BRITISH COLUMBIA – Statistics reported in the Spring 2024 BC Construction Association (BCCA) Construction Industry Stat Pack and BCCA’s annual BC Construction Industry Survey Report show that while...
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ADVISORY: BUILDING YOUR CREDIT SCORE
VANCOUVER ISLAND - As a mortgage lender, I always let potential borrowers know how important it is to build a strong credit score. This number represents your credit report and shows potential...
MARCH 2024 NATIONAL HOUSING DATA
OTTAWA – While there are expectations the Canadian housing market will pick up on some level this year, home sales and prices were mostly unchanged on a month-over-month basis in March 2024,...
TOURISM VICTORIA: VISITOR ECONOMY WILL THRIVE, DESPITE RESTRICTIONS ON SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS
VICTORIA - Next month, BC’s new Short-Term Rental Accommodation Act will come into effect. Despite what you may have heard, restrictions on short-term vacation rentals will not create a tourism...
DEEBEE’S ORGANICS: HEALTHY TREATS MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT
By Mark MacDonald VICTORIA – Dr. Dionne Baker was in the kitchen with her two children over a decade ago making snacks when “the light went on”. What she saw in front of her opened her eyes to the...
BCREA: PENT-UP DEMAND CONTINUES TO BUILD AS SALES REMAIN SLOW
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 6,460 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in March 2024,...
CPABC: INVESTMENT CLIMATE SHOWS STRENGTH IN HOUSING CONSTRUCTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to BC Check-Up: Invest, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on investment trends across the province, construction...
BCBC’S ‘STRONG ECONOMY, STRONG COMMUNITY’ EVENT RAISES $30,000 FOR LOCAL CHARITIES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC) is pleased to announce that three B.C. charitable organizations – Covenant House Vancouver, Power To Be, and Ending Violence B.C. –...
VICTORIA YOUTH PUT THEIR ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS TO THE TEST APRIL 13th
VICTORIA – Over 200 middle and high school youth will be taking over the Bay Centre this Saturday to sell what they have spent months making/repurposing. The day will see the culmination of dozens...
NEW COFI ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY AFFIRMS FOREST INDUSTRY VITAL TO PROVINCIAL ECONOMY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A new economic impact study released today by the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) confirms BC’s forestry industry is a vital part of the province’s economy, generating...
BCREA: BANK OF CANADA HOLDS RATE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Bank of Canada maintained its overnight rate at 5 per cent this morning. In the statement accompanying the decision, the Bank noted that while the Canadian economy appears to...
ISLAND RED CEDAR CONSTRUCTION LTD. EARNED 2023 CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD
NANAIMO - Island Red Cedar Construction Ltd. has been busy adding more trophies to its cabinet, as the Nanaimo-based firm was named Contractor of the Year (Small Company) at the annual Builders Code...
WEST SHORE CHAMBER: BUSINESS IN THE WESTSHORE? PLEASE READ ON!
WEST SHORE - It is such a please to serve in a region which is a vibrant mix of established and emerging businesses and non-profits. Our community is constantly evolving, and one of the ways we...
MOVERS & SHAKERS VICTORIA FOR APRIL 9, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Christine Tatham was promoted to the position of chief people officer at Redbrick. Juan Sebastian Escobar Ramirez has recently joined 10...
SPORT’S FESTIVAL CREATED 2,300 JOBS AND $600,000 IN TAXES
VICTORIA – Hosting a celebration of hockey created almost $4 million in economic activity in our region. Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada took place in Victoria’s Inner Harbour from Jan. 17-20, but...
FUTURPRENEUR AIMS TO ADVANCE INDIGENOUS ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN B.C.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Futurpreneur has set its next imminent target: advancing Indigenous entrepreneurship across British Columbia. “We have a pivotal role in advancing Indigenous entrepreneurship...