BRITISH COLUMBIA – According to a recent report from the British Columbia Real Estate Association, the Canadian GDP edged up by 0.1 per cent in July, following a similar increase in June. Growth in...
GREATER VICTORIA BUSINESS NEWS
BDC Announces Major Investment for Women
CANADA – BDC has announced the launch of its $500 million Thrive Venture Fund and Lab for Women. Building on the success of BDC Capital’s Women in Technology (WIT) Venture Fund, launched in...
WestJet Group Inks Deal with Boeing
CANADA - The WestJet Group announced an agreement with Boeing to purchase an additional 42 MAX aircraft, along with options for 22 more. This order is in addition to WestJet's remaining 23 MAX...
CRD Develops Rebate Program to Regulate Water Waste
By Tyler Nyquvest VANCOUVER ISLAND – As the climate changes, we will continue to experience hotter and dryer summers which can put pressure on water infrastructure in the CRD. Every effort to look...
Gold-Winning Projects Showcased at 2022 CARE Awards
VICTORIA – The Victoria Residential Builders Association announced the Gold winners at the 2022 Construction Achievements and Renovations of Excellence (CARE) Awards of Vancouver Island held Friday,...
BC Construction Employers Offered $40,000 to Support Apprenticeship & Diversity
New Hiring and Registration Drive Starts Today BRITISH COLUMBIA – Effective today, BC’s construction employers can begin to access up to $40,000 through the BC Construction Association (BCCA) to...
London Rooter Weathers The Storms
VANCOUVER ISLAND - After over three decades keeping Victoria and the lower Vancouver Island population dry, Gurparit Gill (Gurp), owner and operator of London Rooter Ltd., is confident there is no...
BC Offers Funding For Amateur Sports
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Government is providing $4 million in post-pandemic recovery funding to reignite the amateur sport sector by rebuilding sport membership and bolstering volunteerism. In BC, 85 per...
Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Expansion of Intellectual Property
VICTORIA - Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TSX: EPRX), a Phase 2 clinical-stage biotechnology company with an innovative drug delivery technology platform, announced the grant of a patent and a...
BC Consumer Prices Rose 7.3 Per Cent in August
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC Real Estate Association has released their Canadian Inflation Report for August 2022 showing Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 7 per...
Canada’s Forest Sector Announces Awards of Excellence Recipients
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As National Forest Week is celebrated across the country, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is seizing the opportunity to announce the recipients of its annual Awards...
WHY SUPPORT UBER?
VICTORIA - Earlier this month, Destination Greater Victoria publicly supported Uber's application for a licence transfer through the Passenger Transportation Board to operate in Greater Victoria....
Go4Virtual Laser Focused On Photography And Virtual Tours
Go4Virtual Franchise is Growing VICTORIA – Luc Cardinal and his team at Go4Virtual give their clients something that is the next best thing to being there. The real estate photography and virtual...
Time Is Right For Business Hall Of Fame
GREATER VICTORIA - Last November, I went shopping for a new tie. It was more exhilarating than it probably should have been, but my excitement wasn’t really about the tie. Sure, it was sweet and...
September 2022 Capital Region Commercial Real Estate Report
Sponsored by: CENTRAL SAANICH - Plans to redevelop the Sassy’s Restaurant property at 6719 West Saanich Road are crystallizing following the submission of an updated proposal to the...
Big Timber! TV Series Renewed For Third Season
By Mark MacDonald SOOKE – Ready, set, action! Again! Big Timber, the reality TV series featuring the Wenstob family and their Wenstob Timber Resources logging/milling operation, has been renewed for...
