LANGFORD - The City of Langford has been ranked the #1 Best Community in BC, and #18 Best Community in Canada by Maclean’s Magazine. The ranking considered many factors, including affordability,...
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BCCPA: Ambitious 2021 Federal Budget Offers $101 Billion In New Spending Over Coming Years
Federal Programs Including CEWS/CERS Extension, Major Funding For New Programs BRITISH COLUMBIA - On April 19, 2021, the Government of Canada released its first budget since the pandemic began. It...
Funding To Support Camosun With Film Studio Educational Planning
VICTORIA - A provincial government investment of $150,000 will aid Camosun College in the exploration of educational opportunities for students in the B.C. film industry and the potential...
Butler Bros Supplies Wins 2021 Family Business Excellence Award
VICTORIA – Doug Wittich, President of Family Business Association (FBA) of Vancouver Island, is pleased to announce that Butler Bros Supplies and Pepper’s Food Store are the recipients the 2021...
Paper Excellence Closes Mackenzie Pulp And Will Focus on Investments On Vancouver Island
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Paper Excellence announced the permanent closure of the Mackenzie Pulp Mill located in Mackenzie, BC. Production at the mill was originally curtailed in June 2020 due to market...
From the Trenches with Fiona Famulak of the BC Chamber of Commerce
Episode 15 - Fiona Famulak: BC Chamber of Commerce APRIL 19TH, 2021 | 28:50 | E15 SHAREEMBEDRECASTSUBSCRIBE EPISODE SUMMARY Fiona Famulak is the new President and CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce,...
UVIC: The Climate Finance Project
VICTORIA - A project aimed at expanding the potential of the finance and investment sector to support the transition to a climate-friendly, low-carbon economy has been announced today by the...
Will Cutting Income Tax Rates Create Jobs for Canadians?
CANADA - Job creation is often considered one of the most critical public-policy goals that governments seek to achieve. The recent significant job losses that the country has experienced during the...
CFIB: Small Businesses Want A Fairer EI System, Not Higher Premiums
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Any move to make the Employment Insurance (EI) system fairer would see significant support from small business owners, says a new report by the Canadian Federation of Independent...
Construction of Victoria’s New Public Safety Building Reaches Key Milestone
VICTORIA - Victoria’s new state-of-the-art, post-seismic Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre on Johnson Street has reached an important construction milestone with level one concrete pouring...
The Economy Needs To Be An Urgent Focus And Priority For Both Governments
No New Costs” Tops British Columbia Small Business Priority List For Both The Upcoming Federal And Provincial Budgets BRITISH COLUMBIA – Amid uncertainty around a third wave of the pandemic and slow...
Applications For Circuit Breaker Business Grant Open
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Eligible bars, breweries, wineries, gyms and fitness centres can apply for the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant to help support businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
VREB: The Fast Pace Of Victoria Real Estate Market Surges On
VICTORIA - A total of 1,173 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this March, 92.9 per cent more than the 608 properties sold in March 2020 and 35.9 per cent more than the...
BCREA: Record-Setting Month for BC Homes Sales
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 15,073 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in March 2021, an...
City Of Victoria Shows Support For Business By Reducing Tax Rate
VICTORIA – Reducing property taxes for business in the City of Victoria is the right thing to do as the pandemic continues to create challenges for our region’s economy. At the April 8 Committee of...
Advisory: Managing Risk In A Sea Of Change
VANCOUVER ISLAND - The only constant to COVID has been change. Nearly a year into our new reality, I continue to be amazed by the resilience our clients and members show in adapting their business...