GREATER VICTORIA - Instead of looking back on 2021, let’s choose to focus on what’s ahead in 2022. The new year is a time for hope and a chance to reenergize and prepare for the year ahead. If we’ve...
Select Page
victoria BUSINESS NEWS
Two New Ale Trails Featuring Northeast & Northwest BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA – BC Ale Trail has made it easier for beer lovers to explore the far reaches of the province, with the launch of two new Ale Trails: Northeast BC and Northwest BC. Previously known...
From the Trenches Podcast: From Engineer to Leadership At MNP
Episode Summary Welcome to episode 51 of the Business Examiner News Group's From the trenches podcast. James Byrne, Regional Managing Partner, Vancouver Island at MNP, joins host John...
City Of Victoria Wins Short-Term Rental Court Cases
VICTORIA - Illegal short-term rental operators are learning the hard way that the City of Victoria is actively enforcing its short-term rental policy. Four recent court cases against illegal...
BCREA: BC Housing Starts Up in November
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts rose to 301.3k units in November, reversing 5 months of consecutive declines. Housing starts were up by 62.9k (26.4 per cent m/m) in November at a...
Victoria Real Estate Market Shows No Change
VICTORIA - A total of 653 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this November, 17.9 per cent fewer than the 795 properties sold in November 2020 and 12.3 per cent fewer than the...
Home Sales Set Record For November
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 9,159 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in November 2021, a...
Island Mercedes-Benz Owner Partners In Purchase Of Toronto Dealerships
VICTORIA – A Vancouver Island Mercedes-Benz dealer is part of a new ownership group for all nine corporate-owned Mercedes-Benz dealerships in the Greater Toronto Area. Dr. Sylvester Chuang, who owns...
Provincial Government Unilaterally Ignores Legal Supreme Court Ruling On Property Tax
Business Advocacy Group Says No consultation With Impacted Businesses BRITISH COLUMBIA - Merchants facing empty store shelves for the holiday season, from flood and pandemic supply chain...
Voice Of Business Tax Alliance Needs To Be Heeded
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Every once in awhile a good idea comes forth that business owners can applaud. The latest is the newly formed Business Tax Alliance, which represents over 10,000 commercial...
BC Chamber Shop Local Funding Receives 88 Applications Across BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA — The BC Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the federal government, announced that 88 applications have been received, seeking over $5 million in asks to support Shop Local...
Fraser Institute: Canada’s Inflation Rate 6th Highest Among 35 Developed Countries
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada’s inflation rate, projected to be 3.8 per cent for the year, is the 6th highest among a group of 35 comparable, developed countries, finds new researched published by the...
Starlight Investments Completes Acquisition Of Building in Victoria
VICTORIA – Starlight Investments announced that it has completed the acquisition of a 16-unit residential building in Victoria, British Columbia. The Property is situated in the Uplands...
CFIB: Labour Shortages Are Back With A Vengeance
BRITISH COLUMBIA – More than half of small businesses (55 per cent) cannot get all the staff they need for current operations or to meet new demand, while another 16 per cent were able to face the...
Four BC Institutions Receive Funding For EV Training
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Automotive technicians in BC can align their skills with the low-carbon economy through an electric vehicle (EV) maintenance training pilot program at four Institutions throughout...
Construction Sector Growing, As Does Need For Skilled Labour
Tailgate Toolkit Program Introduced To Defend Workers Against Opioid Crisis VICTORIA - Those who believe Vancouver Island is in a “housing bubble” need to re-adjust their perspective. The surge in...