This article was published in the Spring 2024 issue of the Truck Logger BC Magazine BRITISH COLUMBIA - Net sawmill capacity in North America declined by 2 per cent in 2023 as slowing lumber demand...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
COMOX VALLEY CHAMBER AGM NOTICE
COMOX VALLEY - The Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCC) is pleased to announce that after a dynamic recruiting campaign, they are welcoming two new Board Directors. Mike Atkins and Lara Austin...
FROM THE TRENCHES PODCAST: JOSHUA GAGLARDI FROM ORION CONSTRUCTION
Orion Construction Sets Sights on Vancouver Island + Okanagan Thursday, March 28, 2024 Orion Construction is an all-in-one construction partner. They provide design, permitting, pre-construction,...
PENINSULA CO-OP ACQUIRES METRO LIQUOR IN BRENTWOOD BAY
VICTORIA - Peninsula Co-op has announced its latest acquisition on Vancouver Island - Brentwood Bay's Metro Liquor. This is in keeping with the organizations vision to expand in the liquor retail...
BCREA: SHORT TERM RENTAL ACT CHANGES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In an effort to increase the supply of long-term residential housing, the BC Government has introduced the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act) which will have substantive...
VIREB REPORTS A SURPRISINGLY SLOW MARCH
NANAIMO – Last month, the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 655 unit sales board-wide (all property types). In the single-family category (excluding acreage and waterfront), 291...
NATIONS FORM PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Iskum Investments (Iskum) is a Consortium of over 20 First Nations from across Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast, that have come together in a unified modern business...
JAVEN SIMON ROOFING: CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUS DRIVING GROWTH
PORT ALBERNI – When Javen Simon moved to Port Alberni, he saw potential. And a lot of roofs that needed what he could provide. Thus he started Javen Simon Roofing, and hasn’t looked back. Over 15...
ADVISORY: CONSTRUCTION FINANCING – FINDING THE PATH FORWARD
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In 2021, the Vancouver Island market for real estate construction financing was humming along. The market was buoyed by low interest rates and awash with capital competing to...
MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 3, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Sporty Bar and Grill, located at 8700 Hastings Street, Port Hardy, is hiring Kitchen Staff. Emma and Rob Campbell, owners of Alert Bay...
CFIB: APRIL 1 CARBON TAX HIKE MAKES A BAD PROBLEM WORSE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
OTTAWA - Small business owners will not be laughing when the federal carbon tax jumps by 23% to $80 per tonne on April 1, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “The giant hike...
OPINION: A TALE OF TWO ISLAND ECONOMIES
VANCOUVER ISLAND - It’s an interesting study to determine how people on Vancouver Island are generally feeling about their communities and their livelihoods and how this is reflected in their...
FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: HOW EXPORTING CAN ADVANCE YOUR BC BUSINESS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Whether your company is big or small, exporting can grow your business. And while your local market is a great starting point, it will only take you so far. There are more than...
EBY’S 100 DAY HOUSING PLAN AN EMPTY PROMISE: HERE’S A CLEAR EXAMPLE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Applause was palpable from all sectors when Premier David Eby announced his 100 Day Housing Plan last year. Finally, a plan to overcome the self-inflicted, anti-development...
BANK OF CANADA QUARTERLY REPORT STATES SALES AND GROWTH EXPECTATIONS HAVE STOPPED FALLING
OTTAWA - Business sentiment and sales growth expectations have stopped falling this quarter, according to firms responding to the Business Outlook Survey and the Business Leaders’ Pulse, the Bank of...
INTERCHANGE RECYCLING JOINS CANADA PLASTICS PACT NETWORK
VICTORIA - The Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) announced CIAC Plastics Division, Denovia Labs, Greenstreets Environmental, Interchange Recycling, Ocean Legacy Foundation and Upstream to its expanding...