Funding Designed to Address Labour Market Gap PORT HARDY - The Port Hardy Chamber of Commerce is pleased and grateful to announce receipt of $491,800 from the Rural Economic Diversification and...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
COFI: STATEMENT ON RECENT MILL CLOSURES AND CURTAILMENTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Linda Coady, President & CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) made the following statement in response to ongoing mill closures and curtailments in BC:...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES OPPOSE CAPITAL GAINS CHANGES UNLESS CRITICAL AMENDMENTS ARE MADE
OTTAWA – Nearly three-quarters (72%) of small business owners say the proposed changes to capital gains taxation will harm Canada’s climate for investment and growth, according to new data from the...
CROWNE PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION STAYS TRUE TO ITSELF
By Tyler Nyquvest CAMPBELL RIVER – British Columbia has long been a desirable place to live. The rugged natural beauty of Vancouver Island has attracted residents for decades, but in the last 10...
ICBA ECONOMICS: FOCUS ON B.C. CONSTRUCTION LABOUR SUPPLY & DEMAND
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The availability and cost of qualified workers is a day-to-day concern for many ICBA members as well as for the construction industry...
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR FOOD PRODUCERS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Funding is now available for B.C. producers, food processors and seafood businesses to help them improve product tracing, to meet consumer demands for greater transparency and...
QUALICUM BEACH CLARIFIES VACATION RENTALS
QUALICUM BEACH - In 2023, the Province enacted Bill 35, the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act, aimed at addressing the housing crisis and regulating short-term rental listings. While Bill 35 will...
JOHN COOPER & ASSOCIATES GEAR UP WITH RENEWED FOCUS
By Mark MacDonald NANAIMO – While evaluating his real estate company, John Cooper heard over and over that his clients wanted to deal directly with him. Thus he streamlined his John Cooper &...
EDITORIAL: RATHER THAN LOOK IN THE MIRROR, GOVERNMENT BLAMES PRIVATE SECTOR FOR INFLATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Socialist governments blame businesses for higher prices, when it is actually their own policies that drive up prices. One of the latest cases in point is Prime Minister Justin...
MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 8, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The Namgis Wellness Centre Committee, the First Nation Health Authority, a team of architects, engineers, and planners at David Naime +...
WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION TRADES UP 24%, BUT MORE ROOM TO GROW
BRITISH COLUMBIA - While the number of women getting involved in the construction industry has been increasing steadily, there’s still plenty of room to grow as opportunities continue to expand....
BCFSA: STRATA PROPERTY REGULATION CHANGES: STRATA DEPRECIATION REPORTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - BCFSA is issuing this Advisory to notify real estate licensees and developers of amendments to the Strata Property Regulation under the Strata Property Act. The amendments make...
SECONDARY SUITE PROGRAM LAUNCHES IN B.C.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Province of B.C. has launched a three-year pilot of the new Secondary Suite Incentive Program. As of May 2, 2024 homeowners in most B.C. municipalities and regional...
BCREA: THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS ACT #572
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It’s often said that the only constant in life is change, and change certainly appears to be the name of the game. Described as a real “game-changer”, the Short-Term Rental...
EDITORIAL: MEDICAL WAIT TIMES COST CANADIAN PATIENTS ALMOST $3.5 BILLION IN LOST WAGES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Long waits for surgery and medical treatment cost Canadians almost $3.5 billion in lost wages and productivity last year, finds a new study published today by the Fraser...
OPINION: WHAT’S BEHIND “AXE THE TAX”
VANCOUVER ISLAND - “Axe the (Carbon) Tax” is the chant reverberating across the country and national opinion polls show it’s a message really striking a chord. To begin to understand the political...