BRITISH COLUMBIA - Sixteen proposed critical mineral mines, representing $36 billion in near-term investment, 300,000 person-years of employment and $11 billion in tax revenues, are at a key...
VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
PORT ALBERNI TO SEE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PORT ALBERNI – Huupsitas, a new affordable rental housing building, located at 6161 Russell Pl, will house seniors and people living with disabilities in Port Alberni. The five-storey building has...
PREMIUM LIVING VICTORIA HELPING CUSTOMERS IMPROVE SECURITY, CURB APPEAL
VICTORIA – Premium Living Victoria products help customers feel more secure, and better about how their homes and office buildings look. The company offers door, screen, awning and security products...
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
NANAIMO – Finalists for the 22rd Annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards, presented by MNP, have been announced. Winners across 18 categories will be named on February 1st during a Black...
Save Our Streets Coalition Membership Nearly Doubles
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The number of companies and organizations backing the Save Our Streets coalition that wants an end to the unprecedented wave of theft, property crime and street violence across BC...
RBC Purchase Of HSBC Approved By Department Of Finance
OTTAWA - The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has purchased HSBC Bank Canada (HSBC), and the transaction has been approved by the Department of Finance Canada. The sale was announced in November, 2022...
PORT ALBERNI ANNOUNCES BUILDING DECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AT SOMASS LANDS
PORT ALBERNI –Students interested in learning about building deconstruction, salvage and the circular economy will soon have the opportunity to have hands-on experience as part of the redevelopment...
CHINA & US MARKET UPDATES: WAITING FOR DEMAND
As seen in Winter 2024 Truck LoggerBC Market Report BRITISH COLUMBIA - In October 2023, I travelled for one week in Europe and two weeks in China to obtain a first-hand view of industry and market...
LACKLUSTRE DECEMBER CLOSES OUT 2023
NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 7,297 unit sales in 2023 compared to 11,045 in 2021 and 7,810 in 2022. High interest rates are primarily to blame for the weaker...
TLA: TACKLING A DIFFERENT KIND OF CLIMATE CHANGE
As seen in Truck LoggerBC Winter 2024 TLA Executive Director’s Message BRITISH COLUMBIA - Suffice it to say there is an abundance of headlines about the environmental climate challenges facing us....
COMOX VALLEY CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2023 AWARD FINALISTS
COMOX VALLEY – The Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce (CVCC) is so pleased to announce our 2023 Chamber Award finalists. Since 1974, the Chamber Awards has recognized the accomplishments of...
Nanaimo’s Shaun Peet Revs Up Corporations With Top Gear Motivational Presentations
From Zero To 8.5 Seconds By Mark MacDonald NANAIMO – Call him the Hero of the Zero. Nanaimo native Shaun Peet, an in-demand motivational speaker in the United States through the DECK Leadership...
BCREA: MORTAGAGE RATE FORECAST
BRITISH COLUMBIA - After hitting a 15-year high in late fall, long-term Canadian bond yields have been tumbling to finish the year as financial markets reckon with slowing inflation and the...
LATEST VANCOUVER ISLAND PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In the next few days, owners of nearly 400,000 properties throughout Vancouver Island can expect to receive their 2024 assessment notices, which reflect market value as of July 1,...
INNOV8 DIGITAL SOLUTIONS BUYS ONTARIO COMPANY
BRTISH COLUMBIA – Innov8 Digital Solutions has expanded its network of stores to 10 with the acquisition of Sudbury, Ontario-based Laurentian Business Products Center Inc. Innov8 is Canada’s largest...
NANAIMO COLUMN: COMMUNITY FUTURES CENTRAL ISLAND MOVES TO PARKSVILLE
Driftwood Great Chinese Buffet Adds Fifth Island Location NANAIMO - Executive Director Jolynn Green has announced that Community Futures Central Island has moved from downtown Nanaimo to 106-205...