VICTORIA – When you have been in business for as long as Bev Highton, Owner/Broker at NAI Commercial (Victoria) Inc., you have seen a thing or two. “I have done virtually everything that is possible...
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Canadian Companies Should Focus More on Marketing & Sales Tactics to Grow – Study
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Canadian companies should focus more on marketing and sales tactics improve growth and productivity rates, according to a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute. Canada has...
Badinotti Group Buys Pacific Netting Products
CAMPBELL RIVER – The Badinotti Group, a fish containment solutions company, has acquired Seattle-based Pacific Netting Product, which specializes in the sale of nets and other containment...
BC Employment Held Steady in July
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment remained essentially unchanged at 20.17 million in July. The Canadian unemployment rate rose to 5.5 per cent from 5.4 per cent in June, rising for the third...
B.C. labour dispute: It’s time for an industrial inquiry commission into ports and automation
Peter Hall, Simon Fraser University A new tentative agreement was reached on July 30 between the two groups involved in a labour dispute affecting British Columbia ports with the help of the...
Haisla Nation Company Welcomes First Fully Electric Tugboat
KITIMAT – HaiSea Marine, a partnership between Seaspan ULC and majority owned by northern BC’s Haisla Nation, celebrated the arrival of the world’s first fully electric tugboat, HaiSea Wamis, in...
Top 20% Of Canadian Income-Earning Families Pay 53% Of All Taxes
OTTAWA - The top 20 per cent of income-earning families pay more than half (53.1 per cent) of total taxes including personal income, sales and property taxes, according to a new study published by...
Canada Announces the First-Ever Express Entry Invitations for Newcomers With Experience in the Trades
OTTAWA - Canada's Express Entry system is now tailored to provide a streamlined and efficient pathway for individuals with expertise in critical fields. By prioritizing the invitation of skilled...
Innovation Spurs Innov8 Expansion
Kelowna-based Copier Business Added IT & Three Alberta Branches During Pandemic KELOWNA – Another branch. Another branch. Another branch. What better way to announce expansion in the copier...
Most Industrial Sectors Posted Increases in May
OTTAWA - Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.3% in May, following a 0.1% uptick in April. Services-producing industries were up 0.5%, while goods-producing industries partially offset the...
CFIB: Only Five Months Left Until the CEBA Repayment Deadline
Over 30,000 Business Owners Sign CFIB’s Petition Calling For An Extension BRITISH COLUMBIA – More than 30,000 business owners have signed a petition by the Canadian Federation of Independent...
Coastal Community relaunches Building Healthier Communities Fund
VANCOUVER ISLAND - In response to community needs during the pandemic, Coastal Community retooled its Building Healthier Communities Fund (BHCF) to create the Relief and Resiliency Fund (R&RF)....
Fineline Road Marking Ltd: Accuracy and Exactness
Company Paints Pavement for Customers Across Vancouver Island VICTORIA/NANAIMO – Accuracy and exactness are the hallmarks of Fineline Road Marking Ltd. work across Vancouver Island. Owner Paul...
July Capital Region Commercial Real Estate Report
Sponsored By By Mike Kozakowski of Citified.ca ESQUIMALT Central Block, a six-storey condominium by Victoria-based Abstract Developments, has seen a recent surge of interest...
Vote For Your Favourites: Best Of The Westshore Awards 2023
VICTORIA - It’s that time of year again! Voting is open for Best of the WestShore Awards, and will run until Labour Day. This partnership between the Goldstream News Gazette and the WestShore...
Board Nominations Key to Innovative Organizations
GREATER VICTORIA - I hope everyone is enjoying summer and has had a chance to shift gears to new projects in your professional and personal lives. A change of pace can offer a new perspective,...