News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Brynn Nheiley has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC), with effect from November 12, 2024....
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YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 12, 2024
COLWOOD - 3145 Metchosin Rd (multi-family new) Townhouses Architect: MJM Architect Inc - Victoria Ph: 250-661-5492 michael@mjmarchitect.ca Designer: Zebra Design - Victoria Ph:...
FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2024 CAPITAL REGION COMMERCIAL BUILDING AWARDS
VICTORIA – The 2024 Capital Region Commercial Building Award Finalists have been announced! 50 Finalist projects, selected from 164 total nominations, will be competing for awards in 14 categories,...
BCREA: OCTOBER EMPLOYMENT STATS SHOW SLOW AND STEADY RECOVERY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment rose by 0.1 percent from the previous month, growing by 15,000 jobs to 20.597 million in October. The employment rate fell by 0.1 points to 60.6 per cent,...
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY GROWING, BUT IDENTIFIES NEED FOR MAJOR PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To view the glass half full, construction in British Columbia continues to grow. If one is inclined to look at it half empty, declining investments in major projects and the...
OPINION: OWN THE DIRT: THE NUMBER ONE RULE OF BUSINESS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - “The number one rule of business is own the dirt.” Bruce Alexander, the former owner of Parksville Chrysler and a good friend of mine, told me that more than once. With that in...
ADVISORY: CUSTOMER CONVERSATION
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In today’s dynamic business landscape, small and medium sized businesses face a host of challenges. If you’re a budding business owner, you’re wearing a lot of hats while...
ENTREPRENEUR’S EVENTS MAKING WOMEN FEEL WORTHY
By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner PARKSVILLE –Kelsey Pringle, Jordan Sandhu and Suzanne Hedges want women to feel Worthy. That’s the goal of events that are filling venues on Vancouver Island and...
BDC AND EQUIFAX LAUNCH CANADIAN SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INDEX
OTTAWA - The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) and Equifax Canada have partnered to launch the Canadian Small Business Health index. By combining actual business data and industry sentiment,...
BCREA: BC HOME SALES BUILDING MOMENTUM HEADING INTO 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2024 Fourth Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 5, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Jeff Christie will be appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer at Harris Auto Group. Jim LeBlanc and Scott Pierc, Licence Partners at...
STARFISH MEDICAL ACQUIRES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MEDICAL DEVICE FIRM
VICTORIA – Full-service medical device development company Starfish Medical has acquired Omnica Corporation, a Southern California firm that designs and engineers medical devices. StarFish Medical...
YELLOW SHEET VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: NOVEMBER 4, 2024
LANGFORD - 825 Orono Ave (multi-family new) Apartments Architect: WA Architects Victoria - Langford Ph: 250-391-4933 dwong@wa-arch.ca Developer: Orono Holdings Ltd - Victoria Ph:...
OPINION: WHAT DOES BETTER LOOK LIKE AFTER PROVINCIAL ELECTION
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In the wake of the provincial election, Premier David Eby has sounded conciliatory. He acknowledges that many British Columbians didn’t vote for him and he’s promising to do...
VREB: VICTORIA MARKET EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS BUT REMAINS BALANCED
VICTORIA - A total of 654 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this October, 60.7 per cent more than the 407 properties sold in October 2023 and a 14.5 per cent increase from...
ECABC: GOVERNMENT POLICY IMPACT ON CONTRACTORS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The provincial government has an enormous impact on the construction sector’s operating environment. As a non-partisan industry association, the Electrical Contractors Association...