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CPABC: BC’s Population Growth Surges In 2022 As International Migration Picks Up
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to BC Check-Up: Live, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on demographic and affordability trends across the province,...
Upgrades Improve Sewage System In Songhees Nation Reserve
ESQUIMALT – The Province is helping replace aging infrastructure on the Songhees Nation reserve to improve wastewater services and decrease costs for local businesses and residents. Renewal of the...
Netflix Appearances Drives The Agency To New Heights
Managing Partner Making Appearances on Buying Beverly Hills TV Program VICTORIA – Jason Binab has been known for his marketing savvy for many years, but there’s no doubt his company’s presence on...
Toss The Boss to Raise Money for Brain Injuries
NANAIMO – Kix Citton, Executive Director at the Nanaimo Brain Injury Society (NBIS) is excited about an event that will allow employees to “Toss The Boss”, off a bridge to raise money for brain...
BCREA: Motor Vehicles Led Canadian Retail Sales in May
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales increased 0.2 per cent in May to $66 billion, led by sales of motor vehicles and parts as well as food and beverage. However, excluding volatile items like...
Hullo Vessels Arrive In Nanaimo, Announce August 14 Launch
NANAIMO – August 14 has been announced as the first official sailing for the new Hullo downtown Nanaimo to downtown Vancouver fast foot passenger ferry service. Hullo’s two new high-speed passenger...
$3 Billion Boost If Overfunded Workers’ Compensation Boards Provided Rebates
BRITISH COLUMBIA – If five overfunded workers’ compensation boards (WCB) across Canada rebated their excess funds, it would give a $3 billion boost to small businesses, according to the Canadian...
Hillcore Group Acquires Ruskin Construction Ltd.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Hillcore has announces that they have completed the acquisition of control of Ruskin Construction Ltd. Ruskin began building log crib bridges for the Forestry industry. Since...
Trio Of Island Firms Receive Grants From BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund
MILL BAY – Kinsol Timber Systems will receive up to $500,000 to build a pre-fabrication facility at their Mill Bay mass-timber production facility through the $180 million BC Manufacturing Jobs...
Communication Connection Hits 30 Year Milestone
Nanaimo-Based Company Refining the Communication Products and Services it Offers NANAIMO – As Communication Connection celebrates its 30th year in business in 2023, the central Vancouver Island...
Green Economy Now Makes Cents
Besides the Obvious Environmental Benefits, Green Firms Now See Profitability as an Added Attraction VICTORIA - Before environmental issues became front and centre, there wasn’t much of a business...
Cedar Coast Heating & Mechanical Ltd: Heating Craftsmen and Heating Contractors
LANGFORD – Pay attention to the thermostat - You have the power. Is one of the key tips that Summer Fragomeni-Hay and her team at Cedar Coast Heating & Mechanical Inc. tells customers, as it not...
BCREA: June 2023 Inflation Report
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.8 per cent on a year-over-year basis in June, down from 3.4 per cent in May. While declines occurred in...
Canadian Home Sales Showing Signs of Stabilization in June
OTTAWA - Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales edged up slightly on a month-over-month basis in June 2023. Highlights: Monthly home sales...
Canada’s Per-Person GDP Growing at Slowest Rate Since the Great Depression
OTTAWA — Canada’s per-person GDP is growing at its slowest rate since the 1930s and the Great Depression, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan...