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...
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VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
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...
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...
BIABC: THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IN BC
BIABC Says Small Business is Getting Squeezed Under Layers of Increasing Taxes BRITISH COLUMBIA – As the provincial government prepares to unveil Budget 2024, Business Improvement Areas of British...
MUSICIANS AND MUSIC COMPANIES RECEIVE $3.3M BOOST FROM PROVINCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA — More than 220 BC musicians and music companies are being supported by four Amplify BC programs to develop their careers and businesses. “We are proud to be the third largest music...
ICBA ECONOMICS: BUILDING PERMITS SLOWING AS ECONOMY SOFTENS
The following was written by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson. BRITISH COLUMBIA - In the waning weeks of 2023, Canadian building permits turned lower, consistent with a stagnant national economy...
NEW HOMES AND REPAIRS UNDERWAY FOR SNUNEYMUXW FIRST NATION
NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation has received more than $700,000 from the federal government to help build eight new homes and repair eight existing affordable ones. La'lum'utul (which means 'care...
CONSTRUCTION SECTOR REMAINED STRONG IN 2023
BRITISH COLUMBIA - While construction continues to top the economic drivers in British Columbia, the industry could be much more productive if several major issues are dealt with. Despite extensive...
MOVERS & SHAKERS: TOWN OF COMOX HIRES NEW DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
NORTH ISLAND A collaborative effort between BC Hydro, Island Health and AES, the Port Hardy Hospital Mobile CT scanner has just been delivered to a site in Port Hardy that has been specially...