City of Colwood COLWOOD - The City of Colwood is exploring an opportunity to address the community's current physician shortage in partnership with Pure Pharmacy and Aroga Lifestyle Medicine by...
City of Colwood COLWOOD - The City of Colwood is exploring an opportunity to address the community's current physician shortage in partnership with Pure Pharmacy and Aroga Lifestyle Medicine by...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has recently unveiled its environmental certification initiative, the Clean Carrier Program. The program is designed to recognize and certify...
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau has increased the size of the federal public service more than any other Canadian Prime Minister since 1984, concludes a study published this morning by the Montreal Economic...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 First Quarter Housing Forecast Update showing Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are...
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 the Canadian economy has stalled...
By Jock Finlayson, ICBA Chief Economist BRITISH COLUMBIA - The forest products sector has long served as both B.C.’s leading source of exports and a foundation for jobs and other economic activity...
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy is expected to display sluggish growth in Q1 2024, after having been more or less stuck in neutral in Q4 2023, according to the latest Main Street Quarterly report by...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales fell 0.2 per cent in November to $66.6 billion. Excluding volatile items, sales were down 0.6 per cent month-over-month. In volume terms, retail sales...
VICTORIA – A new year means a new Board of Directors for the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce. Board elections are held every summer, with terms officially beginning Jan. 1 every year. Kris Wirk...
OTTAWA - With a better understanding of the impact of government policies, Canadians will be better able to hold politicians accountable and make informed decisions at the ballot box. With the...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Michael Goehring, President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC), made the following statement on the release today of Phase 1 of the Government of British...
VICTORIA - South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP) will begin a search for a new chief executive officer after its longtime CEO announced she will leave the region’s economic development agency...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Do you have a personal income tax strategy? Having an effective tax strategy is a key to financial success, both in saving for retirement and achieving future goals such as buying...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources recently made an announcement of a contribution of $13.5 million to two forest industry transformation projects and six clean energy...
The Rising Economy 2024 Conference includes 25+ high-ROI sessions on topics from A.I. to economic outlooks VICTORIA - The popular Rising Economy business conference returns for its fourth year March...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia’s mining and smelting sector contributed $3.7 billion to 200 local and First Nations communities by purchasing goods and services from nearly 4,000 BC-based...