VICTORIA – The Victoria Innovation, Advanced Technology and Entrepreneurship Council (VIATEC) recently held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 19th, 2024. “We are impressed by the...
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HARBOUR AIR ROLLS OUT NEW WHEELED FLIGHT SERVICE
VICTORIA –Seaplane airline, Harbour Air, announced the rollout of their first-ever wheeled flight service between Vancouver International Airport’s (YVR) South Terminal and YYJ Victoria...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
LOCATION: Saanich (mixed-use dev) Address: 3400 Tillicum Rd - Apartments - Commercial - The Odyssey Description: Two buildings, 2 and 6 storeys, with 242 apartments, 12 townhouses, and 16,000 sf of...
BC REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR REVIEW OF BC’S SHORT-TERM RENTAL BAN
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) is calling for significant amendments to BC's short-term rental laws to mitigate the major disruption they've caused for...
VICTORIA COMMUNITY AMENITIES GET $12.8M PROVINCIAL FUNDING BOOST
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria is investing in valuable upgrades to Royal Athletic Park and Centennial Square with the help of $12.8 million in provincial funding from the Growing Communities Fund....
ENGAGED IS REVOLUTIONIZING HOW HUMAN RESOURCES IS DELIVERED
VICTORIA – Human resources has always taken a standardized approach when it comes to business organization and operation, which is why Denise Lloyd, Founder and CEO at Engaged, believed she could...
SMALL BUSINESS BC ANNOUNCES FINALISTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The top three finalists in four award categories for the Small Business BC Awards competition has been announced. These businesses are finalists from 400 entries which in turn...
YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - One of my favourite books of all time is “ Think and Grow Rich”. One of the most popular books on the topic of success by Napoleon Hill and first published in 1937 and still in...
KDLLP BREAKS GROUND ON RIVERS EDGE HOUSING PROJECT
DUNCAN – KDLLP, the development arm of Khowutzun Development Corporation owned by the Cowichan Tribe, has broken ground on Rivers Edge, a 200-unit housing project at 222 Cowichan Way. The mixed-use...
OPINION: A POSSIBLE REMEDY FOR OUR FOREST FUTURE
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Over 30 years ago, I walked into a school portable on a rainy day in Port Alberni. The room was full of forest industry workers hunched over computer terminals trying to learn new...
NEXT STEPS TO RECENT CHANGES TO TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM
OTTAWA - Following up on changes announced to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program announced on August 26th, Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official...
BCREA: AUGUST 2024 INFLATION SHOWS MORTGAGE INTERESTS COSTS UP
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.0 per cent on a year-over-year basis in August, down from a 2.5 per cent increase in July. This marks the...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA John Wilson, the leader of the Wilson Group of Companies, declared his candidacy as the Conservative candidate for Esquimalt-Colwood. The...
PROVINCE WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES ON BUILDING MORE HOUSING WITH ZONING EXTENSIONS
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The Province has granted extensions to 21 B.C. local governments to provide them more time to amend zoning bylaws and upgrade infrastructure for some, or all, of their community....
CREA: CANADIAN HOUSING ACTIVITY REMAINS IN HOLDING PATTERN
OTTAWA - National home sales increased in June following the Bank of Canada’s first interest rate cut since 2020, and activity posted another small gain in August on the heels of the second rate cut...
BCREA: AUGUST 2024 HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to a press release from the BC Real Estate Association, Canadian housing starts fell 22 per cent to 217,405 units in August at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR)....