie Hoedt. The Port Hardy Primary Health Care...
ERRATIC REGULATION DETERRING INVESTMENTS IN CRITICAL MINING, ENERGY PROJECTS
OTTAWA – Lengthy delays and regulatory uncertainty is deterring investment in major infrastructure projects in Canada, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Smoothing the Path:...
PROCUREMENT FAIRNESS CLAUSE REMOVED FROM MANY TAXPAYER-FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Construction Association (BCCA) has issued a province-wide industry alert following the confirmation of cases of removal of “Contract A” from the procurement process by a...
AGRI-BUSINESSES WANT STREAMLINED PROCESS FOR TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM
OTTAWA - Canada is reviewing its Temporary Foreign Worker program: Agri-businesses want streamlined processes, more flexibility to stay competitive As Ottawa is looking to overhaul its Temporary...
CANADA’S BLUEPRINT FOR MASS TIMBER SUCCESS
OTTAWA – The Transition Accelerator unveiled The Mass Timber Roadmap, the comprehensive report that outlines an ambitious and strategic vision for the future of mass timber in Canada and its...
IWCD ADDS MORE HARDWARE TO ITS WALL OF FAME
By Mark MacDonald NANAIMO – The boardroom at IWCD also serves as the company’s unofficial “Wall of Fame” at its office on McCullough Road in Nanaimo, and the owners now have a few more awards to...
CANADIAN HOUSING ACTIVITY SEES ANOTHER QUIET MONTH IN MAY
OTTAWA – While May was another relatively uneventful month for many Canadian housing markets with national month-over-month home sales edging slightly lower and new listings moving only a...
COMOX VALLEY TRANSITION SOCIETY PRESENTS: ART IN THE VINES GALA FUNDRAISER
COMOX VALLEY - The ART IN THE VINES Gala event, held brings together the best of the Comox Valley. The Gala will be held on Friday, September 13, 2024 at the award winning 40 Knots Winery, Vineyard...
FIRST NATIONS FINANCE AUTHORITY RAISES $452 MILLION IN FINANCING FOR 30 FIRST NATIONS
WEST BANK - First Nations Finance Authority's (FNFA) loan portfolio now exceeds $2.2 billion in loans to its members with the issuance of its 11th debenture that has provided 30 First Nations across...
ANN MARIE CLARK APPOINTED CHAIR OF NEW CAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION
NANAIMO – Ann Marie Clark, Dealer Principal at Steve Marshall Ford Lincoln, has been appointed Chair of the New Car Dealers Association of BC. The NCDA’s Board of Directors is made up of 11...
NANAIMO AIRPORT CFO WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
NANAIMO - The Chief Financial Officer & VP Business Development at the Nanaimo Airport (YCD), Keith Granbois, has been honoured with the prestigious ACI North America Financial Professional of...
ADVISORY: START UP FINANCING FOR YOUR BUSINESS
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Are you thinking about start up or early-stage financing? If you’ve found many lenders want to see at least two years of profitable financial performance before making a loan to...
BCREA: BC MARKETS BALANCED GOING INTO SUMMER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 8,075 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in May 2024, a 11.6 per...
NCDA: BC’S STRATEGY AGAINST AUTO THEFT PAYING DIVIDENDS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In May, the federal government unveiled a National Action Plan on Combating Auto Theft, underlining the growing level of concern about this issue. The strategy includes...
TELUS ANNOUNCES $11 MILLION IN NANAIMO WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY
NANAIMO – TELUS is investing $11 million to enhance wireless connectivity in Nanaimo this year as part of its $17 billion investment over the next five years in B.C. TELUS is connecting homes...