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BC BUDGET PROVIDES LONG-AWAITED PAYROLL COST RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES BUT LEAVES MANY CHALLENGES UNADDRESSED
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The BC government’s decision to finally increase the Employer Health Tax (EHT) payroll exemption threshold to $1M comes as welcome news for the province's economy, although...
CPABC: BC’S BUDGET 2024 AIMS TO COMBAT LIVABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The 2024 budget promises to address the needs of British Columbians in the face of ongoing affordability challenges, with a focus on enhancing housing availability and maintaining...
BCREA: DECEMBER 2023 RETAIL SALES REPORT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales rose 0.9 per cent in December to $67.3 billion. Excluding volatile items, sales were up 0.5 per cent month-over-month. In volume terms, retail sales rose 0.8...
BCCA RESPONSE TO BC BUDGET 2024
BRITISH COLUMBIA - We share the Government’s commitment to building housing and infrastructure, but question how realistic this government’s policy strategy really is given workforce shortages and...
PAYROLL CONNECTED SOFTWARE MAKES PAYROLL CALCULATIONS QUICKER AND SIMPLER
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Payroll calculations are complicated, and Evan Drury was determined to make it simpler and quicker. Thus in 2012 he released Payroll Connected software, and companies across the...
PROVINCE PER-PERSON SPENDING IN 2022/23 ALMOST 20% HIGHER THAN 2019 DESPITE END OF PANDEMIC
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia government’s per-person spending in 2022/23, the latest year of available data, was nearly 20 per cent higher than in 2019/20, finds a new study published...
CHIMS MOTEL CELEBRATING GRAND OPENING MARCH 1
Advertising Feature PORT ALBERNI - CHIMS Motel is thrilled to announce its Grand Opening on Friday March 1st from11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Port Alberni. We invite the public and honoured guests to...
BCREA: AVERAGE RESIDENTIAL PRICES UP JANUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 3,979 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in January...
UNFAIR PROPERTY TAXES CONTINUE TO HURT BC BUSINESSES
Businesses Pay Almost Triple The Amount Of Property Taxes That Residents Pay BRITISH COLUMBIA – According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ (CFIB’s) latest BC 2024 Property Tax...
PROVINCE HONOURS ENGINEERS FOR TRANSPORTATION WORK
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Winners were announced at the BC Transportation Conference for the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – British Columbia, held in Vancouver on Thursday, Feb. 15,...
SENTREX HEALTH SOLUTIONS ACQUIRES PERCURO CLINICAL RESEARCH LTD
VICTORIA - Sentrex Health Solutions Inc. specialty healthcare service has acquired PerCuro Clinical Research Ltd. a Canadian provider of infusion services, clinical research and advanced nursing...
MOVERS & SHAKERS VICTORIA FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2024
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Krista Bourgeois marks her 15th anniversary at Acera Insurance, formerly known as Megson FitzPatrick Insurance. Ben Bechtel recently joined...
BCREA: CANADIAN HOUSING STARTS FALL BY 10% IN JANUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell 10 per cent to 223,589 units in January at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 7 per cent from the same month last year....
ACCELERATING HOME CONSTRUCTION ON VANCOUVER ISLAND
VANCOUVER ISLAND - The Government of Canada, along with the City of Victoria, the City of Campbell River and the Town of Comox, has jointly announced an agreement aimed at expediting the...
VICTORIA CHAMBER ANNOUNCES 2024 BUSINESS AWARDS FINALISTS
VICTORIA – The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the finalists for the 2024 Greater Victoria Business Awards. The finalists, listed below, have distinguished themselves...