BRITISH COLUMBIA - Tax rates make an incredible difference when it comes to decision time for investors and companies. U.S. President Joe Biden’s recent push to get Group of Seven countries to agree...
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Time Has Never Been Better To Get Together
VICTORIA - With restrictions lifting and the threat of COVID-19 fading into the category of rarely contracted communicable disease, we’re all ready to get back to “new” normal. But what is normal?...
BC Needs To Pull Out Of Its Debt Spiral
A Report Released By The Canadian Taxpayers Federation Shows That BC’s Debt Will Be $102.9 Billion By The End Of This Year The interest payments on British Columbia’s provincial debt this year could...
May Sees Decrease In Retail Sales
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales decreased 2.1 per cent m/m to $53.8 billion on a seasonally-adjusted basis in May. Including the declines in April, sales were down 7.5 per cent from the...
From The Trenches: Chase Edgelow of EverGen Infrastructure
Episode Summary Chase Edgelow, CEO and Co-founder of EverGen Infrastructure, john host John MacDonald on the latest From the Trenches episode. His company turns organic waste into renewable natural...
Funding Received For UVIC Engineering, Computer Science Expansion
VICTORIA – With growing demand for engineering and computer science programs, the Province and the University of Victoria (UVic) are building new state-of-the-art learning facilities and expanding...
From The Trenches: Michelle Corfield of Corfield & Associates
Episode Summary Interview with Michelle Corfield, CEO of Corfield & Associates, board member with Fortis BC, former chair and current board member with the Nanaimo Port Authority, and...
Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency Program Offers Incentives
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC Trucking Association (BCTA), in partnership with the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announces the third offering of the CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle...
BC’S New Meat Licensing System
BRITISH COLUMBIA – It will be easier for BC families to buy, serve and enjoy beef, pork and poultry raised in their own communities under a new meat licensing system that supports farm businesses in...
TELUS Investing $63 Million Across Greater Victoria
TELUS Victoria Community Board Renamed TELUS Vancouver Island Community Board As It Expands Its Support To Central And North Island Charities VICTORIA – TELUS announced an investment of $63 million...
UVIC Receives Funding For Centre For Advanced Materials & Related Technology Biomedical Core
Funding Addresses A Unique Gap In The Life Sciences Ecosystem That Will Help Life Sciences Companies In BC Scale Up VICTORIA - British Columbia's life sciences sector has faced substantial equipment...
OneFeather Launches Dedicated Indigenous Banking Solutions
VICTORIA - The OneFeather APP is a ground-breaking Indigenous innovation offering a dedicated Indigenous banking solution for First Nations Peoples, Métis, and Inuit. Paired with the new contactless...
ICBA: Compulsory Trades Certification Is A Step Backward For BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As we come to the end of the global pandemic, companies are facing the challenge of rethinking the workplace. Construction contractors are no different – whether it’s on the job...
Sooke Farm Celebrates A Century
Woodside Farm in Sooke is receiving a Century Farm and Ranch Award, celebrating the people behind a family-run produce and livestock farm that has been feeding the community for more than a century....
BC Housing Starts Highest In Canada In June
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts continued at a historically high level in June. Although housing starts decreased to 282.1k units (-1.5 per cent m/m) in June at a seasonally adjusted...
From The Trenches Podcast: Dr. Dionne Laslo-Baker: DeeBee’s Organics
DeeBee Organics Partners With Disney Episode Summary Dr. Dionne Laslo-Baker, CEO and Founder of DeeBee’s Organics, joins host John MacDonald on the latest From the Trenches episode. She has recently...