BRITISH COLUMBIA – Iskum Investments (Iskum) is a Consortium of over 20 First Nations from across Vancouver Island and the B.C. coast, that have come together in a unified modern business...
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ADVISORY: CONSTRUCTION FINANCING – FINDING THE PATH FORWARD
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In 2021, the Vancouver Island market for real estate construction financing was humming along. The market was buoyed by low interest rates and awash with capital competing to...
TRIO OF VICTORIA COMPANIES EARN MAJOR BCCA AWARDS
VICTORIA – Houle Electric, CGI Constructors and Heritage Masonry of Victoria received major awards from the B.C. Construction Association at the start of the 7th Annual Construction and Skilled...
CFIB: APRIL 1 CARBON TAX HIKE MAKES A BAD PROBLEM WORSE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
OTTAWA - Small business owners will not be laughing when the federal carbon tax jumps by 23% to $80 per tonne on April 1, says the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “The giant hike...
MOVERS & SHAKERS VICTORIA FOR APRIL 2, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Marion Newman was appointed to the position of assistant professor in the music school at UVic. Jane Gumley, a rower for Victoria...
MARCH 2024 CAPITAL REGION COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE REPORT
By Mike Kozakowski of Citified.ca ESQUIMALT Developer GMC Projects will be back before Esquimalt council on April 8th to present a vision for the 900-block of Esquimalt Road at...
VICTORIA CHAMBER: ELECTION YEAR BRINGS BUSINESS ADVOCACY INTO FOCUS
VICTORIA - This is a provincial election year, which means it’s an excellent time to get the ear of candidates who will represent British Columbians in the 43rd Parliament of B.C. What do you want...
OPINION: A TALE OF TWO ISLAND ECONOMIES
VANCOUVER ISLAND - It’s an interesting study to determine how people on Vancouver Island are generally feeling about their communities and their livelihoods and how this is reflected in their...
FROM LOCAL TO GLOBAL: HOW EXPORTING CAN ADVANCE YOUR BC BUSINESS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Whether your company is big or small, exporting can grow your business. And while your local market is a great starting point, it will only take you so far. There are more than...
EBY’S 100 DAY HOUSING PLAN AN EMPTY PROMISE: HERE’S A CLEAR EXAMPLE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Applause was palpable from all sectors when Premier David Eby announced his 100 Day Housing Plan last year. Finally, a plan to overcome the self-inflicted, anti-development...
BANK OF CANADA QUARTERLY REPORT STATES SALES AND GROWTH EXPECTATIONS HAVE STOPPED FALLING
OTTAWA - Business sentiment and sales growth expectations have stopped falling this quarter, according to firms responding to the Business Outlook Survey and the Business Leaders’ Pulse, the Bank of...
INTERCHANGE RECYCLING JOINS CANADA PLASTICS PACT NETWORK
VICTORIA - The Canada Plastics Pact (CPP) announced CIAC Plastics Division, Denovia Labs, Greenstreets Environmental, Interchange Recycling, Ocean Legacy Foundation and Upstream to its expanding...
SEASPAN TO USE ROBOTS AT VICTORIA SHIPYARDS
VICTORIA – Seaspan has enlisted the services of Canadian-based robotics company Novarc Technologies Inc. to transform its pipe welding processes with automation technology at Victoria Shipyards....
SHORT TERM RENTALS IN HOTELS, MOTELS OKAYED
VICTORIA – Hotels and motels are exempted from the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act introduced by the NDP government last fall. The province announced regulations that are intended to provide...
BCREA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024-2025: TIM AYRES LEADS PROVINCIAL REAL ESTATE ORGANIZATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) announced that Sooke Realtor Tim Ayres has been elected as its 2024-2025 Chair at the BCREA Annual Meeting on March 26, 2024....
BC PROJECTED TO SEE NEAR-TERM LABOUR MARKET CHALLENGES AS EMPLOYMENT DEMANDS RISE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Construction activity contracted slightly in British Columbia in 2023 as a gain in non-residential construction investment was not enough to offset a loss in activity in the...