VICTORIA - A total of 457 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this May, 46.1 per cent fewer than the 848 properties sold in May 2019 but 59.2 per cent more than the previous...
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Creating Our New Normal
On May 6th, Premier John Horgan, with Health Minister Adrian Dix and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, announced the plan to restart BC’s economy. In it was very welcome news on how and...
Stay Local To Help Restart Vancouver Island Economy
Thank you to everyone on Vancouver Island who has helped us get where we are. Thank you to the front-line workers in our health care system, and a special standing ovation for all the front-line...
Local Victoria Tech Company Contributes To UV Disinfectant Options Against Covid-19
SunTracker Technologies is a global leader in the development of lighting design software, having licensed its award-winning OEM software for use in such products as Lighting...
TELUS Commits To Victoria, Plans Office And Innovation Centre In Downtown
TELUS Communications Inc. intends to bring the TELUS Ocean project to Victoria, as part of an acquisition of the “Apex” site, a parcel of City-owned land at 749‑767 Douglas Street, on the corner of...
Four-Day Work Week Possible By 2030 Without Sacrificing Income, Living Standards
Canadians could enjoy a four-day work week—and actually work fewer hours—without giving up income or sacrificing their living standards if worker productivity increases by two per cent per year for...
Small Business Owners In Victoria Face Unexpected Challenges Re-Opening
VICTORIA – Re-opening and getting back to business, after closure due to COVID-19, is resulting in unexpected surprises and challenges for some small business owners in Victoria. “I have been...
Vital Signs Survey Reflects New Realities
VICTORIA - Capital Region residents taking the Victoria Foundation’s Vital Signs survey, launching online today, will be asked to weigh in on issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and how...
Eco Space Dividers A Solution For Physical Distancing
Parksville Company Creating Innovative Product For Schools, Restaurants PARKSVILLE – Some swift thinking by Eco Space Dividers is providing innovative solutions that could help schools and...
Critical Support Still Needed For Tourism, Hospitality and Accommodation
Additional government support is paramount for one of the province’s hardest hit sectors to successfully get back to work under BC’s Restart Plan say leaders of the largest associations representing...
This Is Socialism: How Do You Like It So Far?
For governments, particularly those of the socialist persuasion, the current situation must be a dream come true. Not COVID-19 and its impact on human lives, of course. But the government’s...
Digital Technology Supercluster Funds UVic COVID-19 Research
Whether using artificial intelligence to fast-track antibody development to treat COVID-19 or striving to keep home-care patients and caregivers safe, two University of Victoria research projects...
Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Now Open For Applications
Canadian families and small businesses across the country are feeling the impacts of COVID-19. That's why the Government of Canada is working with provinces and territories to protect jobs and...
CRA Has Extended Filing Deadlines For Corporations And Trusts
To support Canadian businesses and tax preparers during this difficult time, CRA has extended some of the filing deadlines for corporations and trusts to September 1, 2020. T2 Corporation Income Tax...
Retail Sales Down In March As Expected By BCREA
Seasonally-adjusted Canadian retail sales fell by a whopping 10 per cent in March to $47.1 billion. The largest drop since the data became available in 1991. About 40 per cent of retailers closed...
BC’s Essential Freight & Passenger Services Hard Hit By COVID-19 Economy
The BC Trucking Association (BCTA) says that results of a second COVID-19 Impact Survey of its members, focusing on operational challenges for April 2020, indicate that trucking and motor coach...