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...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
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...
MORE INVENTORY BENEFITS BOTH BUYERS AND SELLERS ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 741 unit sales board-wide (all property types) in April 2024. In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 376...
MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 1, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Naomi Heith has been named the new District of Port Hardy's Recreation and Community Services Manager. On April 18, 2024, a National...
DISCOVERY MONTESSORI SCHOOL PUTS TECTONICA ON TOP
Nanaimo Company’s Projects Earn Pair Of Vancouver Island Commercial Building Awards By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner NANAIMO – Tectonica Management added two more awards to their growing...
CHAMPIONING LOCAL PROSPERITY IN THE COWICHAN VALLEY
DUNCAN - At the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce, we understand the integral role local businesses play in shaping the economic and cultural fabric of our community. As advocates for the region’s...
CPABC: NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SLUGGISH IN NANAIMO AND DUNCAN
DUNCAN - According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, there were 2,410 housing...
BC BUILDS SELECTS NEW SITES FOR RENTAL HOUSING
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Three properties in the Township of Langley have been selected as sites for BC Builds pre-zoned housing on public lands that will become rental homes for middle income people....
VEGA MINING APPOINTS NISGA’A CITIZENS TO KEY POSITIONS
NORTHERN BC - Vega Mining Inc., which has formed Nations Royalties with Nisga’a First Nation, has appointed several Nisga’a citizens to its management team and Board of Directors. Tony Robinson is...
BCREA: FEBRUARY 2024 CANADIAN GDP GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew 0.2 per cent in February, following a 0.5 per cent increase in January. The growth was driven by services-producing sectors (+0.2 per cent), led by growth...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE TAKES A NOSEDIVE IN APRIL
OTTAWA - The long-term confidence index for the next 12 months dropped 5.4 points down to 47.5. This indicator decreased for a second consecutive month, according to the latest Canadian Federation...
ANVIL ISLAND DESIGN METAL ARTISTRY COVERING THE WORLD
By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner NANAIMO – When Barb and Jack Willoughby started Anvil Island Design 30 years ago, they envisioned it to be a family business in every sense of the word. Their...
FUNDING FOR 10 ISLAND FIRMS FROM BC MANUFACTURING JOBS FUND
VANCOUVER ISLAND – Six capital projects and four planning projects on Vancouver Island will receive up to $5 million in funding through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund. The companies are Ron Anderson...
HOT DOG GUYS SIZZLING AT TILLICUM CENTRE
VICTORIA – Something new is sizzling in Tillicum Centre. It’s The Hot Dog Guys Foods Ltd., an up and coming west coast hot dog restaurant chain started by partners Rick Lacey and Don Lawrie. Not...
BCREA: BC HOUSING MARKET EXPECTED TO REBOUND
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Second Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
ICBA ECONOMICS: HOUSEHOLD FORMATION, IMMIGRATION AND HOUSING MARKETS
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The 2024 federal budget unveiled dozens of new initiatives intended to address Canada’s unfolding housing affordability and supply crisis....