OTTAWA - Financial organizations across the country are reminding first time home buyers about available financial tools and resources during November, which is Financial Literacy Month. There are a...
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M.R. Crane Services Ltd. Reaching Customers From Penticton To Kamloops
KELOWNA – When Okanagan construction companies are looking for tower cranes or man/material lifts, they should be calling M.R. Crane Services Ltd. The company, started on Vancouver island in 2008,...
VIATEC Community Awards Finalist Announcement
VICTORIA – It's that exciting time of year again! The VIATEC Community Awards are set to celebrate Victoria's tech talent, with 50 exceptional finalists now in the spotlight. These standouts,...
VRBA Announces New Board of Directors And Award Winners
VICTORIA – The Victoria Residential Builders Association announced the 2023/24 Board of Directors at their Annual General Meeting on November 7, 2023. The event speaker was housing/real estate tax...
SOS “Save Our Streets” Coalition Calls On Governments To End Growing Crime And Violence In BC Communities
BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia community and business groups, concerned citizens, and well-known BC retailers have come together to create SOS: Save Our Streets, a new public safety coalition...
Province Introduces Legislation to Reduce Construction Delays
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The province has announced the introduction of new legislation to reduce construction delays and streamline processes to fund key services, infrastructure and amenities for...
Interest Rates A Large Factor In Victoria Real Estate Market
VICTORIA - A total of 407 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this October, 15.2 per cent fewer than the 480 properties sold in October 2022 and a 17.4 per cent decrease from...
MISTY MOUNTAIN SPECIALTIES HARVESTING WILD MUSHROOMS & FORAGED FOODS
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Misty Mountain Specialties has uncovered a treasure trove of products on the forest floor. Wild mushrooms with exotic names like chanterelles, porcini, lobster, shitake, pom-pom...
BCREA: OCTOBER CANADIAN EMPLOYMENT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment rose by 17,500 (0.1 per cent) in October. The Canadian unemployment rate jumped to 5.7 per cent, following three consecutive months at 5.5 per cent. Average...
2023 Capital Region Commercial Building Award Finalists Announced!
VICTORIA – The 2023 Capital Region Commercial Building Award Finalists have been announced! 46 projects will be competing for top honours at the annual event, which will be held Thursday, November...
REVIVING SEATTLE CONNECTIONS TO BOOST GREATER VICTORIA’S VISITOR ECONOMY
VICTORIA - The visitor economy is a dynamic and interconnected network. In the wake of the pandemic, it is increasingly important that we take proactive steps to re-establish and fortify connections...
Diversification Drives CTS Coastal Transportation & Storage Ltd.
COMOX – Diversification has been the driving force behind the success of CTS Coastal Transportation & Storage Ltd. Craig Skene and his wife Lisa Pedersen-Skene founded the company in 2008 when...
HELIJET PLACES HISTORIC ORDER WITH BETA TECHNOLOGIES
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Helijet International Inc. has announced plans to become the first Canadian air carrier to provide passenger and cargo services using electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)...
2024 Vancouver Island Business Excellence Award Nominations Now Open
NANAIMO – Nominations are now open for the 2024 Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards, presented by MNP. The nomination deadline is December 31, 2023, with winners announced in person at the...
DIVERSIFICATION HELPS GREATER VICTORIA STAY STRONG IN UNCERTAIN TIMES
GREATER VICTORIA - What does it mean to do good business? Saying “business is good” has traditionally meant an operation is profitable and the outlook for remaining so is positive. But good business...
CANADA PENSION DEMANDS THE LATEST ALBERTA POWER MOVE AGAINST FEDERAL OVERREACH
All Canadians should be watching Alberta’s latest move with great interest, which is their stated intention to remove itself from Canada Pension. It’s the latest salvo in the province’s fight...