BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP was essentially unchanged in August, following a 0.1 per cent increase in July. Service-producing industries grew by 0.1 per cent, while goods-producing...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP was essentially unchanged in August, following a 0.1 per cent increase in July. Service-producing industries grew by 0.1 per cent, while goods-producing...
VICTORIA - Destination Greater Victoria’s latest economic impact study shows the visitor economy has recovered from the effects of the pandemic overall and continues to be a significant driver of...
DUNCAN – A total of 12,400 workers were added between September 2023 and September 2024 in the Vancouver Island and Coast region, which excludes Greater Victoria. The findings were included in BC...
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Voyage Liquor Merchants has announce its acquisition of three Thrifty Foods Liquor stores in Courtenay, Ganges, and Mill Bay. These previously Sobeys-owned stores will officially...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - BC’s net job creation from 2019-23 has been driven almost exclusively by growth in government employment rather than the private sector, at 22 per cent and 0.5 per cent over the...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Following announcement of the provincial election results on October 28, 2024, the BC Chamber of Commerce together with other business and industry associations released the...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Business Improvement Areas of BC (BIABC) are calling on the newly elected NDP Government to move with urgency to address a number of critical issues impacting public safety and...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $66.6 billion in August from the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales are also up by 1.4 per cent. However,...
VICTORIA – The Victoria Foundation has released Victoria’s 2024 Vital Signs report, in both print and a brand-new digital version that’s easily navigable for all screens. This year, the annual...
VICTORIA – Redbrick CEO and founder Tobyn Sowden has been named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2024 Pacific Overall Award winner at an October 26 gala celebration in Vancouver....
View Royal - 1 Hospital Way (institutional add/alter) Electrical Energy Centre - VGH Owner: Vancouver Island Health Authority - Victoria Ph: 250-370-8912 Facilities Design & Construction...
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Dallas Gislason is starting a new position as Deputy Director, Regional Economic Development at South Island Prosperity Partnership. Jesse...
OTTAWA —The federal government’s plan to make all electricity generation in Canada carbon-free by 2035 is impractical and highly unlikely, given physical, infrastructure, financial and regulatory...
SURREY - The Quantum Algorithms Institute (QAI) has been awarded an up to $1 million grant by the National Cybersecurity Consortium for its training resources in the commercial quantum computing...
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Steve Mackie will take over as Canfor Pulp's president and chief executive officer on November 1, 2024. In his role as Canfor Corporation's...
Advertising Feature BRITISH COLUMBIA - Marcus Lowe is the President and Co-founder of Pockit Self Storage. Launched in 2017 in partnership with Hungerford Properties, one of Western Canada’s leading...