Construction Activities Will Continue To Play A Significant Role In Vancouver Island’s Economy Recovery VANCOUVER ISLAND - The total value of building permits issued on Vancouver Island during the...
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UA Local 324 Focused On Construction Site Clean Up
Union Applauds Recent Steps, Encourages More Sanitary Stations VICTORIA – One of the tasks of the United Association Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 324 is to monitor a “clean up” the...
Alberta Oil And Gas Critical To BC’s Economy
BRITISH COLUMBIA - How much do the oil and natural gas industries contribute to British Columbia’s economy? One way to see the impact is to look at those of Indigenous ancestry. Their employment...
BCREA: New Commercial Rent Assistance Program
CERS Will Subsidize Up To 65 Per Cent Of Rent Or Commercial Mortgage BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian businesses, non-profits and charities experiencing financial hardship from COVID-19 may be eligible...
Despite COVID – Survey Shows Similar Holiday Spending Patterns
Despite The COVID-19 Pandemic, Canadians Are Planning To Spend About The Same As Last Year On Holiday Season Gifts BRITISH COLUMBIA - This holiday season is different, as the ongoing pandemic...
Daiya Foods Veteran Joins The Very Good Food Company
VICTORIA – The Very Good Food Company Inc. announced that veteran plant-based food production executive, Ana Silva, will join VGF as president commencing in January 2021. Silva has spent the past...
BC Lumber Trade Council Speaks Out
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Susan Yurkovich, President of the BC Lumber Trade Council made the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s (DOC) issuance of new countervailing (CVD)...
Ottawa’s New Budget Presentation Would Bury Employee Pension Costs
CANADA - In Under the Rug: The Pitfalls of an “Operating Balance” Approach for Reporting Federal Employee Pension Obligations authors Alexandre Laurin and William B.P. Robson examine a proposed...
CRA Opens Applications For The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy
The New Rent Subsidy Supports Businesses, Charities, And Non-Profits That Have Suffered A Revenue Drop By Providing Support Up To A Maximum Of 65 Per Cent Of Eligible Expenses BRITISH...
Hardy Buoys Develops Innovative Shelf-Stable Product
Port Hardy Company’s Smoked Salmon Now Has A One Year Shelf Life, Without Refrigeration PORT HARDY – Hardy Buoys has been a busy operation for many years, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused a...
BC Ferries Second Quarter Results Show COVID Impact
BC Ferries Releases Second Quarter Results VICTORIA - BC Ferries released its second quarter results for the three and six months ended September 30, 2020. The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to...
Good News In September Retail Sales
Retail Sales Up 8 Per Cent From This Time Last Year BRITISH COLUMBIA - Retail sales rose for the fifth consecutive month in September by 1.1 per cent on a seasonally-adjusted basis, which is higher...
$300,000 In Total Funding And Services In Campbell River’s Nexstream Tech Competition
Innovators From The Around The World Vie For Up To $300,000 CAMPBELL RIVER - More than 60 teams from around the globe applied to compete for a share of up to $300,000 in total funding and services...
Sea Cider Recognized in “Best of the Northwest” Awards
SAANICHTON – Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse is thrilled to announce that three of its ciders have taken home medals in this year’s “Best of the Northwest” awards. The “Best of the Northwest” awards...
CPP Premiums To Rise By Up To 9.3 Per Cent In 2021
CFIB: January 1 CPP Hikes To Hit Employers’ Payroll Budgets, Cut Take-Home Wages For Workers BRITISH COLUMBIA – With one in three small businesses losing money every day they are open due to...
CFIB Urges Agriculture Ministers To Fix Business Risk Management Programs & Deliver Real Results
Agriculture Sector Can Play A Critical Role In Canada’s Economic Recovery BRITISH COLUMBIA – Farmers are poised to play a key role in Canada’s economic recovery, according to the Canadian Federation...