By Jim Girvan From Fall 2024 Truck Loggers Association Magazine BRITISH COLUMBIA - Forestry, by its nature, is a slow moving, long-term game. Timber supply models used to set the allocated an-nual...
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2024 CAPITAL REGION COMMERCIAL BUILDING AWARD NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND – Nominations are now open for the 2024 Capital Region Commercial Building Awards, presented by Coastal Community Credit Union. The event will take place on November 28th at...
96% OF TELEVISION NEWS COVERAGE OF OTTAWA’S CHILD CARE, DENTAL CARE AND PHARMA CARE PROGRAMS FAILED TO REPORT ON COSTS
OTTAWA - Roughly four per cent of CBC (3.7 per cent) and CTV’s (4.1 per cent) coverage of the federal government’s child care, pharma care and dental care programs reported the costs to taxpayers,...
BGC SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND WANTS TO HELP YOU HELP OTHERS
VICTORIA – A lot of people want to do good in their community, but it can often be hard to know what to do and where to do it. When communities come together to help each member flourish, a greater,...
VIKING GROUP PROPERTIES COMMITTED TO THEIR CRAFT FOR 30 YEARS
VICTORIA – Viking Group Properties is committed to their CRAFT as they build award winning projects based on tradition. CRAFT is a modern acrostic interpretation of traditional Nordic Viking Laws:...
DESTINATION VICTORIA: DINE AROUND AND STAY IN TOWN RETURNS IN 2025
VICTORIA - One of Greater Victoria’s most anticipated culinary events, Dine Around and Stay in Town, returns in 2025 with exciting new additions. The annual foodie festival runs from January 24...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: OCTOBER 1, 2024
LOCATION: Victoria - Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing - Service Building - Design Build Install Address: 100 Cook St Tender Authority: City of Victoria - Purchasing - Victoria, Ph:...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 1, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Alan Lowe is the newest inductee to the 2024 Business Hall of Fame. Betsy Fulcher has joined the Chinook Business Advisory team as an...
OPINION: WADING THROUGH THE NOISE OF POLITICAL PROMISES
VANCOUVER ISLAND - “Say it seven times and people will remember it.” This is the communications advice given time and time again to politicians of all stripes. The reality is regardless if it’s...
ICBA ECONOMICS: CANADA SHOULD PLAY TO ITS TRADE STRENGTHS
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and the Business Council of British Columbia’s David Williams first appeared in the Sept. 25, 2024 edition of the Globe and Mail. BRITISH...
EDITORIAL: HYBRID WORK IS HERE TO STAY: REGIONAL TRENDS SHAPING CANADA’S NEW NORMAL
OTTAWA - Canadians are settling into new work-from-home patterns, but regional disparities reveal different experiences across the country, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Kerry Brown has assumed the position of Strategic Advisor – Chair Recruiting at MacKay CEO Forums. Stephen Toth has been appointed Vice...
VICTORIA CHAMBER: NEW TO CANADA PROGRAM LOOKS TO BUILD BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL
VICTORIA – There is no question that Canada’s economic health has always been tied to immigration. From the time of the first colonizers settling across the land, the industrial development of our...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Fernando Cienfuegos has been hired as Sales Account Manager at Matrix Video Communications Corp. in Victoria. Alisha Dsouza has joined the...
CITY OF VICTORIA PROGRAM WINS TWO AWARDS
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria’s OUR DWTN revitalization program has been recognized by two awards of excellence: the International Downtown Association (IDA) Award of Excellence in Urban Place...
EDITORIAL: CANADA’S CAPITAL CRISIS
OTTAWA – Persistently weak business investment is driving a significant drop in Canadian productivity and living standards, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Underequipped: How Weak...