VANCOUVER ISLAND - Development is backlogged and difficult to navigate in most Vancouver Island cities, but some simple steps could streamline the process for everyone’s benefit. Adam Cooper is the...
GREATER VICTORIA BUSINESS NEWS
BCREA: BC Home Sales Remain Slow While Active Listings Plateau
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 5,242 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in October 2022, a...
VRBA Announces New Board of Directors And Award Winners
VICTORIA – The Victoria Residential Builders Association announced the 2022/23 Board of Directors at their Annual General Meeting on November 9, 2022. The event speaker was Jim Baker, Senior Codes...
Nanaimo-Vancouver Fast Foot Passenger Ferry Targets 2023 Start
Vancouver Island Ferry Company Will Have Two 350-seat Vessels For 70 Minute Trip NANAIMO – A new downtown Nanaimo to downtown Vancouver fast foot passenger ferry is expected to be in full operation...
CRD Launches Home Energy Navigator Program
VICTORIA –The Capital Regional District (CRD) has launched the Home Energy Navigator program which is designed to streamline home energy upgrades in the region's single-family homes. The Home Energy...
CCCU: Celebrating Small Business Month
VANCOUVER ISLAND - October was Small Business Month, and I’d like to tip my hat to the more than 523,600 businesses currently operating in BC. With a population of about 5.1 million people, that...
Victoria’s Vital Signs Report Reveals the Top Concerns of Greater Victoria Citizens
VICTORIA – Victoria Foundation released their 2022 Victoria’s Vital Signs report, an annual check-up that measures the vitality of our region as seen through the eyes of the community. Now in its...
Città Group Offers Inspiration and Innovation in Eco Friendly Construction
VANCOUVER ISLAND – A refreshed space can often usher in a new era of inspiration and innovation. If that’s true, then an entirely new office can be a renaissance of sorts. At least that’s how the...
Funding Available for BC Regional Air Facilities
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Regional air facilities that have vital services, such as wildfire suppression and medical evacuation (medevac) services, will get a boost through a new intake of the BC Air...
ICBA: Don’t Pass Bill 41/WorkSafeBC Changes
The following letter was sent to BC Labour Minister Harry Bains and various government officials on Monday, Nov. 7: Dear Minister Bains: The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA)...
Mosaic Signs Access Agreements With Seven Search And Rescue Organizations
NANAIMO — Mosaic Forest Management is pleased to announce the signing of seven access agreements with Search and Rescue (“SAR”) organizations on Vancouver Island. The agreements provide important...
Province Introduces New Tax on Short-Term Accommodation Sales
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Communities hosting major international tourism events need additional revenue to plan, stage and host those events, and reap the long-term economic benefits. A new Major Events...
Government Employment Opportunities for Forestry Workers
BRITISH COLUMBIA - More employment opportunities are underway for contractors and forestry workers throughout rural BC under the Province’s Forest Employment Program (FEP). “We know that changes and...
Western Forest Products Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) reported net income of $6.6 million and adjusted EBITDA of $17.3 million in the third quarter of 2022. Results reflect compressed margins...
Dramatic Reduction in Recovery Benefits under ICBC “Enhanced Care”
BRITISH COLUMBIA - New data from the first year of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) "Enhanced Care" no-fault regime shows that the Crown insurer's operating expenses exceeded...
October Victoria’s Movers and Shakers
VICTORIA - Owners of the land at West Shore Parks & Recreation (WSPR) next to the Juan de Fuca Rec Centre—the cities of Colwood, Langford, the District of Highlands, the District of Metchosin,...
