Under Justin Trudeau, The federal Government has Hired 0ver 98,000 New Bureaucrats OTTAWA – The increase in the capital gains tax inclusion rate will further exacerbate Canada’s productivity lag,...
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BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FIRST FULLY UNIONIZED PRIVATE CANNABIS CHAIN
NANAIMO - In a groundbreaking move that sets a new standard for the cannabis industry, workers at two Trees Cannabis locations in Nanaimo have joined their colleagues at other locations across...
BC BUILDING CODE CHANGES ALLOWING EXPANSION OF MASS TIMBER IN BUILDINGS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Updates to the BC Building Code will benefit people in the building and housing sectors with the expanded use of mass timber in taller buildings, as well as schools, libraries and...
MARK COLLINS JOINS VICTORIA CLIPPER MANAGEMENT TEAM
VICTORIA – FRS Clipper, a leading provider of maritime transportation whale watching excursions and vacation packages in the Pacific Northwest, welcomes Mark Collins as the incoming Chief Executive...
CITY OF LANGFORD ANNOUNCES INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE PROJECTS
LANGFORD– On Tuesday, April 16, in partnership with School District #62 (SD62), the City of Langford announced eight significant infrastructure upgrade projects, including six sidewalk infill...
MOVERS & SHAKERS VICTORIA FOR APRIL 16, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Peter McLaughlin has been appointed CEO of Harwood Custom Composites (HCC), a privately held Canadian company headquartered at Victoria...
VICTORIA DRAINS LINING SOLVES UNDERGROUND PIPE REPAIR ISSUES
VICTORIA – Victoria Drains has a solution for broken, cracked, offset or open joints in underground pipes that is very environmentally friendly: Lining. Their team uses state-of-the-art equipment to...
SPRING 2024 BC CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY REPORT
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Statistics reported in the Spring 2024 BC Construction Association (BCCA) Construction Industry Stat Pack and BCCA’s annual BC Construction Industry Survey Report show that while...
ADVISORY: BUILDING YOUR CREDIT SCORE
VANCOUVER ISLAND - As a mortgage lender, I always let potential borrowers know how important it is to build a strong credit score. This number represents your credit report and shows potential...
MARCH 2024 NATIONAL HOUSING DATA
OTTAWA – While there are expectations the Canadian housing market will pick up on some level this year, home sales and prices were mostly unchanged on a month-over-month basis in March 2024,...
TOURISM VICTORIA: VISITOR ECONOMY WILL THRIVE, DESPITE RESTRICTIONS ON SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS
VICTORIA - Next month, BC’s new Short-Term Rental Accommodation Act will come into effect. Despite what you may have heard, restrictions on short-term vacation rentals will not create a tourism...
DEEBEE’S ORGANICS: HEALTHY TREATS MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT
By Mark MacDonald VICTORIA – Dr. Dionne Baker was in the kitchen with her two children over a decade ago making snacks when “the light went on”. What she saw in front of her opened her eyes to the...
BCREA: PENT-UP DEMAND CONTINUES TO BUILD AS SALES REMAIN SLOW
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 6,460 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in March 2024,...
CPABC: INVESTMENT CLIMATE SHOWS STRENGTH IN HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, construction...
BCBC’S ‘STRONG ECONOMY, STRONG COMMUNITY’ EVENT RAISES $30,000 FOR LOCAL CHARITIES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) is pleased to announce that three B.C. charitable organizations – Covenant House Vancouver, Power To Be, and Ending Violence B.C. –...
VICTORIA YOUTH PUT THEIR ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS TO THE TEST APRIL 13th
VICTORIA – Over 200 middle and high school youth will be taking over the Bay Centre this Saturday to sell what they have spent months making/repurposing. The day will see the culmination of dozens...