VICTORIA - A combination of Vancouver Island’s livability, affordability and relative safety in the COVID world continues to drive the home building industry to new heights. Kerriann Coady, Chief...
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Fineline Knows Where To Draw The Line
Locally-owned Road Marking Company Leaving Its Marks All Over Vancouver Island NANAIMO – Paul Skalenda knows where to draw the line. So does his team at Fineline Road Marking Ltd., which promises...
December 2021 Business Examiner Victoria
Inside This Issue: Canada Sensors Technology Prepares For Hydrogen Demand Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards Returns Desirability Driving Demand in Island Home Construction Orian...
Collective Vision For BC Forestry Needed In 2022
BRITISH COLUMBIA - 2021 proved to be another year of uncertainty and anxiety for many British Columbians, as we experienced the ups and downs associated with the pandemic and catastrophic flooding...
Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards Returns!
Nominations Sought For 21st Celebration Of Island Business Returns, March 3 in Victoria VICTORIA – It’s back! The Grant Thornton LLP Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards will be live and...
Truck Platooning – A Technology To Help Out-Maneuver The Driver Shortage
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It is well-known that labour shortages in all industries is a world-wide issue. One of the most extreme cases was recently experienced in the United Kingdom, where they were...
Hakai Introduces Solar Course For Builders
Demand For Solar Power Product And Installation Information Increases NANAIMO – As the demand for solar power has increased, so has the need for education to help developers and homebuilders keep...
Ultimately The Real World Forces The NDP To Adjust Its Policies
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It was more than ironic to hear BC Housing Minister David Eby suggest the province may withhold funding to municipalities that are too slow to allow new housing developments to...
New Relief Funding Coming For BC Businesses Ordered Closed
BRITISH COLUMBIA - BC businesses that were mandated to temporarily shut down through public health orders because of surging COVID-19 cases will be eligible to receive a new one-time relief grant of...
Naturally Wood Promoting BC Forest Products
BRITISH COLUMBIA - With the abundance of forests in BC, one would naturally think that wood would be an obvious construction material of choice. While popular, the provincial government is pushing...
From the Trenches Podcast: From Risk Assumption To Culture Development
Episode Summary Welcome to episode 52 of the Business Examiner News Group's From the trenches podcast. Tom Plumb, President & CEO of Kinetic Construction, joins host John MacDonald on the...
Orian Construction: It’s All About The Details
Victoria Building Company Focuses On Custom Builds And Renovations VICTORIA - To Dorian Jeck, owner of Orian Construction Inc., it’s all about the details. That includes not only the attention that...
Canada Challenges U.S. Softwood Lumber Duties
CANADA - Canada’s federal government has announced it will be filing a challenge of the United States’ recent decision to impose duty on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng, Minister of International...
Record Sale For Sooke Luxury Condominium
Capital Region Commercial Real Estate Report Sponsored by REGIONAL One of the Capital’s largest developers of new housing has received a coveted honour from the Victoria Residential...
Gratitude While Grappling With Constant Change
WEST SHORE - When I sit down to write at this time of the year, I often find myself turning to thoughts of gratitude. And while this year is no different, I also find myself thinking “what a year.”...
CPABC: November 2021 Shows Exports At Record High
BRITISH COLUMBIA - EMPLOYMENT While BC’s unemployment rate remains well above the 4.6 per cent set in January 2020, it has decreased considerably from 8.0 per cent in January 2021, and 13.4 per cent...