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Each Canadian Owes $56,000 In Government Debt
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Fifty-six thousand dollars. That’s the average amount each Canadian will owe in provincial and federal government debt by the end of the year. Much of this debt will likely be...
Macaloney Brewers & Distillers Offers Customers ‘Whisky for Life’
SAANICH - Macaloney Brewers & Distillers Ltd. is offering consumers “Whisky for Life” with extra perks. Dr. Graeme Macaloney, founder and Whiskymaker at Macaloney’s Distillery & Twa Dogs...
BCREA: Bank Of Canada Raises Interest Rate To 2.5 Per Cent
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada surprised markets with a larger than expected full point increase in its overnight rate, bringing its key policy rate to 2.5 per cent. In the statement accompanying the...
The Solution For BC’s Health Care Crisis? Private Health Care
BRITISH COLUMBIA - There is only one way for BC’s current health care crisis to be solved: Private health care. Is that ever going to happen under an NDP government? Not a chance. There is...
BCREA: High Mortgage Rates Keeping Potential Buyers Sidelined
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 7,136 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in June 2022, a...
Saanich Housing Strategy Wins Silver Award For Excellence In Planning
SAANICH – The District of Saanich has received recognition for its Housing Strategy from the Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC). The District received the 2022 PIBC Silver award in the...
Victoria’s Hot Housing Market Levels Off
VICTORIA - A total of 612 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this June, 35 per cent fewer than the 942 properties sold in June 2021 and a 19.6 per cent decrease from May 2022....
Saanich Commonwealth Place Turns to Biomass for a Renewable Fuel Source
VICTORIA – The District of Saanich will begin construction this fall to upgrade the existing natural gas boilers at Saanich Commonwealth Place to new biomass boilers with the goal of reducing the...
Western Forest Products Announces $29-Million Investment
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Western Forest Products Inc. (TSX: WEF) announced capital investments totaling approximately $29 million towards its BC operations. The investments are part of the Company’s...
CPABC: Strong Population Growth and Limited Supply Drive Greater Victoria Housing Prices
VICTORIA- 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, the...
Creditsafe Partners with Nectarine Credit of Victoria
VICTORIA - Creditsafe USA (part of Creditsafe Group), global credit and data risk intelligence experts, announced an exciting new partnership with Nectarine Credit, technology platform leaders in...
Victoria’s FreshWorks Studio will join EY Design Studio
VICTORIA – Ernst & Young Canada dba EY Canada announces the acquisition of FreshWorks Studio, an award-winning design and development consulting firm based in Victoria, BC, that specializes in...
Genome BC Project Using Remote Sensing Technologies
BRITISH COLUMBIA — Increasingly severe heat and drought are weakening the health of BC’s forests and killing trees. The growing season for trees is expanding, increasing exposure to frost as well as...
Women Leading The charge at Butler Concrete & Aggregate
VICTORIA - Operating for more than 80 years, Butler Concrete & Aggregate’s trusted history as an industry leader has helped enhance the quality of life throughout the communities it serves....
Phase 1 of Affordable Housing Comes to Saanich
SAANICH - Construction is underway on the $250-million Nigel Valley housing redevelopment in Saanich, which will provide approximately 800 new homes for a range of people in need. The Province,...