BRITISH COLUMBIA - If a work-related motor vehicle incident happens, the first few minutes afterwards are critical. Employers need to train employees on their policy and procedures for...
Select Page
victoria BUSINESS NEWS
Victoria Chamber Urges Immediate Action to Support Downtown Recovery
VICTORIA - The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce recently presented a plan to the provincial government’s Select Standing Committee on Finance, outlining how targeted investments and policy...
BCREA: BC Gains Over 25,000 Jobs in May
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment saw a major upswing from the previous month, with the economy gaining 88,000 jobs (+0.4 per cent) to 21.122 million in May. The employment rate rose by 0.2...
ICBA: Storm Clouds Continuing to Gather Over Canada’s Economy
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first appeared in the Toronto Sun on June 4, 2026. BRITISH COLUMBIA - The latest economic readings from Statistics Canada are not...
Women Leading The Way At Spotless Uniform And Linen Service
PRINCE GEORGE – Spotless Uniform And Linen Service is an independent, fifth-generation family business that started in 1947. Almost half of their leadership team is comprised of women, and their...
Simba Investments 475 Cumberland Road Award of Excellence For Commercial Buildings
COURTENAY – When Shawn Vincent finished his junior hockey career in 1985, one of the first things he did was build a house in the Comox Valley. The price tag? $37,000. He renovated it and later sold...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS JUNE 3, 2026
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Boyan Lesov from the Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour has been honored as the May winner of the Victoria Hospitality Awards. Sahil Sharma...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: JUNE 3, 2026
Smaller-scale infill housing continues to move through approvals across Greater Victoria, with missing-middle and townhouse developments advancing from rezoning to permitting. VICTORIA - 1691...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: JUNE 2, 2026
Coastal, resort-oriented, and urban infill development continues to evolve across the North Island, with projects increasingly transitioning from earlier single-family subdivisions to higher-density...
Editorial: The Problems That Accompany A Tourism-Based Economy
BRITISH COLUMBIA - So you want an economy that is primarily based on tourism. . . Be careful what you ask for. There is no doubt that tourism is an important piece of the economic picture,...
The Women Behind the Concrete
NANAIMO – On any given morning at Bedrock Redi-Mix, the phones are ringing, trucks are being dispatched, and customers are being taken care of. Behind most of that activity, you'll find a woman....
Port Alberni Manufactured Home Firm Hires Green Building Graduates
PORT ALBERNI – IGV Housing, a division of a manufactured home construction company, has hired 12 of 15 trainees from the North Island College and WorkBC and the Synergy Foundation through the Green...
VICTORIA CHAMBER: Transportation Choices are a Cost‑of‑Living Issue
VICTORIA - Victoria’s transportation choices are no longer just about urban design or mobility preferences. They are becoming a cost‑of‑living issue, and that reality deserves more serious and more...
Hanwha Energy Signs MOU With Skeena Data Centers
TERRACE - Hanwha Energy USA Holdings and Skeena Data Centers of Terrace signed a Memorandum Of Understanding at Hanwha’s BC Innovation Day in Victoria May 25 to explore cooperation on digital...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 27, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Tejash Chauhan has been named Vice President, Real Estate at Westland Insurance Group Ltd. David O'Regan has joined as the Studio Manager of Architecture at...
BCREA: April Housing Starts Show Upward Movement
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts increased 17 per cent from the previous month, totalling 279,317 units in April at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 1 per cent...