Managing Partner Mark Consiglio’s Sports Mall Idea Propels Kelowna Mountain Forward KELOWNA – Owners and investors breathed a sigh of relief recently as the mortgage lenders on the...
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Strong Recovery Continues For BC Housing Markets
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 10,090 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) in July 2020, an...
COVID Threatens Governments’ Fiscal Accountability
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Many of Canada’s senior governments have made impressive progress with the transparency and accessibility of their financial presentations, but these gains are under threat from...
Vancouver Island Construction Activity Recovering From Pandemic Low In Second Quarter
VICTORIA - The dollar value of building permits on Vancouver Island fell by 14 per cent to $506.6 million in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter, largely the result of an...
Capital Region Homeowners Can Access Energy Retrofit Support Through New Climate Program
VICTORIA – Homeowners in the capital region have a new opportunity to take action and make their homes more climate friendly through the new Bring It Home 4 The Climate program. Led by City Green...
Canadians Worry Their Favourite Local Businesses Will Disappear
CFIB Survey Shows 82 Per Cent Of Canadians Fear For Small Business BRITISH COLUMBIA – Four in five Canadians are worried their favourite local businesses may close down as a result of the pandemic,...
Victoria Housing Starts Up
VICTORIA - According to reports from BCREA, Canadian housing starts increased by 16 per cent to 245,604 units in July from 212,095 in June, at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This was well...
Sooke Hatchery Gets Funding For Upgrade
SOOKE - Future generations of wild salmon in the Salish Sea are being supported through the federal and provincial governments’ funding of the Creation of Salmon Conservation Facility in Sooke. The...
CHEK To Broadcast Victoria Chamber Awards
VICTORIA – Get ready to roll out the red carpet and roll the cameras! The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce announced an agreement with CHEK to broadcast the annual Greater Victoria Business...
Nanaimo Brings Renewed Interest To Local Travel With Fresh New Approach
NANAIMO – Tourism has looked a little different for many BC businesses and operators this summer in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, travel restrictions and new social protocols haven’t...
Central Saanich Has Affordable Rental Housing
VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria Housing Society, the Government of Canada, BC Housing and the District of Central Saanich recently celebrated the grand opening of the Parsons at Brentwood, the...
Rebates for BC Businesses And Non Profits Going Electric
VICTORIA - BC businesses and organizations wanting to reduce air pollution and save on fuel costs can get rebates for electric vehicles through $2 million in additional funding for the CleanBC...
VIATEC Receives TECNA Innovation Award For COVID-19 Response And Action Plan
VICTORIA - VIATEC staff recently gathered virtually to tune into the 2nd Annual TECNA Innovation Awards to hear from fellow tech associations across North America (an exciting change of pace, as...
Single Family Homes In Demand In Victoria
VICTORIA - A total of 979 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this July, 38.7 per cent more than the 706 properties sold in July 2019 and 21.2 per cent more than the previous...
Homes By Crown Isle Give Luxury Living New Luster In The Comox Valley
A Homegrown Housebuilder Makes Residential Dreams Come True On Courtenay’s Green Links COURTENAY - Born and raised in the Comox Valley, Jayson Welsh has an intimate connection to and appreciation...
Shop Local This Summer To Fuel Small Business Recovery
VICTORIA – Only one in four small businesses are back to making normal sales, according to new data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Small Business Recovery Dashboard,...