Businesses Pay Almost Triple The Amount Of Property Taxes That Residents Pay BRITISH COLUMBIA – According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ (CFIB’s) latest BC 2024 Property Tax...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
PROVINCE HONOURS ENGINEERS FOR TRANSPORTATION WORK
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Winners were announced at the BC Transportation Conference for the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – British Columbia, held in Vancouver on Thursday, Feb. 15,...
BCREA: CANADIAN HOUSING STARTS FALL BY 10% IN JANUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell 10 per cent to 223,589 units in January at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 7 per cent from the same month last year....
ACCELERATING HOME CONSTRUCTION ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
VANCOUVER ISLAND - The Government of Canada, along with the City of Victoria, the City of Campbell River and the Town of Comox, has jointly announced an agreement aimed at expediting the...
NEW NAME, LOCATION FOR CAMPBELL RIVER LAW FIRM
Kevin Simonett Law Corporation Becomes Longstone Law Corporation CAMPBELL RIVER – Kevin Simonett has a new name and location for the growing law firm he owns with his wife, Gemma. Longstone Law...
CANADIAN CHAMBER UNVEILS THE PORTRAIT OF SMALL BUSINESSES: INSIGHTS AND CHALLENGES
OTTAWA - While the importance of small businesses to Canada’s economy is undeniable — there are 1.3 million of them employing over 11 million people — there is still a lot that remains unknown about...
NCDA: AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR MAKES STRONG POST-PANDEMIC RETURN TO FORM IN 2023
By Blair Qualey BRITISH COLUMBIA - As most people will appreciate, 2022 was a year in which many industries started their climb back from the COVID pandemic and the automotive sector was no...
TOP DOWN INVESTMENTS: CONNECTING GOOD PEOPLE WITH GREAT REAL ESTATE
DUNCAN – Top Down Investments is all about connecting good people with great real estate. Guy Bouchard moved his Top Down Investments development company to Vancouver Island in 2020, and they have...
CANADIAN HOME SALES SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY
OTTAWA - Following a weak second half of 2023, home sales over the last two months are showing signs of recovery, according to the latest data from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). Home...
‘NAMGIS FIRST NATION TO BUILD COMMERCIAL-SCALE HYDROPONIC FARM
Island Coastal Economic Trust COURTENAY – ‘Namgis First Nation will set up a local food production system using Growcer hydroponic technology through a new investment with Island Coastal Economic...
CITY OF PORT ALBERNI AWARDS TRAIN STATION RFP TO TWIN CITY BREWING
PORT ALBERNI – After an extensive process, the City of Port Alberni announced the successful proponent of the Request for Proposal (RFP) Train Station lease has been awarded to local business and...
COMOX VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES BOARD MEMBER RECRUITMENT DRIVE AND AGM NOTICE
COMOX VALLEY – The Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCC) is embarking on a dynamic recruitment campaign to attract exceptional individuals to join its esteemed Board of Directors. As well, the...
Movers & Shakers February 14, 2024 – Business Examiner Vancouver Island
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The District of Port Hardy and the Heritage Society have partnered to improve Visitor Centre Services that will help the Museum connect...
2024 COMMERCIAL BUILDING AWARDS NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN!
NANAIMO – Nominations are officially open for the 2024 Commercial Building Awards: Central/North Vancouver Island, marking the event’s 17th year! The nomination deadline for submissions is...
CFIB: OTTAWA SITTING ON $2.5 BILLION IN CARBON TAX REBATES OWED TO SMALL BUSINESS SINCE 2019
OTTAWA – The federal government has been sitting on $2.5 billion in carbon tax revenue collected since 2019 despite repeated promises to return it to small businesses in Ontario, Manitoba,...
BUSINESS EXAMINER CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF FOCUSING ON LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS
By Mark MacDonald VICTORIA – Business Examiner is celebrating being the voice of business on Vancouver Island for four decades this year. It was 1984 when Grant Wittkamp and Tom Neilson started the...