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Advisory: Respectful Workplaces Begin With Recruitment
Drew (left) and Christina Stewart (right) have been helping businesses find and hire awesome employees in BC for a combined 40+ years BRITISH COLUMBIA - Building a respectful workplace is essential...
Manufacturing Recovery Held Back by Supply Chain and Labour Shortages
OTTAWA – A new forecast by the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) shows the sector is contributing to Canada’s post-pandemic economic recovery but its efforts at doing even more are...
Feds Invest More than $1.7 Million to Expand Seafood Exports
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canada's high-quality, sustainable fish and seafood products are known worldwide. The Federal Government has announced more than $1.7 million in funding for six projects to help...
BC Seafood Festival Returns to Comox Valley June 3-4
COMOX VALLEY - It’s back! After two years in hibernation due to the Covid Pandemic, the BC Seafood Festival is back, returning to the Comox Valley, as organizers hope to catch a new wave of...
Trudeau Looking at a Wealth Tax to Pay for Soaring Spending
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is eyeing a wealth tax to pay for his government’s spending spree. Heavily redacted documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation show Trudeau asked...
Royal BC Museum Receives $789-million Investment From Province
VICTORIA – A new state-of-the-art and seismically safe Royal BC Museum (RBCM) is coming to Victoria and will be more accessible for all British Columbians. The new museum will reflect the...
Fraser Institute: Continued Government Deficits Jeopardize Economic Recovery
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As the height of the COVID-19 pandemic passes and temporary support programs wind down, governments in Canada should be moving aggressively towards balanced budgets and even...
Canadian Building Construction – $20.3 Billion Investment In March 2022
OTTAWA - Investment in building construction increased by 1.8 per cent to $20.3 billion in March. Gains were reported in both the residential (+1.7 per cent) and the non-residential (+2.0 per cent)...
Victoria’s Flexible Solutions International Announces Merger Agreement
VICTORIA – Lygos, Inc., a vertically integrated biotechnology provider of sustainable specialty ingredients, and Flexible Solutions International, Inc. (NYSE: FSI) a developer and manufacturer of...
Supply Challenges for BC EV Buyers
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A new BC Hydro report finds over one third of British Columbians who are interested in buying a vehicle are hesitant to buy an electric vehicle (EV) because of lack of...
BC Housing Starts Jump 59 Per Cent in April
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) Canadian housing starts rose by 18.9k (7.6 per cent) to 267.3k units in April at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate (SAAR)....
Trust In Dominant Tech Brands Eroding
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The 2022 Gustavson Brand Trust Index (GBTI) reveals that Canadian consumers are more distrusting of dominant technology brands than ever before, even while their use of these...
BC Home Sales Trending Toward Normal Activity
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that a total of 8,939 residential unit sales were recorded by the Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) in April 2022, a...
Kamloops Pulp Mill Acquired by Kruger
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Kruger recently announced that its affiliate Kruger Specialty Papers Holding L.P. entered into a definitive share purchase agreement pursuant to which one of its wholly-owned...
Flexible Benefits Plans Key in Attracting Employees
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Employees are in the driver’s seat in this current job market and companies who have creative, flexible benefits will attract their top talent faster. This is what the latest data...