BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.7 per cent in October year-over-year, up from the previous month's increase of 0.5 per cent....
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Last Day To Apply For This Grant For Businesses That Can Help Businesses
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Attention accountants, financial planners, bookkeepers, and lawyers! Today is the LAST day to apply for the Small and Medium-Sized Business Recovery Grant, for up to $2,000 from...
Mike Geric Construction Breaks Ground On Victoria’s First Mass Timber Project
Innovative And Sustainable Development Includes Affordable Rental Program VICTORIA - Mike Geric Construction has broken ground on the city’s first mass timber condominium project. Tresah,...
Sweet Deal Benefits Port Alberni
Community Futures Alberni-Clayoquot Purchases Coombs Country Candy PORT ALBERNI - Coombs Country Candy is under new ownership by local not-for-profit organization Community Futures Alberni-Clayoquot...
BCREA: October Canadian Housing Starts
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts increased by 3 per cent m/m to 214,875 units in October at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), following a decline in September. Housing starts...
Five Industry Leaders Elected To The Vancouver Island Construction Association Board
Representatives From Victoria And Nanaimo Voted In By The Membership VICTORIA – The Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA) and its membership elected five industry leaders to its 2020-2021...
Safe Restart Funds For Local Government Operations Distributed
VICTORIA - The province has fulfilled a commitment made in its Economic Recovery Plan by distributing $425 million under the federal Safe Restart Agreement to BC’s local governments. This...
The Creative Export Canada Program Funds Victoria Project
Hipster Bait One of Two Cultural Projects In British Columbia To Receive Funding VICTORIA - Canadian cultural industries are in demand around the world and the Government of Canada is committed to...
Decorated Executive Chef Joins Celebrated Team at Laurel Point
Newly Transformed Inn At Laurel Point Welcome Chef Ken Nakano VICTORIA - Inn at Laurel Point welcomes acclaimed Executive Chef Ken Nakano to its renowned gastronomic team. Here, he will oversee the...
Shawnigan Lake Museum Expansion To Boost Visitation And Expand Cultural Heritage
Museum Plays Key Role In Regional Cultural And Tourism Economy SHAWNIGAN LAKE – The Shawnigan Lake Museum is expanding to provide much needed space to display the facility’s unique collections,...
Construction Starts On New Port Hardy Coast Guard Facility
PORT HARDY - Construction has begun on a new 10,800 square foot environmental response depot in Port Hardy, BC. Funded under the Government of Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan, the new facility will...
Capital Regional District Partners With New First Nations Business On Biosolids Trucking Contract
VICTORIA - The Capital Regional District (CRD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ḰENES Transportation, a W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations partnership company, to contract the trucking of biosolids...
eBuyNow Announces Product Development Agreement With Luxshare Group
VICTORIA - eBuyNow eCommerce Ltd. announced that it has entered into a Definitive Product Development Agreement with a subsidiary of Luxshare Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Luxshare Precision Industry...
CFIB: Many Small Businesses Far Too Fragile To Survive Another Round Of Lockdowns
BRITISH COLUMBIA – As cities, provinces and the federal government move toward new business closures in many parts of the country, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) urges them...
Victoria Real Estate Continues To Outperform In Unpredictable Times
GREATER VICTORIA - A total of 990 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this October, 59.9 per cent more than the 619 properties sold in October 2019 and 0.1 per cent more than...
Taxes, Charges Drive Up House Prices, Limit Supply
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Taxes and charges on new and existing homes are a key driver of the cost and supply of affordable homes for Canadians, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Gimme...