News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Rebecca Mackenzie, CEO and President of the Culinary Tourism Alliance, recently presented British Columbia's first-ever Culinary &...
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YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 17, 2025
VICTORIA - 395 St Charles St (multi-family new) Townhouses - Missing Middle Initiative Architect: StudioPA - Victoria Ph: 250-475-2702 heather@studiopa.ca Developer: Tir Properties Ltd -...
BELLEVILLE TERMINAL PHASE 2 STARTS SPRING OF 2025
VICTORIA - Phase 1 of the Belleville Terminal Redevelopment Project is complete, marking a significant step toward the construction of a new, state-of-the-art pre-clearance terminal building for...
ICBA ECONOMICS: UPDATE ON AN UNWANTED TRADE WAR – PART 1
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist, the following op-ed first ran in the Toronto Sun on March 4,2025 BRITISH COLUMBIA - It is hard to keep track of the on-again, off-again cross-border tariff...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 14, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Surrey's Gate 22 Winery has officially acquired Adega on 45th Estate Winery in Osoyoos. The winery will be managed by the women-led leadership team which...
BCREA: BANK OF CANADA OVERNIGHT POLICY RATE CUT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Bank of Canada lowered its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points this morning from 3 per cent to 2.75 per cent. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 12, 2024
NANAIMO - 340 Campbell St (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: Urban Solutions Architecture - Vancouver Ph: 604-261-6106 admin@urbansolutionsarch.ca Developer: Primex Investments Ltd - Vancouver...
PACIFICAN $6.4 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT BUSINESS GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Seven BC organizations were the recipients of PacifiCan funding to further drive business growth and support economic development. Three of the organizations received a total of...
BCREA: TARIFF UNCERTAINTY SLOWS FEBRUARY HOUSING ACTIVITY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 4,947 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in February 2025, down 9.7...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 11, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Dr. Jennie Christensen, the CEO and founder of TrichAnalytics Inc., has received the Presidents’ Alumni Award from the University of...
NAVIGATING TARIFFS WITH CONFIDENCE: HOW EXPORT NAVIGATOR SUPPORTS B.C. BUSINESSES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Expanding into international markets presents exciting opportunities for British Columbia businesses, but it also brings complex challenges—none more pressing than tariffs....
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 11, 2025
VICTORIA - 1789 Emerson St (multi-family new) Houseplex Owner: Emerson Missing Middle Solutions - Victoria Ph: 250-532-0282 dale@developwithdale.ca Architect: Hearth Architectural - Vancouver Ph:...
MARCH 2025 CAPITAL REGION COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE REPORT
By Mike Kozakowski of Citified.ca LANGFORD A major residential project north of Langford’s city centre has been cancelled and the development parcels along the 2600-block of Peatt Road court-ordered...
FIVE B.C. COMPANIES SEE AGRICULTURE FUNDING FOR CLEAN TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Canadian Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food are funding 119 project across Canada to help keep farmers on the cutting edge with clean technologies through their...
FEBRUARY 2025 LABOUR FORCE SURVEY RESULTS
OTTAWA - Labour Force results for Feburary 2025 are in and employment was virtually unchanged following three consecutive monthly increases totalling 211,000 (+1.0%) in November, December and...
PACIFICAN INVESTING IN TOURISM AND BUSINESS DIVERSIFICATION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - PacifiCan recently announced over $4.3 million in funding for 24 organizations to enhance local attractions and bring more visitors to communities across B.C. B.C. Minister Sajjan...